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 Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Decades later, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for portraying Nola Madison on the soap opera The Edge of Night.[1] She also portrayed the chimpanzee Zira in Planet of the Apes (1968), and its sequels Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) and Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971).
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KimHunter (born Janet Cole; November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for...
McDowall, KimHunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, Sal Mineo, and Ricardo Montalbán. In the film, Cornelius (McDowall) and Zira (Hunter) flee...
the original Planet of the Apes film series. It stars James Franciscus, KimHunter, Maurice Evans, and Linda Harrison, and features Charlton Heston in a...
Taylor, along Roddy McDowall and KimHunter as Cornelius and Zira. Heston returned for the second film, as well as Hunter, while McDowall was replaced by...
away at war. The film stars Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, and KimHunter and was directed by Edward Dmytryk. The film was later used by the HUAC...
Dr. Zaius. Harrison appeared as Zira, the role ultimately played by KimHunter, while Harrison's Talent School classmate fellow contract actor, James...
strange planet where intelligent apes dominate mute, primitive humans. KimHunter and Roddy McDowall played the sympathetic chimpanzees Zira and Cornelius...
unknown at the time, Marlon Brando. The opening night cast also included KimHunter as Stella and Karl Malden as Mitch. Tandy was cast after Williams saw...
and starring Scott Jacoby, Pippa Scott, John Larch, Dabney Coleman and KimHunter. It is based on the novel of the same title by Jack Vance. Ronald Wilby...
with him. Stella was portrayed by KimHunter in the Broadway production as well as the 1951 film adaptation. Hunter won an Academy Award for her performance...
comedy-drama film directed by George Seaton, starring José Ferrer and KimHunter. José Ferrer stars as Giorgi Papashvily, who emigrates from Georgia in...
and subsequent film series. Zira was played in the first three films by KimHunter. Zira is the partner of Cornelius, with both reporting to Dr. Zaius. Zira...
roles. For the post-war American release, Raymond Massey narrated and KimHunter was added to the film. The film was made in black and white, and was the...
The 36-hole tournament began in 2008 with a four-man field of Anthony Kim, Hunter Mahan, Adam Scott and Brandt Snedeker. It aired in December on NBC and...
adaptation of the Anton Myrer novel of the same name, opposite Amy Irving, KimHunter, Clu Gulager, and Melanie Griffith. He also had a starring role as Rick...
actress KimHunter from June 1979 to March 1980. The Edge of Night's casting director, Ruth Levine, happened to meet film actress KimHunter at a cocktail...
story starts out with Alex Hunter, his half-sister Kim, and Danny Williams watching a video of Hunter's grandfather, Jim Hunter, scoring his 100th career...
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