- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 17, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- September 7, 2022
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 …
Filmography
movieJourney to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
2021 · Self
movieMarsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
2015 · Self
tvMoguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · Self
Empire State Building Murders
movieEmpire State Building Murders
2008 · Norah Strinberg
movieThe Grand Inquisitor
2008 · Hazel Reedy
movieChloe's Prayer
2006
Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
movieDalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
2006 · Herself
movieBlacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996 · Herself
movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Play on One
1988 · Elvi Rogers
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Anne Jameson
tvMatlock
1986 · Harriet
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Elvira Tree
movieTerror Among Us
1981 · Marge
tvMedical Story
1975 · Sylvia Brent
tvHarry O
1974
tvPolice Story
1973 · , Mrs. Hines
movieJigsaw
1972 · Dr. Gehlen
movieJohnny Got His Gun
1971 · Joe's Mother
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Mrs. Bellows
movieFear No Evil
1969 · Mrs. Varney
tvThe Name of the Game
1968 · Claudia Loring
tvThe Outsider
1968
tvAccidental Family
1967
tvIronside
1967 · , Sissy Cardwell
tvRun for Your Life
1965 · Mrs. Southworth
Profiles in Courage
tvProfiles in Courage
1964 · Mrs. Ely
tvBreaking Point
1963
tvThe Outer Limits
1963 · Francesca Fields
tvSam Benedict
1962 · Cora Wilcox
tvBen Casey
1961
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Gloria Bonner
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Della Martin
movieThe Plunderers
1960 · Kate Miller
tvMy Three Sons
1960 · Aunt Cecile Blackman
tvThe Detectives
1959
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Mrs. Henderson
tvLaramie
1959
movieBlue Denim
1959 · Jessie Bartley
Peck's Bad Girl
tvPeck's Bad Girl
1959 · Jennifer Peck
movieBombers B-52
1957 · Edith Brennan
movieBack from the Dead
1957 · Kate Hazelton
tvPanic!
1957
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Claire Andrews, Julie Reynolds, Dr. Sarah Martin, Catha Duncan
No Place to Hide
movieNo Place to Hide
1956 · Anne Dobson
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Mary
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Blanche Herbert
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Sarah
movieA Word to the Wives...
1955 · Alice
tvClimax!
1954 · Ann Williams, Julie Brennan
movieDiplomatic Passport
1954 · Judy Anderson
movieWith This Ring
1954 · Elise Miller John
movieThe Happy Time
1952 · Susan Bonnard
movieActors and Sin
1952 · Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood)
tvYour Show of Shows
1950
movieShe Loves Me Not
1949 · Midge Mercer
movieMary Ryan, Detective
1949 · Mary Ryan
movieTake One False Step
1949 · Martha Wier
movieJigsaw
1949 · Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (uncredited)
tvStudio One
1948 · Janet Willson, Kate Brookfield (uncredited)
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · Viola, Phoebe Throssel
movieRaw Deal
1948 · Ann Martin
movieThe Inside Story
1948 · Francine Taylor
movieSmash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947 · Martha Gray
movieCarnegie Hall
1947 · Nora Ryan
movieA Letter for Evie
1946 · Evie O'Connor
movieThe Valley of Decision
1945 · Constance Scott
movieMusic for Millions
1944 · Rosalind
movieBride by Mistake
1944 · Sylvia Lockwood
movieNone Shall Escape
1944 · Marja Pacierkowski
movieTwenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
movieLost Angel
1943 · Katie Mallory
movieCry 'Havoc'
1943 · Flo Norris
movieThousands Cheer
1943 · Marsha Hunt
moviePilot #5
1943 · Freddie Andrews
movieThe Human Comedy
1943 · Diana Steed
movieSeven Sweethearts
1942 · Regina 'Reggie' Van Maaster
moviePanama Hattie
1942 · Leila Tree
movieThe Affairs of Martha
1942 · Martha Lindstrom
movieKid Glove Killer
1942 · Jane Mitchell
movieJoe Smith, American
1942 · Mary Smith
movieUnholy Partners
1941 · Gail Fenton
movieBlossoms in the Dust
1941 · Charlotte
movieI'll Wait for You
1941 · Pauline Miller
movieThe Penalty
1941 · Katherine Logan
movieCheers for Miss Bishop
1941 · Hope Thompson
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 · Agatha Hall
movieFlight Command
1940 · Claire
movieEllery Queen, Master Detective
1940 · Barbara Braun
moviePride and Prejudice
1940 · Mary Bennet
movieWomen in Hiding
1940 · Jane Taylor
movieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
movieIrene
1940 · Miss Eleanor Worth
movieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · Kitty Crusper
movieRhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939 · Herself (uncredited)
movieThese Glamour Girls
1939 · Betty Ainsbridge
movieWinter Carnival
1939 · Lucy Morgan
movieThe Hardys Ride High
1939 · Susan Bowen
movieStar Reporter
1939 · Barbara Burnette
movieThe Long Shot
1939 · Martha Sharon
movieCome On, Leathernecks!
1938 · Valerie Taylor
movieBorn to the West
1937 · Judy Worstall
movieHell Town
1937 · Judy Rustoe
movieThunder Trail
1937 · Amy Morgan
movieAnnapolis Salute
1937 · Julia Clemens
movieEasy Living
1937 · Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale (uncredited)
movieMurder Goes to College
1937 · Nora Barry
movieCollege Holiday
1936 · Sylvia Smith
movieThe Accusing Finger
1936 · Claire Patterson
movieEasy to Take
1936 · Donna Westlake
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936 · Patricia Blakeford
movieThe Arizona Raiders
1936 · Harriett Lindsay
movieGentle Julia
1936 · Julia Atwater
movieDesert Gold
1936 · Judith 'Judy' Belding
movieThe Virginia Judge
1935 · Mary Lee Calvert