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Kim Hunter

Born: 12th Nov 1922 Detroit, Michigan, USA - Died 11th Sep 2002
Dept: Acting
Kim Hunter (November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an American film, theatre, and television actress. She won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, each as Best Supporting Actress, for her performance as Stella Kowalski in the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire. Decades later she received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the long running soap The Edge of Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kim Hunter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 110
Film: 68 (62%)
Television: 42 (38%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Thriller, War & Politics, Action, Adventure, Talk, Soap, War, Music, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family, Reality, Fantasy

Filmography

2024
Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburg ... view
Character:
(archive footage)
Original title: « La Planète des singes » : une odyssée de l'espèce
2024
Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, and its subsequent s ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2010
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first ... view
Character:
Self – Interviewee
2008
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. ... view
Character:
Self
An Actor Named Brando Documentary
2006
A short overview of Brando's career. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
A Man Named Brando Documentary
2006
Documentary short on Marlon Brando included in the DVD extras of The Streetcar Named Desire. ... view
Character:
Self
Censorship and Desire Documentary
2006
Censorship issues with the film "A Streetcar Named Desire." ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2006
Interviews and photos about the play on Broadway ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2006
How the play was adapted to Film ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award ... view
Character:
Self
2000
A son visits his aging mother and sees tragic, intermittent signs of senility, but she pleads with him not to send her to a sanitarium. ... view
Character:
Muriel
1999
An American entertainer and an Estonian woman are torn apart by hate and prejudice. ... view
Character:
Elsa Lindepu
Blue Moon TV Movie, Drama
1999
It takes a huge storm at sea for a couple running a financially-strapped restaurant and fishing business to rekindle their love for one another. ... view
Character:
Sheila Keating
Abilene Drama
1999
When he finds out that his estranged brother is dying, a proud but stubborn old man decides to drive in his lawnmower all the way to the far away hosp ... view
Character:
Emmeline Brown
Glorious Technicolor Documentary, TV Movie
1998
The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work. ... view
Character:
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes Documentary, Science Fiction, TV Movie
1998
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the s ... view
Character:
Self
A Price Above Rubies Drama, Romance
1998
About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of the woman wanting something more out of her ... view
Character:
Rebbitzn
1997
A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends. ... view
Character:
Betty Harty
1995
The life and career of the renowned television writer and creator of the classic science fiction series, "The Twilight Zone." ... view
Character:
Self
1994
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by t ... view
Character:
Self
1993
Relationship problems between a father and son are intensified by Hurricane Andrew. ... view
Character:
Elsa Rael
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family Drama, Crime, TV Movie
1993
Stewart and Neil Woodman plot to have their parents murdered. ... view
Character:
Vera Woodman
Mad About You Comedy
Sep 1992 (first aired)
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s. ... view
Character:
Millie Barton (1 ep.)
1990
The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star. ... view
Character:
Self
Two Evil Eyes Horror
Original title: Due occhi diabolici
1990
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a stra ... view
Character:
Gloria Pym
Cross of Fire Drama, Crime
Nov 1989 (first aired)
Cross of Fire is a 1989 American television mini-series based on the horrific rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephenson, a highly succes ... view
Character:
Mrs. Oberholtzer (2 ep.)
Drop-Out Mother Comedy, TV Movie
1988
A successful female executive makes the transition from big business to becoming housewife and mom. ... view
Character:
Leona
The Kindred Horror, Science Fiction
1987
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a broth ... view
Character:
Amanda Hollins
L.A. Law Drama, War & Politics
Sep 1986 (first aired)
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven B ... view
Character:
Natalie Schoen (1 ep.)
Three Sovereigns for Sarah History, Drama, TV Movie
1985
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH ... view
Character:
Mary Easty
Private Sessions Drama, TV Movie
1985
A therapist goes outside his office and into his patients' personal lives to help them. He is treating a man who is hearing sounds but apparently ther ... view
Character:
Rosemary O'Reilly
Jan 1985 (first aired)
This is a true story based on transcripts of the Salem Witch Trials. ... view
Character:
Mary Easty (3 ep.)
Murder, She Wrote Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sep 1984 (first aired)
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases. ... view
Character:
Beatrice Vitello (1 ep.)
Skokie Drama, History, TV Movie
1981
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois. ... view
Character:
Bertha Feldman
F.D.R.: The Last Year Drama, TV Movie
1980
Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term. He also oversees plans for the D-Day Invasio ... view
Character:
Lucy Rutherford
The Golden Gate Murders Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
1979
An elderly, venerable priest goes over the side of the Golden Gate Bridge and everyone except his nurse, Sister Benecia, believes that it was suicide. ... view
Character:
Sister Superior
Backstairs at the White House Drama, War & Politics
Jan 1979 (first aired)
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there. ... view
Character:
Ellen Wilson (4 ep.)
