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Marsha Hunt is an American retired actress, model, and activist, with a career spanning over 70 years. She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism.
Birth Name
Marcia Virginia Hunt
Born
Wednesday, 17 October 1917
Died
Tuesday, 06 September 2022
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission | Self | 2021 |
| Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity | Self | 2015 |
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self - Actress | 2010 |
| Empire State Building Murders | Norah Strinberg | 2008 |
| The Grand Inquisitor | Hazel Reedy | 2008 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self / (archive footage) | 1988 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Anne Jameson | 1987 |
| Matlock | Harriet | 1986 |
| Shadow Chasers | Cora Walsh | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Elvira Tree | 1984 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission | Self | 2021 |
| Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity | Self | 2015 |
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Self - Actress | 2010 |
| Empire State Building Murders | Norah Strinberg | 2008 |
| The Grand Inquisitor | Hazel Reedy | 2008 |
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self / (archive footage) | 1988 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Anne Jameson | 1987 |
| Matlock | Harriet | 1986 |
| Shadow Chasers | Cora Walsh | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Elvira Tree | 1984 |
| The Mississippi | Elizabeth | 1982 |
| Terror Among Us | Marge | 1981 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self | 1979 |
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Heroine | 1976 |
| Medical Story | Sylvia Brent | 1975 |
| Police Story | Dr. Partch / Mrs. Griffiths / Mrs. Hines | 1973 |
| Harry O | Eve Mendenhall | 1973 |
| Jigsaw | Doctor Gehlen | 1972 |
| Johnny Got His Gun | Joe's Mother | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Nora Ryan / Nora Ryan (in clip from 1947 film 'Carnegie Hall') | 1971 |
| The Young Lawyers | Celia Fulton | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mrs. Bellows | 1969 |
| Fear No Evil | Mrs. Varney | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Claudia Loring | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Dorothy Kingsland | 1968 |
| Accidental Family | Mrs. Bennett | 1967 |
| Ironside | Judge Andrea Kline / Sissy Cardwell | 1967 |
| Run for Your Life | Mrs. Southworth | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Mrs. Ely | 1964 |
| Channing | Emily Tillett | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | Fran Babcock | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Francesca Fields | 1963 |
| Sam Benedict | Cora Wilcox | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Helen Dawson | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Gloria Bonner | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Della Martin | 1961 |
| The Americans | Jeanie Stone | 1961 |
| The Plunderers | Kate Miller - Hotel Owner / Kate Miller | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Aunt Cecile Blackman | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Kate | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Henderson | 1959 |
| Laramie | Martha Chambers | 1959 |
| Blue Denim | Jessie Bartley | 1959 |
| Peck's Bad Girl | Jennifer Peck | 1959 |
| Grand Jury | Lita | 1959 |
| Frontier Justice | Claire Andrews | 1958 |
| Bombers B-52 | Edith Brennan | 1957 |
| Back from the Dead | Kate Hazelton | 1957 |
| Panic! | Carolyn Ross | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Catha Duncan / Claire Andrews / Dr. Sarah Martin / Julie Reynolds | 1956 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Mary | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Blanche Herbert | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Sarah | 1955 |
| No Place to Hide | Anne Dobson | 1955 |
| A Word to the Wives... | Alice | 1955 |
| Climax! | Julie Brennan / Ann Williams | 1954 |
| Diplomatic Passport | Judy Anderson / June Andersen | 1954 |
| The Happy Time | Susan Bonnard | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Dr. Jane Gordon | 1952 |
| Actors and Sin | Marcia Tillayou (segment "Actor's Blood") / Marcia Tillayou (segment Actor's Blood) | 1952 |
| The Ezio Pinza Show | Self - Actress | 1951 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer | 1950 |
| Mary Ryan, Detective | Mary Ryan | 1949 |
| Take One False Step | Martha Wier | 1949 |
| Jigsaw | Mrs. Hartley's Secretary (cameo appearance) | 1949 |
| Studio One | Kate Brookfield / Janet Willson | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Midge Mercer | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Phoebe Throssel / Viola | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Raw Deal | Ann Martin | 1948 |
| The Inside Story | Francine Taylor | 1948 |
| Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Martha Gray | 1947 |
| Carnegie Hall | Nora Ryan | 1947 |
| A Letter for Evie | Evie O'Connor | 1946 |
| The Valley of Decision | Constance Scott | 1945 |
| Music for Millions | Rosalind | 1944 |
| Bride by Mistake | Sylvia Lockwood | 1944 |
| The Human Comedy | Diana Steed | 1944 |
| None Shall Escape | Marja Pacierkowski | 1944 |
| Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944 |
| Lost Angel | Katie Mallory | 1943 |
| Cry 'Havoc' | Flo Norris | 1943 |
| Pilot #5 | Freddie / Freddie Andrews | 1943 |
| Thousands Cheer | Marsha Hunt | 1943 |
| 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 | 1942 |
| 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 | 1941 |
| 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 | Eleanor Worth / Miss Eleanor Worth | 1940 |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Kitty Crusper | 1939 |
| Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga | Self | 1939 |
| These Glamour Girls | Betty Ainsbridge | 1939 |
| Winter Carnival | Lucy Morgan | 1939 |
| The Hardys Ride High | Susan Bowen | 1939 |
| Star Reporter | Barbara Burnette | 1939 |
| Long Shot | Martha Sharon | 1939 |
| Come on, Leathernecks! | Valerie Taylor | 1938 |
| 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 | 1937 |
| Murder Goes to College | Nora Barry | 1937 |
| 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 | Judy Belding / Judith 'Judy' Belding | 1936 |
| The Virginia Judge | Mary Lee Calvert | 1935 |
