Hunt, Martita (1900–1969)
Hunt, Martita (1900–1969)
English stage and screen actress. Born Jan 30, 1900, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; died June 13, 1969, in London, England.
At 10, moved to England; made stage debut with Liverpool Rep (1921); made London debut in The Machine Wreckers (1923); other plays include A Doll's House, Rasputin, Let's Leave It at That, Hamlet, Topaze, Autumn Crocus, All's Well That Ends Well, Fresh Fields, Bitter Harvest, The White Devil and Hotel Paridiso; made film debut in I Was a Spy (1933); probably best remembered for portrayal of Miss Havisham in film adaptation of Great Expectations (1946). Won Tony award as Best Actress for The Madwoman of Chaillot (1948).
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