Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1900-01-30

Deathday

1969-06-13 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also Known As

Martita Edith Hunt

Martita Hunt

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Known For

7.3%

Great Expectations

Dec 26, 1946

6.7%

Sabotage

Jan 8, 1937

6.7%

The Brides of Dracula

May 1, 1960

7.2%

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Oct 3, 1965

7.1%

Becket

Mar 11, 1964

6.8%

Anastasia

Dec 13, 1956

6.6%

Bonjour Tristesse

Jan 15, 1958

7.4%

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Jul 28, 1939

6.1%

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

May 26, 1952

6.1%

Anna Karenina

Jan 22, 1948

5.6%

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Jun 11, 1964

6.0%

The Man in Grey

Aug 6, 1943

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Acting

1969

The Best House in London as Headmistress

1965

Bunny Lake Is Missing as Ada Ford

1964		The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
1964		Becket as Empress Matilda

1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as Anna Richter

1961

Mr. Topaze as Baroness

1960		Route 66
1960		Sunday-Night Play as Madame Kuprin
1960		Sunday-Night Play as Madama Kuprin
1960		Thriller as Celia Sommerville
1960		Song Without End as Grand Duchess
1960		The Brides of Dracula as Baroness Meinster
1960		Bottoms Up! as Lady Gore-Willoughby

1959

Venetian Honeymoon as Lisa Bradwell

1958		Me and the Colonel as Mother Superior
1958		Bonjour Tristesse as Philippe's Mother

1957		Dangerous Exile as Lady Lydia Fell
1957		The Spies as Connie Harper
1957		The Admirable Crichton as Lady Brocklehurst

1956		Three Men in a Boat as Mrs. Willis
1956		Anastasia as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
1956		The March Hare as Lady Anne

1955

King's Rhapsody as Queen Mother

1953

Melba as Mme. Marchesi

1952		Folly to Be Wise as Lady Dodd
1952		It Started in Paradise as Mme. Alice
1952		Meet Me Tonight as Mabel Grace
1952		Treasure Hunt as Aunt Anna Rose
1952		The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men as Queen Eleanor

1949

The Fan as Duchess of Berwick

1948		Studio One as Mrs. Porter
1948		So Evil My Love as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
1948		My Sister and I as Mrs. Camelot
1948		Anna Karenina as Princess Betty Tversky

1946

Great Expectations as Miss Havisham

1945

The Wicked Lady as Cousin Agatha

1944

Welcome, Mr Washington as Miss Finch

1943

The Man in Grey as Miss Patchett

1942		Talk About Jacqueline as Colonel's Wife
1942		Sabotage at Sea as Daphne Faber
1942		The Lady from Lisbon as Susan Wellington-Smythe
1942		They Flew Alone as Miss Bland
1942		The Seventh Survivor as Mrs. Lindley

1941		East of Piccadilly as Ma
1941		Quiet Wedding as Mme. Mirelle
1941		Freedom Radio as Frau Lehmann the Concierge

1940		Miss Knowall as Miss Hardcastle
1940		Miss Grant Goes to the Door as Edith
1940		The Middle Watch as Lady Elizabeth Hewett
1940		At the Villa Rose as Helen Vaquier

1939		A Girl Must Live as Mme. Dupont, assistant
1939		Old Mother Riley Joins Up as Commandant
1939		Young Man's Fancy as Duchess of Beaumont
1939		Goodbye, Mr. Chips as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
1939		Trouble Brewing as Mme Berdi
1939		The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939		The Good Old Days as Sarah Macaulay

1938		Everything Happens to Me
1938		Prison Without Bars as Mme. Appel
1938		Second Best Bed as Mrs. Mather
1938		Strange Boarders as Miss Pitter

1937		Paradise for Two as Mme. Bernard
1937		Good Morning, Boys! as Lady Bogshott
1937		The Mill on the Floss as Mrs. Glegg
1937		Sabotage as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
1937		Farewell Again as Adela Swayle

1936		Tudor Rose as Jane's Mother
1936		The Beloved Vagabond as Lady with lorgnettes
1936		Pot Luck
1936		When Knights Were Bold as Aunt Esther

1935		King of the Damned as Woman on Plane
1935		First a Girl as Madame Seraphina
1935		Mr. What's-His-Name? as Mrs Davies
1935		Man of the Moment as Lady at Roulette Table
1935		The Case of Gabriel Perry as Mrs. Read

1933		Friday the Thirteenth as Agnes Lightfoot
1933		I Was a Spy as Aunt Lucille

1932		Love on Wheels as Piano Demonstrator
1932		Service for Ladies as Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid