Actor
Marsha Hunt
Biography

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 pic ...

Known For
Acting
2021 -- Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission |
2015 -- Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity | Self
2008 -- Empire State Building Murders | Norah Strinberg
2008 -- The Grand Inquisitor | Hazel Reedy
2006 -- Chloe's Prayer |
2006 -- Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood | Herself
1996 -- Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial | Herself
1988 -- The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage)
1981 -- Terror Among Us | Marge
1972 -- Jigsaw | Dr. Gehlen
1971 -- Johnny Got His Gun | Joe's Mother
1969 -- Fear No Evil | Mrs. Varney
1960 -- The Plunderers | Kate Miller
1959 -- Blue Denim | Jessie Bartley
1957 -- Bombers B-52 | Edith Brennan
1957 -- Back from the Dead | Kate Hazelton
1956 -- No Place to Hide | Anne Dobson
1955 -- A Word to the Wives... | Alice
1954 -- Diplomatic Passport | Judy Anderson
1954 -- With This Ring |
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 -- Raw Deal | Ann Martin
1948 -- The Inside Story | Francine Taylor
1947 -- Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Martha Gray
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 -- Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Barbara Braun
1940 -- Pride and Prejudice | Mary Bennet
1940 -- Women in Hiding | Jane Taylor
1940 -- Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self
1940 -- Irene | Miss Eleanor Worth
1939 -- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Kitty Crusper
1939 -- Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga | Herself (uncredited)
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
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