Marsha Hunt
Acting
Born October 17, 1917 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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 Paramoun…
Known For · 40 titles
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Murder, She Wrote
The Twilight Zone
Ironside
Matlock
My Three Sons
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Philco Television Playhouse
Climax!
Studio One
Gunsmoke
The Defenders
Ben Casey
The Outer Limits
Run for Your Life
Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Name of the Game
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Laramie
The Detectives
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Police Story
Harry O
Your Show of Shows
Sam Benedict
Cain's Hundred
The Play on One
The Outsider
Profiles in Courage
Medical Story
Panic!
Breaking Point
Accidental Family
Jigsaw
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Bombers B-52
Pride and Prejudice
Johnny Got His Gun
The Valley of Decision
Peck's Bad Girl