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Martita Hunt (1900-1969) was an Argentine-born British actress who played powerful characters on stage and screen. She is best known for her role as Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946) and won a Tony Award for The Madwoman of Chaillot (1949).
Martita Hunt was a British actress who played many queens, dowagers, shrews and evildoers in films and stage. She was born in Argentina, moved to England, and won a Tony award for her role in The Madwoman of Chaillot.
- January 1, 1
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Martita Hunt was a British actress who played many queens, dowagers, shrews and evildoers in film and stage. She was born in Argentina, coached Alec Guinness, and won a Tony award for "The Madwoman of Chaillot".
- January 30, 1900
- June 13, 1969
Martita Hunt was an Argentine-born British actress who starred in many films and plays. She is known for her roles as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, Anastasia, The Wicked Lady and more.
Martita Hunts' performance as the haunted and decaying Miss Havisham is spot on. From the 1946 masterpiece by David Lean, this version of the Charles Dickins' classic "Great Expectations" is by...
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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 (1946).
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Martita Hunt was a formidable Argentine-born actress with a rich voice. She made her name on the British stage and screen and used her horsey features and dominant plainness to create a colorful gallery of villainesses and (later) eccentric dowagers.
