- Aside from English, she speaks French fluently and is a highly-skilled pianist and equestrian.
- Hunter and partner Benedict Cumberbatch married at the 12th century Church of St. Peter and St. Paul on the Isle of Wight followed by a reception at Mottistone Manor. Their engagement was announced in the "Forthcoming Marriages" section of The Times on 5 November 2014, after a 17-year friendship. (February 2015)
- Has three sons with her husband Benedict Cumberbatch - Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch (b. June 1, 2015), Hal Auden Cumberbatch (b. March 3, 2017), and Finn Cumberbatch (b. January 11, 2019).
- Hunter is skilled in sailing and tennis.
- Traditionally announced her engagement to actor partner Benedict Cumberbatch, whom she has known for 17 years, in the "Forthcoming Marriages" section of The Times newspaper. Hunter received a 3.5 carat, Edwardian-era inspired, cushion-cut yellow diamond ring adorned with a hundred smaller diamonds all around the head, bezel and shank. Its estimated value is $450,000. (November 2014)
- Won the Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award for her experimental play "The Terrific Electric" (2007), which she conceived and directed.
- Best known for directing and conceiving avant-garde theatre productions.
- A frequent collaborator of music director and opera singer Andrew Staples.
- Trained under acclaimed theatre and opera director Anne Bogart at Saratoga International Theatre Institue in New York City.
- Good friends with British-Argentinian performance artist Eloise Fornieles and SUNO artistic director and founder Max Osterweis.
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