1978
Ranch hand Stubby Pringle journeys to a Christmas dance, hoping to find his true love, and learns a valuable lesson about the spirit of the holiday al ... view
Character:
Mrs. Harper
1978
Former police captain and his assistant investigate extortion and murder at a dating service. ... view
Character:
Dr. Martha Reed
Sep 1977 (first aired)
The Oregon Trail is a 14-episode NBC western television series starring Rod Taylor as the widower Evan Thorpe, who leaves his Illinois farm in 1842 to ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Dec 1976 (first aired)
Once An Eagle is a 1976 nine-hour American television mini-series directed by Richard Michaels and E.W. Swackhamer. The picture was written by Peter S ... view
Character:
Kitty Damon (7 ep.)
Dark August Horror, Mystery
1976
A young girl is accidentally run down by a car driven by a careless city slicker. This careless injustice provokes the girl's grandfather into summoni ... view
Character:
Adrianna Putnam
The Dark Side of Innocence Drama, TV Movie
1976
A suburban housewife's feeling that her life is standing still causes her to divorce her husband. This causes tension with her daughter, who bitterly ... view
Character:
Kathleen Hancock
Born Innocent Drama, TV Movie
1976
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bure ... view
Character:
Mrs. Parker
The Impersonation Murder Case TV Movie, Mystery, Drama, Crime
1975
A woman's husband is shot to death by her long-lost stepson who has assumed another identity. ... view
Character:
Fern
1975
When a famous fashion designer is found murdered, Inspector Richard Queen of the NYPD is baffled by her dying clue, prompting him to bring in his son, ... view
Character:
Marion McKell
Bad Ronald TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Horror
1974
When awkward teen Ronald Wilby accidentally kills a young girl whose sister rejected his affections, his overbearing mother decides to hide him from t ... view
Character:
Elaine Wilby
The Rockford Files Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockf ... view
Character:
Mrs. Brockelman (1 ep.)
Unwed Father Drama, TV Movie
1974
A teenage boy fathers a child with his girlfriend. He then fights his parents, the girlfriend, the girl's parents and the courts in an attempt to get ... view
Character:
Judy Simmons
Jun 1973 (first aired)
The Evil Touch is an Australian-produced television series, originally broadcast in Australia in 1973. It was an anthology series where each episode h ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Police Story Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Mar 1973 (first aired)
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the Empire of Chaiba, a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia. He initiates a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Magician Crime, Mystery
1973
Bill Bixby stars in this NBC pilot movie as a famous stage magician and escape artist who solves crimes. ... view
Character:
Nora Coogan
Columbo Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing ap ... view
Character:
Edna Matthews (1 ep.)
Cannon Drama, Action & Adventure
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Action, Science Fiction
1971
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans ... view
Character:
Dr. Zira
In Search of America Drama, TV Movie
1971
Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them int ... view
Character:
Cora Chandler
Night Gallery Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
Dec 1970 (first aired)
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the c ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Adventure, Science Fiction, Mystery
1970
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface. ... view
Character:
Zira
Dial Hot Line Drama, TV Movie
1970
The head of a psychiatric telephone hotline inspires his associates to get out of the office and into the streets to help people with psychiatric prob ... view
Character:
Mrs. Edith Carruthers
Sep 1969 (first aired)
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Swimmer Drama
1968
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood. ... view
Character:
Betty Graham
1968
A young migrant worker is injured in an accident and ends up at a ranch to recover. He runs away, but realizes that his heart is not in traveling and ... view
Character:
Freda Williams
Planet of the Apes Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action
1968
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds him ... view
Character:
Zira
Mannix Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Sep 1967 (first aired)
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed b ... view
Character:
Louise Dubrio (2 ep.)
Ironside Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mar 1967 (first aired)
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to t ... view
Character:
Athena Champion (2 ep.)
Mission: Impossible Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Sep 1966 (first aired)
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Lilith Drama, Romance, Thriller
1964
Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he ... view
Character:
Dr. Bea Brice
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Arrest and Trial Crime, Drama
Sep 1963 (first aired)
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Easter ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Crime, Mystery, Drama
Sep 1962 (first aired)
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries. ... view
Character:
Adelaide Winters (1 ep.)
Dr. Kildare Drama
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respe ... view
Character:
Emily Field (2 ep.)
The Dick Powell Show Drama, Comedy, Talk
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hoste ... view
Character:
Ruth Jacobs (1 ep.)
