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Martita Edith Hunt 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.
Birth Name
Martita Edith Hunt
Born
Monday, 30 January 1899
Died
Friday, 13 June 1969
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
| The Best House in London | Headmistress | 1969 |
| Bunny Lake Is Missing | Ada Ford | 1965 |
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova | 1964 |
| Becket | Empress Matilda | 1964 |
| The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Anna Richter | 1962 |
| Saki | Lady Bastable | 1962 |
| I Like Money | Baroness | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Mrs. Baxter | 1960 |
| Thriller | Celia Sommerville | 1960 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| To See Such Fun | Self | 1977 |
| The Best House in London | Headmistress | 1969 |
| Bunny Lake Is Missing | Ada Ford | 1965 |
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova | 1964 |
| Becket | Empress Matilda | 1964 |
| The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Anna Richter | 1962 |
| Saki | Lady Bastable | 1962 |
| I Like Money | Baroness | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Mrs. Baxter | 1960 |
| Thriller | Celia Sommerville | 1960 |
| Song Without End | Grand Duchess | 1960 |
| The Brides of Dracula | Baroness Meinster | 1960 |
| Bottoms Up | Lady Gore-Willoughby | 1960 |
| Venetian Honeymoon | Lisa Bradwell | 1959 |
| Me and the Colonel | Mother Superior | 1958 |
| Sword of Freedom | Duchess Di Luca / Duchess Di Crespi | 1958 |
| Bonjour Tristesse | Philippe's Mother | 1958 |
| Dangerous Exile | Lady Lydia Fell | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Comtesse | 1957 |
| Paradise Lagoon | Lady Brocklehurst | 1957 |
| Three Men in a Boat | Mrs. Willis | 1956 |
| Anastasia | Baroness Elena von Livenbaum | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | Julia Sharpe | 1956 |
| The March Hare | Lady Anne | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Lady Bracknell | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Mabel Roach | 1955 |
| King's Rhapsody | Queen Mother | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Queen Eleanor | 1954 |
| Melba | Mme. Marchesi | 1953 |
| Folly to Be Wise | Lady Dodd | 1952 |
| Omnibus | Catherine Petkoff (segment "Arms and the Man") | 1952 |
| It Started in Paradise | Mme. Alice | 1952 |
| Tonight at 8:30 | Mabel Grace (segment "Red Peppers") / Mabel Grace | 1952 |
| Treasure Hunt | Aunt Anna Rose | 1952 |
| The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men | Queen Eleanor | 1952 |
| The Fan | Duchess of Berwick | 1949 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Porter | 1948 |
| My Sister and I | Mrs. Camelot | 1948 |
| So Evil My Love | Mrs. Courtney / Mrs. Courtney (SR) | 1948 |
| Anna Karenina | Princess Betty Tversky | 1948 |
| The Little Ballerina | Miss Crichton | 1947 |
| The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Lady Mary | 1947 |
| Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | 1946 |
| The Wicked Lady | Cousin Agatha | 1945 |
| Welcome Mr Washington | Miss Finch | 1944 |
| The Man in Grey | Miss Patchett | 1943 |
| Talk About Jacqueline | Colonel's Wife | 1942 |
| The Great Mr. Handel | Chorister | 1942 |
| Sabotage at Sea | Daphne Faber | 1942 |
| Lady from Lisbon | Susan Wellington-Smythe | 1942 |
| Wings and the Woman | Miss Bland | 1942 |
| The Seventh Survivor | Mrs. Lindley | 1942 |
| The Strangler | Ma | 1941 |
| Quiet Wedding | Mme. Mirelle | 1941 |
| A Voice in the Night | Frau Lehmann the Concierge / Concierge | 1941 |
| Miss Grant Goes to the Door | Edith | 1940 |
| The Middle Watch | Lady Elizabeth Hewett | 1940 |
| House of Mystery | Helen Vaquier | 1940 |
| Old Mother Riley Joins Up | Commandant | 1939 |
| Young Man's Fancy | Duchess of Beaumont | 1939 |
| Goodbye, Mr. Chips | British Tourist on Bicycle | 1939 |
| A Girl Must Live | Mme. Dupont, assistant | 1939 |
| The Nursemaid Who Disappeared | Lady Alice Ballister | 1939 |
| Trouble Brewing | Madame Berdi / Mme Berdi | 1939 |
| Prison Without Bars | Mme. Appel | 1938 |
| Second Best Bed | Mrs. Mather | 1938 |
| Strange Boarders | Miss Pitter | 1938 |
| Gaiety Girls | Mme. Bernard | 1937 |
| Good Morning, Boys! | Lady Bogshott / Lady Bagshot | 1937 |
| Sabotage | Miss Chatman - The Professor's Daughter | 1937 |
| Troopship | Adela Swayle | 1937 |
| The Mill on the Floss | Mrs. Glegg | 1936 |
| The Beloved Vagabond | Lady with lorgnettes | 1936 |
| Nine Days a Queen | Jane's Mother | 1936 |
| Pot Luck | Mrs. Cream | 1936 |
| When Knights Were Bold | Aunt Esther | 1936 |
| King of the Damned | Woman on Plane | 1936 |
| Foreign Affaires | Bit | 1935 |
| First a Girl | Seraphina / Madame Seraphina | 1935 |
| Mr. What's-His-Name? | Mrs. Davies | 1935 |
| Man of the Moment | Roulette Player / Lady at Roulette Table | 1935 |
| The Case of Gabriel Perry | Mrs. Read | 1935 |
| Too Many Millions | Mrs. Pilcher | 1935 |
| Friday the Thirteenth | Agnes Lightfoot | 1933 |
| I Was a Spy | Aunt Lucille | 1933 |
| Love on Wheels | Piano Demonstrator | 1932 |
| Reserved for Ladies | Aline - Countess Ricardi's Maid | 1932 |
| The Rank Outsider | 1920 |
