Kim Hunter
Birthday: 12 November 1922, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birth Name: Janet Cole
Height: 161 cm
Her father, Donald Cole, was a consulting engineer, and died in 1926 when Kim was only 3 years old. Her mother, Grace Lind, once performed as a concert pianist. She had one brother who was eight years ...Show More
[on "Lilith" in a 1986 interview] The tensions on the set contributed to his (Rossen's) death. I don Show more
[on "Lilith" in a 1986 interview] The tensions on the set contributed to his (Rossen's) death. I don't think I want to talk about it. Since then, Warren has grown so; at that time, he wasn't ready to be a star. He knew it and was scared! In rehearsal, he'd be great. The closer he got to the camera, the more he'd retreat. He'd cut half his lines, which made Warren interesting and the rest of us talky as hell! He gave Jean no help whatsoever. She was damn good in a demanding role. At the wrap party, a group of people threw Warren into a stream. Hide
[on her blacklisting] I was never a Communist or even a pro-Communist, but I was very pro-civil righ Show more
[on her blacklisting] I was never a Communist or even a pro-Communist, but I was very pro-civil rights, and I signed a lot of petitions. I think my big "Sin" was agreeing to be a sponsor of a (1949) World Peace Conference held in New York during the time I was in "Streetcar." I never actually attended it, but "Life" magazine came out with a big picture spread of all the (Gcelebrity) sponsors - I was in mighty good company - and I think this fanned the flames." Hide
[about her Oscar-winning role in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)] It was not at all certain I would Show more
[about her Oscar-winning role in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)] It was not at all certain I would do the movie. As a matter of fact, I had to test for it twice. First, I did a film test in New York with Elia Kazan. Then I got a call telling me to come to California for another test. They weren't happy with my hair. Vivien Leigh was going to wear a blonde wig, and for some reason they wanted me to be blonde as well--as if sisters always have the same hair color. So I bleached my hair and got the part. Later Kazan said to me, "There was no way I was going to direct the film with anybody else but you playing Stella". Hide
[on Bette Davis] I love Bette. What a dame! Absolutely straight on - no nonsense!
[on Bette Davis] I love Bette. What a dame! Absolutely straight on - no nonsense!
[on Marlon Brando] An absolutely gorgeous actor! And a beautiful human being... Also: he dearest, mo Show more
[on Marlon Brando] An absolutely gorgeous actor! And a beautiful human being... Also: he dearest, most thoughtful, considerate human being I've ever met. Wild sense of humor; practical joker, no end. An extraordinary human being, no question! Hide
[on being known as an actress rather than a star] That's fairly accurate, I think, for a great numbe Show more
[on being known as an actress rather than a star] That's fairly accurate, I think, for a great number of us. Becoming a star wouldn't have bothered me, but what is a star? A star isn't anything. An actor acts. That's the important thing. Hide
[In a 1986 interview] As a child, I considered being a concert pianist. At 11, I decided to be a wri Show more
[In a 1986 interview] As a child, I considered being a concert pianist. At 11, I decided to be a writer. Then a drama teacher moved nearby. I d always loved the movies, and I asked to take some acting lessons. Hide
[about Marlon Brando] The great thing about Marlon is his incredible sense of truth--he may make som Show more
[about Marlon Brando] The great thing about Marlon is his incredible sense of truth--he may make some bad choices in the roles he does, but the one thing he cannot be is false. I think that's why he didn't like acting very much, because it always drew up painful things from within him about his life that he then transferred to his character. But to work with that great sense of truth was simply wonderful. Hide
[on Vivien Leigh] Vivien was an incredibly charming woman!When she spoke to you - to anybody - you w Show more
[on Vivien Leigh] Vivien was an incredibly charming woman!When she spoke to you - to anybody - you were the only person in the world. Hide
[about her "blacklisting"] For a long while, I wouldn't talk about it at all. I do now, because ther Show more
[about her "blacklisting"] For a long while, I wouldn't talk about it at all. I do now, because there's a whole new generation that doesn't remember. And the more one knows, the more one can see, and not allow history to repeat itself. Hide
Kim Hunter's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (152)
Kim Hunter'S roles
