Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter (born 20 March 1958) is an American actress. She was born in Conyers, Georgia. Hunter starred in The Piano for which she won the Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award.
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Born | Holly P. Hunter March 20, 1958 Conyers, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University (B.A., Drama) | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Actress, Producer | ||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1981–present | ||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Janusz Kamiński (m. 1995; div. 2001) | ||||||||||||||||
Partner(s) | Gordon MacDonald (2001–present; 2 children) | ||||||||||||||||
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Hunter was also nominated for Oscars for her roles in Broadcast News, The Firm, and Thirteen. She has won two Emmy Awards.
Hunter has acted in many other movies.[1] They include Copycat, Living Out Loud, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Home for the Holidays, The Incredibles, Thirteen, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Hunter's most outstanding television series was for the drama series Saving Grace (TV series), for which she won the Grace Allen Award, and was nominated for seven other awards.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1981 | The Burning | Sophie | Tony Maylam | |
1984 | Swing Shift | Jeannie | Jonathan Demme | |
1984 | Blood Simple | Helene Trend | Joel Coen Ethan Coen | Voice / Uncredited |
1987 | Raising Arizona | Edwina "Ed" McDunnough | Joel Coen Ethan Coen | |
1987 | End of the Line | Charlotte Haney | Jay Russell | |
1987 | Broadcast News | Jane Craig | James L. Brooks | |
1989 | Miss Firecracker | Carnelle Scott | Thomas Schlamme | |
1989 | Animal Behavior | Coral Grable | Jenny Bowen & Kjehl Rasmussen | |
1989 | Always | Dorinda Durston | Steven Spielberg | |
1991 | Once Around | Renata Bella | Lasse Hallström | |
1993 | The Piano | Ada McGrath | Jane Campion | Academy Award for Best Actress |
1993 | The Firm | Tammy Hemphill | Sydney Pollack | |
1995 | Copycat | M.J. Monahan | Jon Amiel | |
1995 | Home for the Holidays | Claudia Larson | Jodie Foster | |
1996 | Crash | Helen Remington | David Cronenberg | |
1997 | A Life Less Ordinary | O'Reilly | Danny Boyle | |
1998 | Living Out Loud | Judith Moore | Richard LaGravenese | |
1999 | Jesus' Son | Mira | Alison Maclean | |
1999 | Woman Wanted | Emma Riley | Kiefer Sutherland | |
2000 | Timecode | Renee Fishbine | Mike Figgis | |
2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Penny Wharvey McGill | Joel Coen Ethan Coen | |
2001 | Festival in Cannes | Herself | Henry Jaglom | |
2002 | Moonlight Mile | Mona Camp | Brad Silberling | |
2003 | Levity | Adele Easley | Ed Solomon | |
2003 | Thirteen | Melanie Freeland | Catherine Hardwicke | Also executive producer |
2004 | Little Black Book | Barb Campbell-Dunn | Nick Hurran | |
2004 | The Incredibles | Helen Parr / Elastigirl | Brad Bird | Voice |
2005 | Nine Lives | Sonia | Rodrigo García | |
2005 | The Big White | Margaret Barnell | Mark Mylod | |
2011 | Portraits in Dramatic Time | Herself | David Michalek & Paul Warner | |
2012 | Won't Back Down | Evelyn Riske | Daniel Barnz | |
2012 | Jackie | Jackie | Antoinette Beumer | |
2013 | Paradise | Mrs. Mannerhelm | Diablo Cody | |
2014 | Manglehorn | Dawn | David Gordon Green | |
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Senator Finch | Zack Snyder | |
2016 | Strange Weather | Darcy Baylor | Katherine Dieckmann | |
2017 | Breakable You | Eleanor Weller | Andrew Wagner | |
2017 | The Big Sick | Beth Gardner | Michael Showalter | |
2017 | Song to Song | Miranda | Terrence Malick | |
2018 | Incredibles 2 | Helen Parr / Elastigirl | Brad Bird | Voice |
References
- Film reference. Holly Hunter Biography (1958–)
Other websites
- Holly Hunter on IMDb
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