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Kim Hunter

Kim Hunter

Actor · Died September 11, 2002, aged 79 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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. Decades later she received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on the long running soap The Edge of Night. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kim Hunter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 12, 1922
Died
September 11, 2002 (aged 79)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Kim Hunter's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Morality
18%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Power
8%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 7 · Dark 17

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 10

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 13
Mentor
4 of 13
Hero
3 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
18
Dread
9
Contemplative
12
Warm
8
Other
18

How their films linger

Haunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Hunter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Hunter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger(2024)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation(2020)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Religulous(2008)

    as Zira

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Hiding Place(2000)

    as Muriel

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Cold(1999)

    as Elsa Lindepu

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Blue Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sheila Keating

  • Abilene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Emmeline Brown

  • A Price Above Rubies(1998)

    as Rebbitzn

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil(1997)

    as Betty Harty

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story(1993)

    as Elsa Rael

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family(1993)

    as Vera Woodman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Millie Barton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Two Evil Eyes(1990)

    as Gloria Pym

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cross of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Oberholtzer

  • Drop-Out Mother(1988)

    as Leona

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Kindred(1987)

    as Amanda Hollins

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie Schoen

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mary Easty

  • Private Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Rosemary O'Reilly

  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mary Easty

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Beatrice Vitello

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mary Easty

  • Skokie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Bertha Feldman

  • F.D.R.: The Last Year(1980)

    as Lucy Rutherford

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Golden Gate Murders(1979)

    as Sister Superior

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Backstairs at the White House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ellen Wilson

  • Stubby Pringle's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Mrs. Harper

  • The Case of the Baltimore Girls(1978)

    as Dr. Martha Reed

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Once an Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 7 episodes · as Kitty Damon

  • Dark August(1976)

    as Adrianna Putnam

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Side of Innocence(1976)

    as Kathleen Hancock

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Born Innocent(1974)

    as Mrs. Parker

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Impersonation Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Fern

  • Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Marion McKell

  • Bad Ronald(1974)

    as Elaine Wilby

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Brockelman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Unwed Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Judy Simmons

  • The Evil Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Nora Coogan

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Edna Matthews

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes(1971)

    as Dr. Zira

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • In Search of America(1971)

    as Cora Chandler

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes(1970)

    as Zira

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dial Hot Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mrs. Edith Carruthers

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Swimmer(1968)

    as Betty Graham

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Young Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Freda Williams

  • Planet of the Apes(1968)

    as Zira

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · as Louise Dubrio

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · as Athena Champion

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerrie Mason

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Lilith(1964)

    as Dr. Bea Brice

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Geraldine Weston Saunders

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Adelaide Winters

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emily Field

  • The Dick Powell Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Jacobs

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen Rolf

  • Give Us Barabbas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mara

  • Special for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Leora Davis

  • Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Maria

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Vanessa Sutton Charles

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Ada Halle

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Money, Women and Guns(1958)

    as Mary Johnston Kingman

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Edna Daggett

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Side of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Anna Rojas

  • The Comedian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Julie Hogarth

  • The Young Stranger(1957)

    as Helen Ditmar

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Requiem for a Heavyweight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Grace Carney

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Grace Carney · as Helen Bragg · as Julie Hogarth

  • Storm Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Martha Lockridge

  • Bermuda Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Fran West

  • The Edge of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 306 episodes · Actor

  • A Midsummer Daydream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Elizabeth

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bea Colter

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann Brewster · as Barbara Williams · as Lynn Griffith

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Edie Gauman · as Hilda · as Mary Murphy

  • Deadline - U.S.A.(1952)

    as Nora Hutcheson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Anything Can Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Helen Watson

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mara · as Mrs. Harper · as Polissena/Maria Celeste

  • A Streetcar Named Desire(1951)

    as Stella Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Lina

  • Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Maggie Church

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • A Matter of Life and Death(1946)

    as June

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Frances Hotchkiss

  • When Strangers Marry(1944)

    as Millie Baxter

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tender Comrade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Doris Dumbrowski

  • The Seventh Victim(1943)

    as Mary Gibson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Reconnaissance Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Catherine Cummings

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles from 1943 to 2024; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Planet of the Apes (1968)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19432024

Peak 1997 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting96 of 96: 96 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1940s9 · acting1950s23 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s24 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s1 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 11% of 18 roles
436373

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kim Hunter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980)

84th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kim Hunter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles16–79 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles9–44 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles10–34 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles14–42 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles29–61 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kim Hunter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Hunter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlton Heston shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles