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Kim Hunter (born Janet Cole; November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for portraying Stella Kowalski in the original production of Tennessee Williams ' A Streetcar Named Desire , which she reprised for the 1951 film adaptation , and won both an Academy ...
Kim Hunter. Actress: A Streetcar Named Desire. Her father, Donald Cole, was a consulting engineer, and died in 1926 when Kim was only three years old. Her mother, Grace Lind, once performed as a concert pianist. She had one brother who was eight years older than she, and she was educated at Miami Beach High.
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Jun 3, 2024 · Kim Hunter was an American actress of stage, screen, and television who was perhaps best known for her portrayals of two extremely varied roles: Stella Kowalski in the stage (1947) and film (1951) versions of A Streetcar Named Desire and the sympathetic chimpanzee psychiatrist Dr. Zira in three.
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Sep 11, 2002 · Kim Hunter, who played Stella in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Dr. Zira in "Planet of the Apes", died of a heart attack in 2002. She was blacklisted in the 1950s and struggled to find film roles after that.
Sep 12, 2002 · Kim Hunter, whose eclectic 60-year career included an Oscar, two Emmy nominations and a Broadway triumph with her portrayal of Stella in the legendary 1947 debut of ''A Streetcar Named...
Nov 27, 2018 · For her full interview, see https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/kim-hunterAll content copyright The Television Academy Foundation Interviews....
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Sep 11, 2002 · 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.