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Also Known As	Janet Cole
Born	November 12, 1922 • Detroit • Michigan
Died	September 11, 2002 (aged 79) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1952) • Academy Award (1952): Actress in a Supporting Role • Golden Globe Award (1952): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Married To	Robert Emmett (1951–2000 [his death]) • William A. Baldwin (1944–1946)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Jennifer on My Mind" (1971) • "The Eleventh Hour" (1962) • "Celanese Theatre" (1952) • "The Evil Touch" (1973–1974) • "Mannix" (1967–1970) • "A Price Above Rubies" (1998) • "Sunday Showcase" (1960) • "The Kindred" (1987) • "The Seventh Victim" (1943) • "Appointment with Adventure" (1955) • "Breaking Point" (1963) • "Rawhide" (1959) • "Ellery Queen" (1975) • "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" (1970) • "Play of the Week" (1960–1961) • "Here's to Life!" (2000) • "Money, Women and Guns" (1958) • "General Electric Theater" (1956–1960) • "The Hiding Place" (2000) • "Alcoa Theatre" (1958) • "Naked City" (1962) • "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) • "The Education of Max Bickford" (2001) • "Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine" (1963) • "Love, American Style" (1973) • "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946) • "Storm Center" (1956) • "The Young Lawyers" (1970) • "Omnibus" (1955) • "Out of the Cold" (1999) • "Police Story" (1973) • "Deadline - U.S.A." (1952) • "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1997) • "Anything Can Happen" (1952) • "Planet of the Apes" (1968) • "Confidential for Women" (1966) • "Suspense" (1949) • "All My Children" (1970) • "The Defenders" (1965) • "Murder, She Wrote" (1990) • "Night Gallery" (1972) • "The Magician" (1973) • "The Gulf Playhouse" (1953) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1955) • "Dr. Kildare" (1965) • "Insight" (1975) • "Once an Eagle" (1976) • "Bermuda Affair" (1956) • "Abilene" (1999) • "Playhouse 90" (1956–1960) • "The United States Steel Hour" (1956–1962) • "Dark August" (1976) • "Bracken's World" (1970) • "Studio One" (1958) • "World Wide '60" (1960) • "The Silver Theatre" (1949) • "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1968) • "Scene of the Crime" (1984) • "Baretta" (1976) • "Mission: Impossible" (1973) • "On Trial" (1956) • "Young Dr. Kildare" (1972) • "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1949) • "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955) • "Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971) • "Mad About You" (1994) • "Gunsmoke" (1971) • "Hec Ramsey" (1973) • "Cannon" (1971) • "Hawk" (1966) • "Disneyland" (1968) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1949) • "When Strangers Marry" (1944) • "A Canterbury Tale" (1944) • "L.A. Law" (1994) • "The Rockford Files" (1979) • "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1957) • "Adventures in Paradise" (1959) • "Climax!" (1955–1958) • "Bonanza" (1968) • "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1973) • "Star Tonight" (1955) • "NET Playhouse" (1969) • "Chronicle" (1963) • "Rendezvous" (1958) • "Actor's Studio" (1948–1950) • "American Playhouse" (1985) • "Project U.F.O." (1978) • "Medical Center" (1971–1974) • "Justice" (1955) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1952) • "The Edge of Night" (1979–1980) • "CBS Playhouse" (1968) • "Hunter" (1977) • "Ironside" (1974) • "The Wide World of Mystery" (1975) • "The Lineup" (1959) • "You Came Along" (1945) • "The Young Stranger" (1957) • "The Nurses" (1963) • "The Oregon Trail" (1977) • "Columbo" (1971) • "Griff" (1973) • "As the World Turns" (1997) • "Lucas Tanner" (1975) • "Due occhi diabolici" (1990) • "The Dick Powell Show" (1962) • "Tender Comrade" (1943) • "Lilith" (1964) • "Studio 57" (1956) • "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1971) • "The Swimmer" (1968) • "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1964) • "Arrest and Trial" (1963) • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) • "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law" (1972) • "Janet Dean, Registered Nurse" (1954) • "Lamp Unto My Feet" (1958)

Top Questions

When was Kim Hunter born?

Kim Hunter was born on November 12, 1922.

Is Kim Hunter married?

William A. Baldwin (1944–1946), Robert Emmett (1951–2000 [his death])

Where was Kim Hunter born?

Kim Hunter was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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