Marsha Hunt (born Marcia Virginia Hunt; October 17, 1917 – September 7, 2022) was an American actress, model and activist. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during the McCarthyism.
During her career spanning some almost 80 years, starting from 1935 until 2014, she appeared in around 70 films, popular titles include: Born to the West (1937), Pride and Prejudice (1940), Kid Glove Killer (1942), Cry 'Havoc' (1943), Raw Deal (1948), The Happy Time (1952), and Johnny Got His Gun (1971).
Filmography Sources: Year Title Role Notes 1935 The Virginia Judge Mary Lee Calvert1936 The Arizona Raiders Harriett Lindsay The Accusing Finger Claire Patterson College Holiday Sylvia Smith Easy to Take Donna Westlake Gentle Julia Julia Atwater Desert Gold Judith Belding Hollywood Boulevard Patricia Blakeford1937 Annapolis Salute Julia Clemens Born to the West Judy Worstall Thunder Trail Amy Morgan Murder Goes to College Nora Barry Easy Living Girl 1938 Come On, Leathernecks! Valerie Taylor1939 These Glamour Girls Betty Ainsbridge Star Reporter Barbara Burnette Winter Carnival Lucy Morgan Long Shot Martha Sharon Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Kitty Crusper The Hardys Ride High Susan Bowen1940 Irene Eleanor Worth Flight Command Claire Pride and Prejudice Mary Bennet Ellery Queen, Master Detective Barbara Braun1941 I'll Wait for You Pauline Miller Blossoms in the Dust Charlotte Unholy Partners Gail Fenton The Trial of Mary Dugan Agatha Hall Cheers for Miss Bishop Hope Thompson The Penalty Katherine Logan1942 Kid Glove Killer Jane Mitchell The Affairs of Martha Martha Lindstrom Panama Hattie Leila Tree Joe Smith, American Mary Smith Seven Sweethearts Regina Van Maaster1943 Cry 'Havoc' Flo Norris Lost Angel Katie Mallory The Human Comedy Diana Steed Pilot ♯5 Freddie Andrews Thousands Cheer Marsha Hunt (herself)1944 Bride by Mistake Sylvia Lockwood None Shall Escape Marja Pacierkowski Music for Millions Rosalind1945 The Valley of Decision Constance Scott1946 A Letter for Evie Evie O'Connor1947 Carnegie Hall Nora Ryan Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman Martha Gray1948 Raw Deal Ann Martin The Inside Story Francine Taylor1949 Mary Ryan, Detective Mary Ryan Take One False Step Martha Wier Jigsaw Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (uncredited)1952 The Happy Time Susan Bonnard Actors and Sin Marcia Tillayou 1954 Diplomatic Passport Judy Anderson 1955 A Word to the Wives (short) Alice 1956 No Place to Hide Anne Dobson1957 Back from the Dead Kate Hazelton Bombers B-52 Edith Brennan Legend of the Lost (uncredited) 1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Blanche Herbert Season 4 Episode 10: "Tea Time" 1959 Blue Denim Jessie Bartley 1960 The Plunderers Katie Miller1964 Gunsmoke Sarah Episode: "The Glory and the Mud" The Outer Limits Francesca Fields Episode: "ZZZZZ" The Twilight Zone Mrs. Henderson Season 5 Episode 21: "Spur of the Moment" 1969 Fear No Evil Mrs. Varney 1971 Johnny Got His Gun Joe's mother 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation Anne Jameson Season 1 Episode 16: "Too Short a Season" 2006 Chloe's Prayer Elizabeth Lyons 2008 The Grand Inquisitor (short) Hazel Reedy Empire State Building Murders Norah Strinberg 2014 Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (documentary) Self
Radio appearances Year Program Episode/sourceCharacter 1945 Suspense "Pink Camellias" 1947 Suspense "Self Defense" 1947The Unexpected"Birthday Present" 7/18/1947Anne1959Suspense"Night Man" 7/26/1959Miss Rhodes
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