Martita Hunt

Biography

Martita Hunt was a British actress of stage and screen who built her career on a commanding stage presence and on strong, often tragic, characters. She trained as an actress and began in Liverpool repertory theater before moving to London, where she first appeared in a Stage Society staging of The Machine Wreckers in 1923. She joined the Old Vic company in 1929 and played a long run of Shakespearean parts, among them Rosalind, Lady Macbeth and Gertrude, the last opposite John Gielgud. Her film work took in supporting parts such as The Man in Grey (1943), and The Wicked Lady (1945) proved an international success. Her most famous role was Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946), which brought wide acclaim. She won a Tony in 1949 for her Broadway debut in The Madwoman of Chaillot. Later films included Anna Karenina (1948), Anastasia (1956), Becket (1964) and Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965). She died in 1969.

70years old at death

Born January 30, 1899Buenos Aires
Died June 13, 1969London
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Also credited as Martita Edith Hunt

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 33 years1936 to 1969

Genres

Drama61%, 11 films
Romance39%, 7 films
Comedy28%, 5 films
Adventure22%, 4 films
Thriller17%, 3 films

First and latest

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Behind the award
In 1949 Hunt received a Tony Award for her Broadway debut, playing Countess Aurelia in the English-speaking premiere of Giraudoux's The Madwoman of Chaillot.
Getting ready for a role
Hunt's most famous film role, Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations, reprised a part she had already played in Alec Guinness's 1939 stage adaptation, which inspired and shaped Lean's film.
First role
Hunt first appeared on the London stage in May 1923, in the Stage Society's production of Ernst Toller's The Machine Wreckers at the Kingsway Theatre.

Martita Hunt movies on Netflix

The Best House in London1969IMDb rating 4.4as Headmistress
Bunny Lake Is Missing1965IMDb rating 7.3as Ada Ford
Becket1964IMDb rating 7.7as Empress Matilda
The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964IMDb rating 6.6as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm1962IMDb rating 6.5as Anna Richter
The Brides of Dracula1960IMDb rating 6.6as Baroness Meinster
Bonjour Tristesse1958IMDb rating 6.8as Philippe's Mother
Me and the Colonel1958IMDb rating 7.0as Mother Superior
The Admirable Crichton1957IMDb rating 7.1as Lady Brocklehurst
Anastasia1956IMDb rating 7.0as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952IMDb rating 6.5as Queen Eleanor
The Fan1949IMDb rating 6.6as Duchess of Berwick
Anna Karenina1948IMDb rating 6.6as Princess Betty Tversky
So Evil My Love1948IMDb rating 6.9as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
Great Expectations1946IMDb rating 7.8as Miss Havisham
The Wicked Lady1945IMDb rating 6.8as Cousin Agatha
The Man in Grey1943IMDb rating 6.5as Miss Patchett
Sabotage1936IMDb rating 7.0as The Professor's Daughter

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Brides of Dracula1960 Horroras Baroness Meinster
IMDb rating 6.610K votes
Great Expectations1946 Drama, Romanceas Miss Havisham
IMDb rating 7.829K votes
Bunny Lake Is Missing1965as Ada Ford
IMDb rating 7.311K votes
Anastasia1956as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
IMDb rating 7.010K votes
Becket1964as Empress Matilda
IMDb rating 7.717K votes
Bonjour Tristesse1958as Philippe's Mother
IMDb rating 6.86.5K votes
The Admirable Crichton1957as Lady Brocklehurst
IMDb rating 7.12.3K votes
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men1952as Queen Eleanor
IMDb rating 6.52.9K votes

Most often with

Otto Preminger directed three of these films, Peter Glenville two and Leslie Arliss two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Finlay Currie

