Biography of Kim Hunter -

Kim Hunter (November 12, 1922 – September
11, 2002) was an United States|American film and
stage actress.

Born Janet Cole,she performed in the original
Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire
(1947), playing the role of Stella Kowalski.  She
appeared in the 1951 film, for which Hunter won
both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award
for Best Supporting Actress - Motion
Picture|Golden Globe for Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress. She
was blacklisted from film and television during
the Hollywood communism paranoia created by
McCarthyism.

Her other major film roles include David Niven's
fiance in the classic film A Matter of Life and
Death (1945), and Zira the ape scientist in the
first three of the Planet of the Apes series.  She
also appeared in several soap operas, most notably
as Nola Madison on The Edge of Night.

For her contribution to the motion picture
industry Kim Hunter has a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame at 1617 Vine Street and a second star
at 1715 Vine Street.

Kim Hunter died of a heart attack in New York City
in 2002.

==External links==
*imdb name | id=0001375 | name=Kim Hunter

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Biography of Kim Hunter -