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Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Acting March 20, 1958 (68 years old) Conyers, Georgia, USA

Biography

Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Born in Conyers, Georgia, she first appeared as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play before starring in Rockdale County High School stagings of Oklahoma!, Man of La Mancha, and Fiddler on the Roof. In Pittsburgh, she graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama and performed in local theatre.  She then moved to New York City with Frances McDormand, beginning a Broadway career. After appearing in the 1981 slasher film  The Burning, she moved to Los Angeles a year later, taking on various supporting roles in theatrical and television films before starring in Raising Arizona (1987) and receiving an Academy Award nomination for her role in Broadcast News (1987). She later went on to win two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989) and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993). For her performance as a mute Scottish woman in The Piano (1993), she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Later, she was nominated for two more Oscars for The Firm (1993) and Thirteen (2003). Other major accolades she has won include an AACTA Award, a Silver Bear, a BAFTA Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Golden Globe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Holly Hunter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 67

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 6.0

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

as Senator Finch

2016
The Incredibles 7.7

The Incredibles

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)

2004
Incredibles 2 7.5

Incredibles 2

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)

2018
Crash 6.5

Crash

as Helen Remington

1996
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 7.3

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

as Penny

2000
The Electric State 6.5

The Electric State

as Madeline Vance

2025
The Firm 6.8

The Firm

as Tammy Hemphill

1993
The Piano 7.4

The Piano

as Ada McGrath

1993
Thirteen 6.7

Thirteen

as Melanie

2003
Blood Simple 7.2

Blood Simple

as Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

1985
Raising Arizona 7.1

Raising Arizona

as Ed

1987
Copycat 6.5

Copycat

as M.J. Monahan

1995
The Big Sick 7.3

The Big Sick

as Beth Gardner

2017
Broadcast News 6.8

Broadcast News

as Jane Craig

1987
Always 6.2

Always

as Dorinda Durston

1989
The Burning 6.2

The Burning

as Sophie

1981
Home for the Holidays 6.3

Home for the Holidays

as Claudia Larson

1995
A Life Less Ordinary 6.2

A Life Less Ordinary

as O'Reilly

1997
Incredibles 3

Incredibles 3

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)

2028
Song to Song 5.5

Song to Song

as Miranda

2017
Manglehorn 5.4

Manglehorn

as Dawn

2015
Little Black Book 5.4

Little Black Book

as Barb

2004
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
Moonlight Mile 6.3

Moonlight Mile

as Mona Camp

2002
The Big White 6.2

The Big White

as Margaret Barnell

2005
Spielberg 7.5

Spielberg

as Self

2017
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 5.8

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

as Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")

2000
Nine Lives 6.1

Nine Lives

as Sonia

2005
Bergman: A Year in a Life 7.4

Bergman: A Year in a Life

as Self

2018
Won't Back Down 6.2

Won't Back Down

as Evelyn Riske

2012
Timecode 5.6

Timecode

as Renee Fishbine

2000
Swing Shift 5.6

Swing Shift

as Jeannie Sherman

1984
End of the Line 5.2

End of the Line

as Charlotte

1987
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom 6.4

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

as Wanda Holloway

1993
Trespassing Bergman 6.6

Trespassing Bergman

as Self

2013
Levity 6.1

Levity

as Adele Easley

2003
My Darling Vivian 7.1

My Darling Vivian

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Once Around 6.1

Once Around

as Renata Bella

1991
When Billie Beat Bobby 5.6

When Billie Beat Bobby

as Billie Jean King

2001
Strange Weather 5.9

Strange Weather

as Darcy Baylor

2016
Miss Firecracker 5.7

Miss Firecracker

as Carnelle Scott

1989
Jesus' Son 6.2

Jesus' Son

as Mira

2000
Breakable You 5.4

Breakable You

as Eleanor Weller

2017
Paradise 4.9

Paradise

as Melanie Mannerheim

2013
Hurricanna

Hurricanna

2027
Harlan County War 7.1

Harlan County War

as Ruby Kincaid

2000
A Gathering of Old Men 6.2

A Gathering of Old Men

as Candy Marshall

1987
Living Out Loud 6.0

Living Out Loud

as Judith Moore

1998
Woman Wanted 5.7

Woman Wanted

as Emma Riley

1999
Down from the Mountain 7.6

Down from the Mountain

as Self

2001
Svengali 5.0

Svengali

as Leslie

1983
Crazy in Love 4.6

Crazy in Love

as Georgie Symonds

1992
Roe vs. Wade 6.0

Roe vs. Wade

as Ellen Russell / Jane Doe

1989
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen 8.8

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

as Self / Mona Camp

2003
From the Bottom of the Lake

From the Bottom of the Lake

as herself

2013
Portraits in Dramatic Time 8.0

Portraits in Dramatic Time

2011
Festival in Cannes 5.2

Festival in Cannes

as Self (uncredited)

2001
With Intent to Kill 6.5

With Intent to Kill

as Wynn Nolen

1984
The Coen Brothers 7.8

The Coen Brothers

as Self

2000
Inside 'The Piano'

Inside 'The Piano'

as Self

1993
Jackie 6.6

Jackie

as Jackie

2012
Searching for Debra Winger 6.4

Searching for Debra Winger

as Self

2002
Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort 5.7

Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort

as Elastigirl (voice)

2025
Animal Behavior 3.6

Animal Behavior

as Coral Grable

1989
Sangre

Sangre

as Cafe waitress

2006
An Uncommon Love 3.2

An Uncommon Love

as Karen

1983
Rabbit Ears - The Three Billy Goats Gruff/The Three Little Pigs

Rabbit Ears - The Three Billy Goats Gruff/The Three Little Pigs

as Narrator (voice)

1989

TV Shows 34

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