Felix Aylmer

James Mason

George Sanders

Akim Tamiroff

Niall MacGinnis

Otto PremingerDirector, 3 films

Peter GlenvilleDirector, 2 films Leslie ArlissDirector, 2 films

Films together

Finlay Currie3 films together, 1946 to 1965
Finlay Currie's page
- Bunny Lake Is Missing1965IMDb rating 7.3Hunt as Ada FordCurrie as Doll Maker
- So Evil My Love1948IMDb rating 6.9Hunt as Mrs. Courtney (SR)Currie as Dr. Krylie
- Great Expectations1946IMDb rating 7.8Hunt as Miss HavishamCurrie as Abel Magwitch
Felix Aylmer3 films together, 1945 to 1964
Felix Aylmer's page
- Becket1964IMDb rating 7.7Hunt as Empress MatildaAylmer as Archbishop of Canterbury
- Anastasia1956IMDb rating 7.0Hunt as Baroness Elena von LivenbaumAylmer as Chamberlain
- The Wicked Lady1945IMDb rating 6.8Hunt as Cousin AgathaAylmer as Hogarth
James Mason2 films together, 1943 to 1945
James Mason's page
- The Wicked Lady1945IMDb rating 6.8Hunt as Cousin AgathaMason as Captain Jerry Jackson
- The Man in Grey1943IMDb rating 6.5Hunt as Miss PatchettMason as Lord Rohan
George Sanders2 films together, 1949 to 1969
George Sanders's page
- The Best House in London1969IMDb rating 4.4Hunt as HeadmistressSanders as Sir Francis Leybourne
- The Fan1949IMDb rating 6.6Hunt as Duchess of BerwickSanders as Lord Robert Darlington
Akim Tamiroff2 films together, 1956 to 1958
Akim Tamiroff's page
- Me and the Colonel1958IMDb rating 7.0Hunt as Mother SuperiorTamiroff as Szabuniewicz
- Anastasia1956IMDb rating 7.0Hunt as Baroness Elena von LivenbaumTamiroff as Boris Adreivich Chernov
Niall MacGinnis2 films together, 1948 to 1964
Niall MacGinnis's page
- Becket1964IMDb rating 7.7Hunt as Empress MatildaMacGinnis as Baron
- Anna Karenina1948IMDb rating 6.6Hunt as Princess Betty TverskyMacGinnis as Konstantin Levin
Otto PremingerDirector, 3 films, 1949 to 1965
All films by Otto Preminger
- Bunny Lake Is Missing1965IMDb rating 7.3Hunt as Ada Ford
- Bonjour Tristesse1958IMDb rating 6.8Hunt as Philippe's Mother
- The Fan1949IMDb rating 6.6Hunt as Duchess of Berwick
Peter GlenvilleDirector, 2 films, 1958 to 1964
All films by Peter Glenville
- Becket1964IMDb rating 7.7Hunt as Empress Matilda
- Me and the Colonel1958IMDb rating 7.0Hunt as Mother Superior
Leslie ArlissDirector, 2 films, 1943 to 1945
All films by Leslie Arliss
- The Wicked Lady1945IMDb rating 6.8Hunt as Cousin Agatha
- The Man in Grey1943IMDb rating 6.5Hunt as Miss Patchett
Also two films together14 more actors
- Torin ThatcherGreat Expectations (1946) and Sabotage (1936)
- Miles MallesonThe Brides of Dracula (1960) and The Admirable Crichton (1957)
- Oskar HomolkaThe Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) and Sabotage (1936)
- Freda JacksonThe Brides of Dracula (1960) and Great Expectations (1946)
- Austin TrevorAnna Karenina (1948) and Sabotage (1936)
- Ivor BarnardSo Evil My Love (1948) and Great Expectations (1946)
- Anthony EustrelThe Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) and The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
- Beatrice VarleyThe Wicked Lady (1945) and The Man in Grey (1943)
- Helen HayeAnna Karenina (1948) and The Man in Grey (1943)
- Jean KentBonjour Tristesse (1958) and The Wicked Lady (1945)
- Margaret LockwoodThe Wicked Lady (1945) and The Man in Grey (1943)
- Muriel AkedSo Evil My Love (1948) and The Wicked Lady (1945)
- Raymond LovellSo Evil My Love (1948) and The Man in Grey (1943)
- Sally Ann HowesThe Admirable Crichton (1957) and Anna Karenina (1948)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Martita Hunt's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$38.1 million

5 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.

5Worldwide figure
2US gross only
11Figure not found

Top grosser

Bonjour Tristesse1958Philippe's Mother$13.2 million

Highest grossing

The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Bonjour Tristesse1958as Philippe's Mother
$13M34.7% of the total
2
The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
$11M29.1% of the total
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Becket1964as Empress Matilda
$9.1M23.9% of the total
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Anastasia1956as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
$4.3M11.3% of the total
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Great Expectations1946as Miss Havisham
$420K1.1% of the total