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Kim Hunter
Deceased

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Died aged 79
Also known asJanet ColeGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/11/1922Born inDetroit, Michigan, USADied11/09/2002 (aged 79)Died inGreenwich VillageCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ59824 ↗Buried atcremationTMDb#10539 ↗

Kim Hunter was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for portraying Stella Kowalski in the original production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which she reprised for the 1951 film adaptation, and won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Filmography90 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2010Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffMovieSelf – Interviewee88
2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StoryMovieSelf86
2006A Streetcar on BroadwayMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2006Desire and CensorshipMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2006A Streetcar in HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2006North and the Music of the SouthMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2006An Actor Named BrandoMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovieSelf81
2000Vivien Leigh: A Delicate BalanceMovieSelf78
1999Blue MoonMovieSheila Keating77
1998A Price Above RubiesMovieRebbitzn76
1998Glorious TechnicolorMovieSelf76
1998Behind the Planet of the ApesMovieSelf76
1997Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMovieBetty Harty75
1995Rod Serling: Submitted for Your ApprovalMovieSelf73
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageMovieSelf72
1993Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew StoryMovieElsa Rael71
1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyMovieVera Woodman71
1992Mad About YouSeriesMillie Barton70
1990Two Evil EyesMovieGloria Pym68
1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondMovieSelf68
1989Cross of FireSeriesMrs. Oberholtzer67
1988Drop-Out MotherMovieLeona66
1987The KindredMovieAmanda Hollins65
1986L.A. LawSeriesNatalie Schoen64
1985Three Sovereigns for SarahMovieMary Easty63
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesBeatrice Vitello62
1981SkokieMovieBertha Feldman59
1980F.D.R.: The Last YearMovieLucy Rutherford58
1979Backstairs at the White HouseSeriesEllen Wilson57
1979The Golden Gate MurdersMovieSister Superior57
1978The Case of the Baltimore GirlsMovieDr. Martha Reed56
1976The Dark Side of InnocenceMovieKathleen Hancock54
1976Born InnocentMovieMrs. Parker54
1976Once an EagleSeriesKitty Damon54
1976Dark AugustMovieAdrianna Putnam54
1975The Impersonation Murder CaseMovieFern53
1974The Rockford FilesSeriesMrs. Brockelman52
1974Bad RonaldMovieElaine Wilby52
1974Unwed FatherMovieJudy Simmons52
1973Police StorySeries—51
1973The Evil TouchSeries—51
1971ColumboSeriesEdna Matthews49
1971CannonSeries—49
1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesMovieDr. Zira49
1970Night GallerySeries—48
1970Beneath the Planet of the ApesMovieZira48
1969Medical CenterSeries—47
1968The SwimmerMovieBetty Graham46
1968Planet of the ApesMovieZira46
1967IronsideSeriesAthena Champion45
1967MannixSeriesLouise Dubrio45
1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries—44
1966CBS PlayhouseSeriesGerrie Mason44
1964LilithMovieDr. Bea Brice42
1963Arrest and TrialSeriesGeraldine Weston Saunders41
1963Breaking PointSeries—41
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesAdelaide Winters40
1961Dr. KildareSeriesEmily Field39
1961The DefendersSeriesEileen Rolf39
1961The Dick Powell ShowSeriesRuth Jacobs39
1961Give Us Barabbas!MovieMara39
1960Playhouse 90: The Hiding PlaceMovieMaria38
1960Special for WomenSeriesLeora Davis38
1959BonanzaSeriesAda Halle37
1959Adventures in ParadiseSeriesVanessa Sutton Charles37
1958Naked CitySeriesEdna Daggett36
1957The Young StrangerMovieHelen Ditmar35
1956Playhouse 90SeriesHelen Bragg34
1956The Edge of NightSeries—34
1956Storm CenterMovieMartha Lockridge34
1956Requiem for a HeavyweightMovieGrace Carney34
1956Bermuda AffairMovieFran West34
1955GunsmokeSeriesBea Colter33
1955Hollywood PreviewSeriesSelf33
1954Climax!SeriesBarbara Williams32
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesEdie Gauman31
1952Deadline - U.S.A.MovieNora Hutcheson30
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesMrs. Harper29
1951A Streetcar Named DesireMovieStella Kowalski29
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries—28
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesLina28
1950Your Show of ShowsSeries—28
1949SuspenseSeriesEmily27
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries—26
1948Studio OneSeriesMaggie Church26
1946A Matter of Life and DeathMovieJune24
1945You Came AlongMovieFrances Hotchkiss23
1944Tender ComradeMovieDoris Dumbrowski22
1943The Seventh VictimMovieMary Gibson21