Sep 1961 (first aired)
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in ... view
Character:
Eileen Rolf (1 ep.)
1961
A drama detailing the transformation of Barabbas, a thief and murderer, who is chosen to survive by an angry mob and that Jesus shall die. ... view
Character:
Mara
Special for Women Documentary, Soap, Drama
Oct 1960 (first aired)
Special for Women (also known as Purex Specials for Women) is a drama/documentary anthology series broadcast on NBC from 1960 to 1965. It dramatized p ... view
Character:
Leora Davis (1 ep.)
The Hiding Place TV Movie
1960
In the last days of World War II, two English airmen are captured by an ordinary German citizen, who, instead of handing them over to the authorities, ... view
Character:
Maria
Adventures in Paradise Action & Adventure, Drama
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Ada ... view
Character:
Vanessa Sutton Charles (1 ep.)
Bonanza Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family
Sep 1959 (first aired)
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. ... view
Character:
Ada Halle (1 ep.)
Money, Women and Guns Mystery, Western
1958
Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bushwhackers. ... view
Character:
Mary Johnston Kingman
Naked City Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
Sep 1958 (first aired)
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the sam ... view
Character:
Edna Daggett (1 ep.)
The Dark Side of the Earth Drama, War, TV Movie
1957
A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians. ... view
Character:
Anna Rojas
Sep 1957 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
The Comedian Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
1957
Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse ... view
Character:
Julie Hogarth
1957
The lack of communication between a wealthy film producer and his troubled teenage son after the boy is involved in an altercation at a movie theater ... view
Character:
Helen Ditmar
Requiem for a Heavyweight TV Movie, Drama
1956
An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of ... view
Character:
Grace Carney
Playhouse 90 Drama
Oct 1956 (first aired)
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS ... view
Character:
Grace Carney (1 ep.)
Julie Hogarth (1 ep.)
Helen Bragg (1 ep.)
Storm Center Drama
1956
Politicians go after a small-town librarian when she refuses to ban a book. She's quickly labeled a Communist. ... view
Character:
Martha Lockridge
1956
Chuck Walters and Bob Scoffield are old war buddies who run a cargo airplane service in Bermuda. Walters is happily married to Chris while Scoffield c ... view
Character:
Fran West
The Edge of Night Crime, Mystery, Soap
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Edge of Night was an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (305 ep.)
1955
Tonight we are pleased to present the noted director John Brahm. Mr. Brahm has chosen for this evening a bright and amusing story by the Pulitzer Priz ... view
Character:
Elizabeth
Hollywood Preview Drama, Talk
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Gunsmoke Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
Sep 1955 (first aired)
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place ... view
Character:
Bea Colter (1 ep.)
Climax! Drama, Mystery
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Cos ... view
Character:
Barbara Williams (1 ep.)
Lynn Griffith (1 ep.)
Ann Brewster (1 ep.)
General Electric Theater Comedy, Drama
Feb 1953 (first aired)
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponso ... view
Character:
Mary Murphy (1 ep.)
Hilda (1 ep.)
Edie Gauman (1 ep.)
Deadline - U.S.A. Crime, Drama
1952
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster. ... view
Character:
Nora Hutcheson
Anything Can Happen Comedy, Romance
1952
A quirky relationship unfolds between an immigrant and an all-American folk music fan. ... view
Character:
Helen Watson
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Mara (1 ep.)
Mrs. Harper (1 ep.)
Polissena/Maria Celeste (1 ep.)
A Streetcar Named Desire Drama, Thriller
1951
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downw ... view
Character:
Stella Kowalski
Lux Video Theatre Drama, Comedy
Oct 1950 (first aired)
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original telep ... view
Character:
Lina (1 ep.)
Feb 1950 (first aired)
Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954 ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jan 1950 (first aired)
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live sho ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Suspense Drama
Jan 1949 (first aired)
An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by wel ... view
Character:
Emily (1 ep.)
Studio One Drama
Nov 1948 (first aired)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, prese ... view
Character:
Maggie Church (1 ep.)
Oct 1948 (first aired)
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (2 ep.)
A Matter of Life and Death Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
1946
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American ... view
Character:
June
You Came Along Drama, Romance
1945
War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with ... view
Character:
Frances Hotchkiss
When Strangers Marry Mystery, Crime, Drama
1944
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer. ... view
Character:
Millie Baxter
Tender Comrade Drama, Romance, War
1944
Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situati ... view
Character:
Doris Dumbrowski
The Seventh Victim Horror, Mystery
1943
After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track ... view
Character:
Mary Gibson
Reconnaissance Pilot Documentary
1943
Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War as he flies reconnaissance missions over enem ... view
Character:
Catherine Cummings