Marsha Hunt
This genteel lead and secondary player was born in the Midwest but raised in NYC. After working briefly as a Powers model, Hunt entered films in the mid-1930s but did not hit her stride until she landed at MGM in the early 40s. She acted in many enjoyable B Westerns early in her career and got laughs as the middle and very bookish Bennet sister in the Greer Garson-Laurence Olivier version of "Pride and Prejudice" (1940). The versatile actress amassed a number of fine performances including a turn as a socialite in "The Human Comedy" (1943) and later appeared in the gripping, Anthony Mann-directed film noir "Raw Deal" (1948). Hunt's liberal leanings led to her being blacklisted in the 1950s. Nevertheless, she continued working on stage, touring in such shows as T.S. Eliot's "The Cocktail Party" (1951) and "The Lady's Not for Burning" (1952-54) as well as appearing in California productions of "Private Lives" and "Major Barbara." There were occasional film roles in such efforts as "The Happy Time" (1952) and "No Place to Hide" (1957). During the 60s, she continued to make occasional TV and stage appearances. After a decade off the big screen, during which she became active in civic and charitable activities, Hunt was cast as Timothy Bottom's mother in "Johnny, Got His Gun" (1971) but her feature career was virtually over. She made only one other screen appearance, as a party guest, in George Cukor's last film "Rich and Famous" (1981). Marsha Hunt died at the age of 104 in Sherman Oaks, California on September 7, 2022.
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Marsha Hunt
Filmography
Movies
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Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Grand Inquisitor | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Empire State Building Murders | Norah Strinberg (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jigsaw | Doctor Gehlen (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Johnny Got His Gun | Joe's Mother (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fear No Evil | Mrs. Varney (Character) | - | 1969 |
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Blue Denim | Jessie Bartley (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Bombers B-52 | Edith Brennan (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Back From the Dead | Kate Hazelton (Character) | - | 1957 |
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No Place to Hide | Anne Dobson (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diplomatic Passport | Judy Anderson (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Actors and Sin | Marcia Tillayou (Character) | - | 1952 |
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The Happy Time | Susan Bonnard (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mary Ryan, Detective | Mary Ryan (Character) | - | 1949 |
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Take One False Step | Martha Wier (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Inside Story | Francine Taylor (Character) | - | 1948 |
100% |
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Raw Deal | Ann Martin (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Carnegie Hall | Nora Ryan (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Martha Gray, Elliott's secretary (Character) | - | 1947 |
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The Valley of Decision | Constance Scott (Character) | - | 1945 |
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A Letter for Evie | Evie O'Connor (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Una Carta Para Eva | Unknown (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Lost Angel | Katie Mallory (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Music for Millions | Rosalind (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bride by Mistake | Sylvia Lockwood (Character) | - | 1944 |
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None Shall Escape | Marja Pacierkowski (Character) | - | 1944 |
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The Human Comedy | Diana Steed (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Cry Havoc | Flo Norris (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Thousands Cheer | Self | - | 1943 |
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Pilot No. 5 | Freddie Andrews (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Affairs of Martha | Martha Lindstrom (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joe Smith, American | Mary Smith (Character) | - | 1942 |
86% |
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Kid Glove Killer | Jane Mitchell (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Seven Sweethearts | Regina "Reggie" Van Maaster (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Panama Hattie | Leila Tree (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I'll Wait for You | Pauline Miller (Character) | - | 1941 |
33% |
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Blossoms in the Dust | Charlotte (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Penalty | Katherine Logan (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Trial of Mary Dugan | Agatha Hall (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Unholy Partners | Gail Fenton (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Irene | Miss Eleanor Worth (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Pride and Prejudice | Mary Bennet (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Flight Command | Claire (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Women in Hiding | Jane Taylor (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star Reporter | Barbara Burnette (Character) | - | 1939 |
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These Glamour Girls | Betty Ainsbridge (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Kitty Crusper (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Long Shot | Martha Sharon (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Hell Town | Judy Worstall (Character) | - | 1938 |
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The Hardys Ride High | Susan Bowen (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Come on, Leathernecks | Valerie Taylor (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thunder Trail | Amy Morgan (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Annapolis Salute | Julia Clemens (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desert Gold | Judith "Judy" Belding (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Arizona Raiders | Harriett Lindsay (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gentle Julia | Julia Atwater (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Easy to Take | Donna Westlake (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Boulevard | Patricia Blakeford (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Accusing Finger | Claire Patterson (Character) | - | 1936 |
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92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Henderson (Character) | 2013 |
92% | 90% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Anne Jameson (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Dr. Partch (Character) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mrs. Bellows (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Three Sons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Helen Dawson (Guest Star) | 1965 |
92% | 92% | The Outer Limits | Unknown (Character) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Sarah (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cain's Hundred | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1957 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Martha Chambers (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Blanche Herbert (Character) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1957-1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One | Unknown (Character) | 1949-1950 |