Hunter starred in the controversial TV movie "Born Innocent" (1974) playing the mother of Linda Blair's character. She also starred in several episodes of the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" during the mid-1970s. In 1971, she appeared in an episode of "Cannon." In the same year, she starred in a "Columbo" episode "Suitable for Framing". In 1973, she appeared twice on Lorne Greene's short-lived ABC crime drama "Griff," including the episode "The Last Ballad", in which she portrayed Dr. Martha Reed, a physician held by police in the death of a patient. In 1974, she appeared on Raymond Burr's "Ironside". In 1977, she appeared on the NBC Western series "The Oregon Trail" starring Rod Taylor, in the episode "The Waterhole", which also featured Lonny Chapman.