Martita Hunt
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Born: January 30, 1900
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
Mother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mayhem ensues until she is able to prevent German spies from acquiring important documents.
Tudor Rose
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.
Great Expectations
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Bunny Lake Is Missing
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Becket
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Good Morning, Boys!
Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.
Anastasia
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.
Service for Ladies
Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.
Filmography
as Headmistress
as Ada Ford
as Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova
as Empress Matilda
as Anna Richter
as Baroness
as Celia Sommerville
as Grand Duchess
as Baroness Meinster
as Lady Gore-Willoughby
as Lisa Bradwell
as Mother Superior
as Philippe's Mother
as Lady Lydia Fell
as Connie Harper
as Lady Brocklehurst
as Mrs. Willis
as Baroness Elena von Livenbaum
as Lady Anne
as Queen Mother
as Mme. Marchesi
as Lady Dodd
as Mme. Alice
as Mabel Grace
as Aunt Anna Rose
as Queen Eleanor
as Duchess of Berwick
as Mrs. Porter
as Mrs. Courtney (SR)
as Mrs. Camelot
as Princess Betty Tversky
as Miss Havisham
as Cousin Agatha
as Miss Finch
as Miss Patchett
as Colonel's Wife
as Chorister
as Daphne Faber
as Susan Wellington-Smythe
as Miss Bland
as Mrs. Lindley
as Ma
as Mme. Mirelle
as Frau Lehmann the Concierge
as Miss Hardcastle
as Edith
as Helen Vaquier
as Mme. Dupont, assistant
as Commandant
as Duchess of Beaumont
as British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)
as Mme Berdi
as Mme. Appel
as Miss Pitter
as Mme. Bernard
as Lady Bogshott
as Mrs. Glegg
as The Professor's Daughter (uncredited)
as Adela Swayle
as Jane's Mother
as Lady with lorgnettes
as Aunt Esther
as Woman on Plane
as Madame Seraphina
as Lady at Roulette Table
as Agnes Lightfoot
as Aunt Lucille
as Piano Demonstrator
as Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid (uncredited)