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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 30, 1900
Died
June 13, 1969
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also Known As
- Martita Edith Hunt
Martita Hunt
0.3 Popularity
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
3.8
Headmistress
The Best House in London
1969
7.2
Ada Ford
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
5.6
Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
7.1
Empress Matilda
Becket
1964
5.8
Anna Richter
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
5.5
Baroness
Mr. Topaze
1961
6.3
Route 66
1960
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0.0
Madama Kuprin
Sunday-Night Play
1960
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0.0
Madame Kuprin
Sunday-Night Play
1960
6.4
Celia Sommerville
Thriller
1960
Credits
The Best House in London
as Headmistress
1969
3.8
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Ada Ford
1965
7.2
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
1964
5.6
Becket
as Empress Matilda
1964
7.1
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Anna Richter
1962
5.8
Mr. Topaze
as Baroness
1961
5.5
Route 66
1960
6.3
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Madama Kuprin
1960
0.0
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Sunday-Night Play
as Madame Kuprin
1960
0.0
Thriller
as Celia Sommerville
1960
6.4
Song Without End
as Grand Duchess
1960
4.8
The Brides of Dracula
as Baroness Meinster
1960
6.7
Bottoms Up!
as Lady Gore-Willoughby
1960
6.4
Venetian Honeymoon
as Lisa Bradwell
1959
3.0
Me and the Colonel
as Mother Superior
1958
6.2
Bonjour Tristesse
as Philippe's Mother
1958
6.6
Dangerous Exile
as Lady Lydia Fell
1957
6.2
The Spies
as Connie Harper
1957
6.5
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Brocklehurst
1957
6.9
Three Men in a Boat
as Mrs. Willis
1956
6.3
Anastasia
as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
1956
6.8
The March Hare
as Lady Anne
1956
6.0
King's Rhapsody
as Queen Mother
1955
3.0
Melba
as Mme. Marchesi
1953
3.0
Folly to Be Wise
as Lady Dodd
1952
6.7
It Started in Paradise
as Mme. Alice
1952
5.0
Meet Me Tonight
as Mabel Grace
1952
6.7
Treasure Hunt
as Aunt Anna Rose
1952
5.4
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
as Queen Eleanor
1952
6.1
The Fan
as Duchess of Berwick
1949
6.0
Studio One
as Mrs. Porter
1948
5.0
So Evil My Love
as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
1948
6.3
My Sister and I
as Mrs. Camelot
1948
0.0
Anna Karenina
as Princess Betty Tversky
1948
6.0
Great Expectations
as Miss Havisham
1946
7.3
The Wicked Lady
as Cousin Agatha
1945
6.4
Welcome, Mr Washington
as Miss Finch
1944
6.0
The Man in Grey
as Miss Patchett
1943
6.0
Talk About Jacqueline
as Colonel's Wife
1942
0.0
The Great Mr Handel
as Chorister
1942
6.5
Sabotage at Sea
as Daphne Faber
1942
5.0
The Lady from Lisbon
as Susan Wellington-Smythe
1942
6.0
They Flew Alone
as Miss Bland
1942
6.0
The Seventh Survivor
as Mrs. Lindley
1942
6.0
East of Piccadilly
as Ma
1941
5.5
Quiet Wedding
as Mme. Mirelle
1941
5.0
Freedom Radio
as Frau Lehmann the Concierge
1941
6.3
Miss Knowall
as Miss Hardcastle
1940
0.0
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
as Edith
1940
4.0
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The Middle Watch
as Lady Elizabeth Hewett
1940
5.0
At the Villa Rose
as Helen Vaquier
1940
0.0
A Girl Must Live
as Mme. Dupont, assistant
1939
4.3
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
as Commandant
1939
9.0
Young Man's Fancy
as Duchess of Beaumont
1939
5.8
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
1939
7.4
🎬
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1939
0.0
Trouble Brewing
as Mme Berdi
1939
6.2
🎬
The Good Old Days
as Sarah Macaulay
1939
0.0
Everything Happens to Me
1938
0.0
Prison Without Bars
as Mme. Appel
1938
6.0
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Second Best Bed
as Mrs. Mather
1938
7.5
Strange Boarders
as Miss Pitter
1938
0.0
Paradise for Two
as Mme. Bernard
1937
5.0
Good Morning, Boys!
as Lady Bogshott
1937
7.1
The Mill on the Floss
as Mrs. Glegg
1937
4.0
Sabotage
as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
1937
6.7
Farewell Again
as Adela Swayle
1937
5.0
Tudor Rose
as Jane's Mother
1936
8.1
The Beloved Vagabond
as Lady with lorgnettes
1936
5.4
Pot Luck
1936
0.0
When Knights Were Bold
as Aunt Esther
1936
5.0
King of the Damned
as Woman on Plane
1935
6.0
First a Girl
as Madame Seraphina
1935
6.3
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Mr. What's-His-Name?
as Mrs Davies
1935
0.0
Man of the Moment
as Lady at Roulette Table
1935
5.0
🎬
The Case of Gabriel Perry
as Mrs. Read
1935
0.0
Friday the Thirteenth
as Agnes Lightfoot
1933
6.0
I Was a Spy
as Aunt Lucille
1933
5.5
Love on Wheels
as Piano Demonstrator
1932
0.0
Service for Ladies
as Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)
1932
6.8