Deceased

How Did Martita Hunt Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69

Also known asMartita Edith HuntGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn30/01/1900Born inBuenos Aires, ArgentinaDied13/06/1969Died inLondonCauseasthmaWikidataQ458146 ↗Buried atGolders Green CrematoriumTMDb#20127 ↗

Martita Edith Hunt was a 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 (1946).

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Filmography68 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1969	The Best House in LondonMovie	Headmistress	69
1965	Bunny Lake Is MissingMovie	Ada Ford	65
1964	BecketMovie	Empress Matilda	64
1964	The Unsinkable Molly BrownMovie	Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova	64
1963	FestivalSeries	Madame Desmermortes	63
1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmMovie	Anna Richter	62
1962	Lizard's Leg and Owlet's WingMovie	—	62
1961	Mr. TopazeMovie	Baroness	61
1961	A Call on Kuprin: Part 2Movie	Madame Kuprin	61
1960	ThrillerSeries	Celia Sommerville	60
1960	Sunday-Night PlaySeries	Madama Kuprin	60
1960	Route 66Series	—	60
1960	The Brides of DraculaMovie	Baroness Meinster	60
1960	Song Without EndMovie	Grand Duchess	60
1959	Venetian HoneymoonMovie	Lisa Bradwell	59
1958	Bonjour TristesseMovie	Philippe's Mother	58
1957	The SpiesMovie	Connie Harper	57
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Julia Sharpe	56
1956	AnastasiaMovie	Baroness Elena von Livenbaum	56
1956	Three Men in a BoatMovie	Mrs. Willis	56
1956	The March HareMovie	Lady Anne	56
1952	Treasure HuntMovie	Aunt Anna Rose	52
1952	Meet Me TonightMovie	Mabel Grace	52
1952	The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenMovie	Queen Eleanor	52
1948	Studio OneSeries	Mrs. Porter	48
1948	Anna KareninaMovie	Princess Betty Tversky	48
1948	So Evil My LoveMovie	Mrs. Courtney (SR)	48
1946	Great ExpectationsMovie	Miss Havisham	46
1945	The Wicked LadyMovie	Cousin Agatha	45
1944	Welcome, Mr WashingtonMovie	Miss Finch	44
1943	The Man in GreyMovie	Miss Patchett	43
1942	They Flew AloneMovie	Miss Bland	42
1942	The Great Mr HandelMovie	Chorister	42
1942	Talk About JacquelineMovie	Colonel's Wife	42
1941	Quiet WeddingMovie	Mme. Mirelle	41
1941	Freedom RadioMovie	Frau Lehmann the Concierge	41
1941	East of PiccadillyMovie	Ma	41
1940	The Middle WatchMovie	Lady Elizabeth Hewett	40
1940	Miss Grant Goes to the DoorMovie	Edith	40
1940	At the Villa RoseMovie	Helen Vaquier	40
1939	Young Man's FancyMovie	Duchess of Beaumont	39
1939	Old Mother Riley Joins UpMovie	Commandant	39
1939	The Good Old DaysMovie	Sarah Macaulay	39
1939	The Nursemaid Who DisappearedMovie	—	39
1939	Trouble BrewingMovie	Mme Berdi	39
1939	A Girl Must LiveMovie	Mme. Dupont, assistant	39
1939	Goodbye, Mr. ChipsMovie	British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)	39
1938	Second Best BedMovie	Mrs. Mather	38
1938	Everything Happens to MeMovie	—	38
1938	Strange BoardersMovie	Miss Pitter	38
1938	Prison Without BarsMovie	Mme. Appel	38
1937	SabotageMovie	The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)	37
1937	Farewell AgainMovie	Adela Swayle	37
1937	Paradise for TwoMovie	Mme. Bernard	37
1937	Good Morning, Boys!Movie	Lady Bogshott	37
1937	The Mill on the FlossMovie	Mrs. Glegg	37
1936	Tudor RoseMovie	Jane's Mother	36
1936	The Beloved VagabondMovie	Lady with lorgnettes	36
1936	When Knights Were BoldMovie	Aunt Esther	36
1936	Pot LuckMovie	—	36
1935	First a GirlMovie	Madame Seraphina	35
1935	King of the DamnedMovie	Woman on Plane	35
1935	Mr. What's-His-Name?Movie	Mrs Davies	35
1935	Foreign AffairesMovie	Bit (uncredited)	35
1933	I Was a SpyMovie	Aunt Lucille	33
1933	Friday the ThirteenthMovie	Agnes Lightfoot	33
1932	Love on WheelsMovie	Piano Demonstrator	32
1932	Service for LadiesMovie	Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)	32