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.
Take One False Step
(Martha Wier)
Jigsaw
(Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (uncredited))
Raw Deal
(Ann Martin)
Thousands Cheer
(Marsha Hunt)
Pride and Prejudice
(Mary Bennet)
The Valley of Decision
(Constance Scott)
Johnny Got His Gun
(Joe's Mother)
Kid Glove Killer
(Jane Mitchell)
None Shall Escape
(Marja Pacierkowski)
The Human Comedy
(Diana Steed)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
(Martha Gray)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
(Barbara Braun)
Empire State Building Murders
(Norah Strinberg)
Cry 'Havoc'
(Flo Norris)
Born to the West
(Judy Worstall)
Blossoms in the Dust
(Charlotte)
Actors and Sin
(Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood))
Unholy Partners
(Gail Fenton)
Flight Command
(Claire)
Pilot #5
(Freddie Andrews)
Bombers B-52
(Edith Brennan)
Panama Hattie
(Leila Tree)
Seven Sweethearts
(Regina 'Reggie' Van Maaster)
Carnegie Hall
(Nora Ryan)
Mary Ryan, Detective
(Mary Ryan)
No Place to Hide
(Anne Dobson)
Irene
(Miss Eleanor Worth)
The Grand Inquisitor
(Hazel Reedy)
The Accusing Finger
(Claire Patterson)
Blue Denim
(Jessie Bartley)
Women in Hiding
(Jane Taylor)
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
(Herself)
Back from the Dead
(Kate Hazelton)
Lost Angel
(Katie Mallory)
The Inside Story
(Francine Taylor)
The Plunderers
(Kate Miller)
Desert Gold
(Judith 'Judy' Belding)
The Arizona Raiders
(Harriett Lindsay)
I'll Wait for You
(Pauline Miller)
These Glamour Girls
(Betty Ainsbridge)
The Happy Time
(Susan Bonnard)
Music for Millions
(Rosalind)
Star Reporter
(Barbara Burnette)
Annapolis Salute
(Julia Clemens)
Bride by Mistake
(Sylvia Lockwood)
A Letter for Evie
(Evie O'Connor)
The Affairs of Martha
(Martha Lindstrom)
College Holiday
(Sylvia Smith)
With This Ring
Murder Goes to College
(Nora Barry)
Fear No Evil
(Mrs. Varney)
Jigsaw
(Dr. Gehlen)
Easy Living
(Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale (uncredited))
The Long Shot
(Martha Sharon)
The Penalty
(Katherine Logan)
The Hardys Ride High
(Susan Bowen)
Hollywood Boulevard
(Patricia Blakeford)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
(Agatha Hall)
Thunder Trail
(Amy Morgan)
Come On, Leathernecks!
(Valerie Taylor)
Joe Smith, American
(Mary Smith)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(Kitty Crusper)
A Word to the Wives...
(Alice)
Diplomatic Passport
(Judy Anderson)
Winter Carnival
(Lucy Morgan)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
(Herself (uncredited))
Cheers for Miss Bishop
(Hope Thompson)
Terror Among Us
(Marge)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
(Self)
Twenty Years After
((archive footage))
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
(Self (archive footage))
The Virginia Judge
(Mary Lee Calvert)
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
(Self)
Easy to Take
(Donna Westlake)
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
Chloe's Prayer
Gentle Julia
(Julia Atwater)
Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
(Herself)
She Loves Me Not
(Midge Mercer)
Murder, She Wrote
(Elvira Tree)
Cain's Hundred
(Gloria Bonner)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Anne Jameson)
My Three Sons
(Aunt Cecile Blackman)
Matlock
(Harriet)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
(Mrs. Bellows)
Gunsmoke
(Sarah)
Studio One
(Janet Willson)
The Twilight Zone
(Mrs. Henderson)
Ironside
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Blanche Herbert)
Harry O
Run for Your Life
(Mrs. Southworth)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
(Self)
Police Story
Your Show of Shows
Climax!
(Ann Williams)
Profiles in Courage
(Mrs. Ely)
The Philco Television Playhouse
(Viola)
Accidental Family
Laramie
Ben Casey
The Detectives
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Claire Andrews)
Breaking Point
The Defenders
(Della Martin)
Panic!
Peck's Bad Girl
(Jennifer Peck)
The Outsider
The Outer Limits
(Francesca Fields)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Julie Reynolds)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Dr. Sarah Martin)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Catha Duncan)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self (archive footage))
The Name of the Game
(Claudia Loring)
Studio One
(Kate Brookfield (uncredited))
Climax!
(Julie Brennan)
Ironside
(Sissy Cardwell)
The Philco Television Playhouse
(Phoebe Throssel)
The Play on One
(Elvi Rogers)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(Mary)
Sam Benedict
(Cora Wilcox)