Kim Hunter was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress. Hunter performed in the original Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1947), playing the role of Stella Kowalski. She appeared in the 1951 film, for which she won both the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her other major film roles include David Niven's fiancee in the classic film "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946), and Zira the chimpanzee scientist in the first three of the "Planet of the Apes" series.