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Kim Hunter

Janet Cole
actress
Born: November 12, 1922
Birthplace: Detroit, Mi.

Hunter was a actress famous for her Oscar-winning role as Stella in the film and stage versions of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, opposite Marlon Brando. She also played Dr. Zira in Planet of the Apes. Hunter was blacklisted in the early 1950s, but reemerged in 1956, starring opposite Bette Davis in Storm Center.

Died: New York City, Sept. 11, 2002

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