Actresses Who Have Played Miss Havisham On Film

This posts is a brief overview of past portrayals of the Miss Havisham character from film and television productions created 1934- 2012

Florence Reed 1934
The 1934 Version of Great Expectations was filmed in the USA, there were 4 stylists on set in the make up/hair department they were, Otto Lederer as assistant make up artist, Jack. P Pierce as the make up artist, Margaret Donovan the hairstylist and William Ely as the make up assistant. Vera West was the Costume designer for the production.

Martita Hunt 1946
The 1946 version of the story was filmed in the UK, it went on to win two Oscars for Best Cinematography in black and white and Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (black and white) the make up and hair department for this production consisted of two men; George Blackler and Ernest Gasser.

Margaret Leighton 1974
This Version of the novel was a T.V movie. the Costumes were designed by two people Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden.

Jean Simmons 1989 who had previously played Estella in the 1946 film
This adaptation of Great Expectations was made as a T.V series, Jean Simmons appeared in all 6 episodes. The series was nominated for four Primetime Emmies one of the nominations being for Outstanding Hairstyling For a Miniseries. The Hair and Make Up Department consisted of two people; Eithne Fennel as Hairstylist and Eddie Knight as the Make Up Artist.

Joan Hickson 1981
Filmed as another T.V miniseries this version covered the whole story in 12 episodes. The Make Up Artist for the series was Gwyn Arthy.

Anne Bancroft played a Character called Ms. Dismoor in a modern version of the Great Expectations set in New York City

Charlotte Rampling 1999
this 1999 T.V Movie won a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for and award in Best Make Up And Hair but unfortuneately did not win. It was also nominated for a further 8 awards in different areas of filming including Best Photography and Lighting.

Gillian Anderson 2011 BBC version of Great Expectations
Gillian Anderson is most famously known for her role in the hit American T.V series The XFiles. The Make Up Department for this production consisted of 12 people; Nicky Lissner as assistant make up artist, Adele as Firth make up artist 3 episodes, Chris Lyons for special effects and teeth, Luca Saccuman as a hairstylist for 3 episodes, Kristin Chalmers - make up designer, Micheal Byrne- prosthetic technician, Darlene Forrester- make up and hair artist 1 episode, Kristiyan Mallet- prosthetics 1 episode, Roo Maurice- Crowd make up artist, Luisa Ridge -  hair and make up artist, and Sian Wilson  -  additional make up and hair artist.

Helena Bonham Carter 2012

Helena Bonhan Carter won two awards for this production including  a Beijing Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Beijing Student Film Festival Award again for Best Supporting Actress.

Bibliography

Anne Bancroft Photo (no date). Anne Bancroft as Mrs.Dinsmoor in Great Expectations Picture - Photo of Anne Bancroft - FanPix.Net. Available at: http://fanpix.famousfix.com/0019632/015086343/anne-bancroft-as-mrs-dinsmoor-in-great-expectations-picture.html (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

Dickens, C., Mitchell, C. and Trotter, D. (2003) Great expectations. United Kingdom: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.

‘File:Miss Havisham film Martita Hunt.jpg’ (2012) Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Miss_Havisham_film_Martita_Hunt.jpg (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery (no date). Victorian Funeral Customs and Superstitions. Available at: http://friendsofoakgrovecemetery.org/victorian-funeral-customs-fears-and-superstitions/ (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

Global, I. (2011) Gillian Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter and Miss Havisham on film, Culture. 2011-11-22. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/8907506/Gillian-Anderson-Helena-Bonham-Carter-and-Miss-Havisham-on-film.html?image=12 (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

Havisham back story gives Dickens’s twisted jilted spinster a soul(no date). Havisham back story gives Dickens’s twisted jilted spinster a soul. Available at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/havisham-back-story-gives-dickenss-twisted-jilted-spinster-a-soul/story-fn9n8gph-1226531465099?nk=c648e7ab0025c27680c47f89cc6747f4 (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

(no date a). Available at: http://moviespictures.org/movie/Great_Expectations_1934 (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

(no date b). Request Rejected. Available at: http://www.thecityreview.com/greatex.html (Accessed: 23 January 2015).

Citation

(Dickens, Mitchell and Trotter, 2003)

(Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery, no date)

(no date a)

(no date b)

(Global, 2011)

(Anne Bancroft Photo, no date)

(Havisham back story gives Dickens’s twisted jilted spinster a soul, no date)

(‘File:Miss Havisham film Martita Hunt.jpg’, 2012)