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Marsha Hunt Biography

Birth Name:Marsha Virginia Hunt

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 2010, she received the New York Women in Film & Television Muse Award
  • Has served as an honorary mayor of the city of Sherman Oaks, Calif
  • Was a member of the Committee for the First Amendment, but was never called before the House Un-American Activities Commission
  • In 1938, she got married to film and televison director Jerry Hopper
  • In 1993, her book "The Way We Wore" was published
  • Was originally cast in "Rebel Without a Cause," but was forced to drop out of the role
  • Made her Broadway debut in the 1948 play "Joy to the World․"