Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress, model and activist, with a career spanning nearly 80 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. Although initially reluctant to pursue a film career, in June 1935, at age 17, Hunt signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount discovered her when she was visiting her uncle in Los Angeles and the comedian Zeppo Marx saw a picture of her in the newspaper. She was then offered a screen test for The Virginia Judge. At Paramount, Hunt mainly played ingenue parts. Between 1935 and 1938, she made 12 pictures at Paramount, including a starring roles in Easy to Take, Gentle Julia, The Accusing Finger, Murder Goes to College, and two on "loan-out" to RKO and 20th Century Fox. In 1937, she starred opposite John Wayne, a couple of years prior to his breakthrough in Hollywood, in the Western film Born to the West. The studio terminated Hunt's contract in 1938, and she spent a few years starring in B-films produced by poverty row studios such as Republic Pictures and Monogram Pictures. She also headed to New York City for work in summer stock theatre shortly before winning a supporting role in MGM's These Glamour Girls opposite Lana Turner and Lew Ayres. The role of Betty was said to have been written specially with Hunt in mind. Other roles in major studio productions soon followed, including supporting roles as Mary Bennet in MGM's version of Pride and Prejudice with Laurence Olivier and as Martha Scott's surrogate child Hope Thompson in Cheers for Miss Bishop. In 1941, Hunt signed a contract with MGM, where she remained for the next six years. While filming Blossoms in the Dust, film director Mervyn LeRoy lauded Hunt for her heartfelt and genuine acting ability. In 1944, she polled seventh in a list by exhibitors of "Stars of Tomorrow". She also appeared in None Shall Escape, a film that is now regarded as the first about the Holocaust. She played Marja Pacierkowski, the Polish fiancé of a German Nazi officer named Wilhelm Grimm.

Peran Terkenal

Tentang

Stage Name: Marsha Hunt

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.402

Jenis Kelamin: Perempuan

Tanggal Lahir: 1917-10-17

Lokasi Lahir: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

2008

Empire State Building Murders

Norah Strinberg

2008

The Grand Inquisitor

Hazel Reedy

1988

The Play on One

Elvi Rogers

1986

Matlock

Harriet

1984

Murder, She Wrote

Elvira Tree

1972

Jigsaw

Dr. Gehlen

1971

Johnny Got His Gun

Joe's Mother

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Mrs. Bellows

1969

Fear No Evil

Mrs. Varney

1968

The Name of the Game

Claudia Loring

1967

Ironside

Sissy Cardwell

1965

Run for Your Life

Mrs. Southworth

1964

Profiles in Courage

Mrs. Ely

1963

The Outer Limits

Francesca Fields

1962

Sam Benedict

Cora Wilcox

1961

Cain's Hundred

Gloria Bonner

1961

The Defenders

Della Martin

1960

The Plunderers

Kate Miller

1960

My Three Sons

Aunt Cecile Blackman

1959

The Twilight Zone

Mrs. Henderson

1959

Blue Denim

Jessie Bartley

1959

Peck's Bad Girl

Jennifer Peck

1957

Bombers B-52

Edith Brennan

1957

Back from the Dead

Kate Hazelton

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dr. Sarah Martin

1956

No Place to Hide

Anne Dobson

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Blanche Herbert

1955

Gunsmoke

Sarah

1954

Climax!

Ann Williams

1954

Climax!

Julie Brennan

1954

Diplomatic Passport

Judy Anderson

1954

With This Ring

Elise Miller John

1952

The Happy Time

Susan Bonnard

1952

Actors and Sin

Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)

1949

She Loves Me Not

Midge Mercer

1949

Mary Ryan, Detective

Mary Ryan

1949

Take One False Step

Martha Wier

1949

Jigsaw

Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (uncredited)

1948

Studio One

Janet Willson

1948

Studio One

Kate Brookfield (uncredited)

1948

Raw Deal

Ann Martin

1948

The Inside Story

Francine Taylor

1947

Carnegie Hall

Nora Ryan

1946

A Letter for Evie

Evie O'Connor

1945

The Valley of Decision

Constance Scott

1944

Music for Millions

Rosalind

1944

Bride by Mistake

Sylvia Lockwood

1944

None Shall Escape

Marja Pacierkowski

1944

Twenty Years After

(archive footage)

1943

Lost Angel

Katie Mallory

1943

Cry 'Havoc'

Flo Norris

1943

Thousands Cheer

Marsha Hunt

1943

Pilot #5

Freddie Andrews

1943

The Human Comedy

Diana Steed

1942

Seven Sweethearts

Regina 'Reggie' Van Maaster

1942

Panama Hattie

Leila Tree

1942

The Affairs of Martha

Martha Lindstrom

1942

Kid Glove Killer

Jane Mitchell

1942

Joe Smith, American

Mary Smith

1941

Unholy Partners

Gail Fenton

1941

Blossoms in the Dust

Charlotte

1941

I'll Wait for You

Pauline Miller

1941

The Penalty

Katherine Logan

1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop

Hope Thompson

1941

The Trial of Mary Dugan

Agatha Hall

1940

Flight Command

Claire

1940

Pride and Prejudice

Mary Bennet

1940

Women in Hiding

Jane Taylor

1940

Irene

Miss Eleanor Worth

1939

These Glamour Girls

Betty Ainsbridge

1939

Winter Carnival

Lucy Morgan

1939

The Hardys Ride High

Susan Bowen

1939

Star Reporter

Barbara Burnette

1939

The Long Shot

Martha Sharon

1938

Come On, Leathernecks!

Valerie Taylor

1937

Born to the West

Judy Worstall

1937

Thunder Trail

Amy Morgan

1937

Annapolis Salute

Julia Clemens

1937

Easy Living

Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale (uncredited)

1937

Murder Goes to College

Nora Barry

1936

College Holiday

Sylvia Smith

1936

The Accusing Finger

Claire Patterson

1936

Easy to Take

Donna Westlake

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

Patricia Blakeford

1936

The Arizona Raiders

Harriett Lindsay

1936

Gentle Julia

Julia Atwater

1936

Desert Gold

Judith 'Judy' Belding

1935

The Virginia Judge

Mary Lee Calvert