Kim Hunter Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a sponsor of the 1949 World Peace Conference in New York
• In 1960, she was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in motion pictures and television
• Was one of the first members accepted to the Actors Studio
• A lonely child, she would play pretend games and act out characters in front of a mirror
• Was "discovered" while performing in a stage production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Pasadena Playhouse
• Quote: "(On being known as a movie star) "A star isn't anything․ An actor acts․ That's the important thing․""
• As a result of her name being given to the House Un-American Activities Committee by director Elia Kazan, she was blacklisted from Hollywood during the 1950s