Kim Hunter (November 12, 1922 - September 11, 2002) was an American actress, winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). She also appeared in the classic Micheal Powell/Emeric Pressburger film A Matter of Life and Death (1945), playing the role of David Niven's fiance, and some of the "Planet of the Apes" movies and in television soap operas.