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Martita Hunt

Acting Born Jan 30, 1900 Buenos Aires, Argentina 24 credits

Biography

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Martita Edith Hunt (30 January 1900 – 13 June 1969) was an Argentine-born British theatre and film actress. She had a dominant stage presence and played a wide range of powerful characters. She is best remembered for her performance as Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations.

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  • Thriller (1960) as Celia Sommerville
  • Studio One (1948) as Mrs. Porter
  • Route 66 (1960)
  • Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Madama Kuprin
  • Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Madame Kuprin
  • Festival (1963) as Madame Desmermortes
  • Great Expectations (1946) as Miss Havisham
  • Becket (1964) as Empress Matilda
  • Bonjour Tristesse (1958) as Philippe's Mother
  • The Brides of Dracula (1960) as Baroness Meinster
  • Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) as Ada Ford
  • Anastasia (1956) as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Julia Sharpe
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
  • Sabotage (1937) as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
  • Anna Karenina (1948) as Princess Betty Tversky
  • The Admirable Crichton (1957) as Lady Brocklehurst
  • The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) as Queen Eleanor
  • Mr. Topaze (1961) as Baroness
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
  • Me and the Colonel (1958) as Mother Superior
  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) as Anna Richter
  • Tudor Rose (1936) as Jane's Mother
  • The Fan (1949) as Duchess of Berwick