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Kim Hunter
Known for Columbo · Bonanza · Murder, She Wrote
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,…
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- Nov 12, 1922
- Died
- Sep 11, 2002
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV
ColumboEdna Matthews · 1971
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
BonanzaAda Halle · 1959
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Murder, She WroteBeatrice Vitello · 1984
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Mission: Impossible1 eps · 1966
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Mad About YouMillie Barton · 1992
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock HourAdelaide Winters · 1962
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
L.A. LawNatalie Schoen · 1986
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
IronsideAthena Champion · 1967
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
Reconnaissance PilotCatherine Cummings
1943
The Seventh VictimMary Gibson
1943
Tender ComradeDoris Dumbrowski
1944
When Strangers MarryMillie Baxter
1944
You Came AlongFrances Hotchkiss
1945
A Matter of Life and DeathJune
1946
A Streetcar Named DesireStella Kowalski
1951
Anything Can HappenHelen Watson
1952
Deadline - U.S.A.Nora Hutcheson
1952AM
A Midsummer DaydreamElizabeth
1955
Bermuda AffairFran West
1956
Requiem for a HeavyweightGrace Carney
1956
Storm CenterMartha Lockridge
1956
The ComedianJulie Hogarth
1957
The Dark Side of the EarthAnna Rojas
1957
The Young StrangerHelen Ditmar
1957
Money, Women and GunsMary Johnston Kingman
1958
Playhouse 90: The Hiding PlaceMaria
1960GU
Give Us Barabbas!Mara
1961
LilithDr. Bea Brice
1964
Planet of the ApesZira
1968
The SwimmerBetty Graham
1968
The Young LonerFreda Williams
1968
Beneath the Planet of the ApesZira
1970
Dial Hot LineMrs. Edith Carruthers
1970
Escape from the Planet of the ApesDr. Zira
1971
In Search of AmericaCora Chandler
1971
The MagicianNora Coogan
1973
Bad RonaldElaine Wilby
1974
Unwed FatherJudy Simmons
1974
Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsMarion McKell
1975
The Impersonation Murder CaseFern
1975
Born InnocentMrs. Parker
1976
Dark AugustAdrianna Putnam
1976
The Dark Side of InnocenceKathleen Hancock
1976
Stubby Pringle's ChristmasMrs. Harper
1978
The Case of the Baltimore GirlsDr. Martha Reed
1978
The Golden Gate MurdersSister Superior
1979
F.D.R.: The Last YearLucy Rutherford
1980
SkokieBertha Feldman
1981
Private SessionsRosemary O'Reilly
1985
Three Sovereigns for SarahMary Easty
1985
The KindredAmanda Hollins
1987
Drop-Out MotherLeona
1988
Two Evil EyesGloria Pym
1990
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondSelf
1990
Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyVera Woodman
1993
Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew StoryElsa Rael
1993
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageSelf
1994
Elia Kazan: A Director's JourneySelf (archive footage)
1995
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your ApprovalSelf
1995
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilBetty Harty
1997
A Price Above RubiesRebbitzn
1998
Behind the Planet of the ApesSelf
1998
Glorious TechnicolorSelf
1998
AbileneEmmeline Brown
1999
Blue MoonSheila Keating
1999
Out of the ColdElsa Lindepu
1999
The Hiding PlaceMuriel
2000
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate BalanceSelf
2000
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
2003AM
A Man Named BrandoSelf
2006
A Streetcar in HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
2006
A Streetcar on BroadwaySelf (archive footage)
2006
An Actor Named BrandoSelf (archive footage)
2006
Desire and CensorshipSelf (archive footage)
2006
North and the Music of the SouthSelf (archive footage)
2006
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf
2008
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffSelf – Interviewee
2010
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger(archive footage)
2024
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science FictionSelf (archive footage)
2024Television
Studio OneMaggie Church · 1 eps
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse2 eps
1948
SuspenseEmily · 1 eps
1949
Lux Video TheatreLina · 1 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents1 eps
1950
Your Show of Shows1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameMara · 1 eps
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Harper · 1 eps
1951Hallmark Hall of FamePolissena/Maria Celeste · 1 eps
1951
General Electric TheaterMary Murphy · 1 eps
1953General Electric TheaterHilda · 1 eps
1953General Electric TheaterEdie Gauman · 1 eps
1953
Climax!Barbara Williams · 1 eps
1954Climax!Lynn Griffith · 1 eps
1954Climax!Ann Brewster · 1 eps
1954
GunsmokeBea Colter · 1 eps
1955HP
Hollywood PreviewSelf · 1 eps
1955
Playhouse 90Grace Carney · 1 eps
1956Playhouse 90Julie Hogarth · 1 eps
1956Playhouse 90Helen Bragg · 1 eps
1956
The Edge of Night306 eps
1956AF
Art Ford's Greenwich Village PartySelf · 1 eps
1957
Naked CityEdna Daggett · 1 eps
1958
Adventures in ParadiseVanessa Sutton Charles · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaAda Halle · 1 eps
1959
Special for WomenLeora Davis · 1 eps
1960
Dr. KildareEmily Field · 2 eps
1961
The DefendersEileen Rolf · 1 eps
1961
The Dick Powell ShowRuth Jacobs · 1 eps
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock HourAdelaide Winters · 1 eps
1962
Arrest and TrialGeraldine Weston Saunders · 1 eps
1963
Breaking Point1 eps
1963CP
CBS PlayhouseGerrie Mason · 1 eps
1966
Mission: Impossible1 eps
1966
IronsideAthena Champion · 2 eps
1967
MannixLouise Dubrio · 2 eps
1967
Medical Center1 eps
1969
Night Gallery1 eps
1970
Cannon1 eps
1971
ColumboEdna Matthews · 1 eps
1971
Police Story1 eps
1973
The Evil Touch2 eps
1973
The Rockford FilesMrs. Brockelman · 1 eps
1974
Once an EagleKitty Damon · 7 eps
1976
The Oregon Trail1 eps
1977
Backstairs at the White HouseEllen Wilson · 4 eps
1979
American PlayhouseMary Easty · 3 eps
1982
Murder, She WroteBeatrice Vitello · 1 eps
1984Three Sovereigns for SarahMary Easty · 3 eps
1985
L.A. LawNatalie Schoen · 1 eps
1986
Cross of FireMrs. Oberholtzer · 2 eps
1989
Mad About YouMillie Barton · 1 eps
1992Photos
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