Martita Hunt
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Jan 30, 1899 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | Jun 13, 1969 London, England |
| Age | Died at 70 |
| Final Resting PlaceGolders Green Crematorium | |
Martita Hunt | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1920-1969 |
| Known for | Villainesses and (later) eccentric dowagers |
| Top Roles | British Tourist on Bicycle, Mother Superior, Aline, Miss Havisham, Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Film Adaptation, Musical, Biographical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Infidelity |
| Top Collaborators | Miles Malleson, Michael Balcon (Producer), Felix Aylmer, Finlay Currie |
| Shares birthday with | Vanessa Redgrave, Dorothy Malone, Dick Martin see more.. |
Martita Hunt Overview:
Character actress, Martita Hunt, was born on Jan 30, 1899 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hunt died at the age of 70 on Jun 13, 1969 in London, England and was laid to rest in Golders Green Crematorium Cemetery in Golders Green, England.
MINI BIO:
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. She was perhaps most memorable as 'Miss Havisham' in the 1946 film "Great Expectations".
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Martita Hunt Quotes:
Empress Matilda:
You have an obsession about him that is unhealthy and unnatural!
[welcoming Pip to her decaying mansion]
Miss Havisham: Come nearer. Let me look at you. Come close. Look at me. You aren't afraid of a woman who has never seen the sun since before you were born?
Marianne Danielle: [gasping in disbelief] Then that poor prisoner, in the tower. He is your son?
Baroness Meinster: He was my son. Now he is only... a beast of the night.
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[welcoming Pip to her decaying mansion]
Miss Havisham: Come nearer. Let me look at you. Come close. Look at me. You aren't afraid of a woman who has never seen the sun since before you were born?
Marianne Danielle: [gasping in disbelief] Then that poor prisoner, in the tower. He is your son?
Baroness Meinster: He was my son. Now he is only... a beast of the night.
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