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Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Actor · Born 1958-03-20 · Conyers, Georgia, USA

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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 A…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — Senator Finch
  2. The Incredibles (2004) — Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
  3. Incredibles 2 (2018) — Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
  4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) — Penny
  5. The Big Sick (2017) — Beth Gardner
  6. Raising Arizona (1987) — Ed
  7. The Firm (1993) — Tammy Hemphill
  8. Thirteen (2003) — Melanie
  9. The Electric State (2025) — Madeline Vance
  10. Succession (2018) — Rhea Jarrell
  11. The Piano (1993) — Ada McGrath
  12. Blood Simple (1985) — Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
  13. Crash (1996) — Helen Remington
  14. Copycat (1995) — M.J. Monahan
  15. Big Mouth (2017)
  16. Song to Song (2017) — Miranda
  17. Always (1989) — Dorinda Durston
  18. A Life Less Ordinary (1997) — O'Reilly
  19. Broadcast News (1987) — Jane Craig
  20. The Burning (1981) — Sophie
  21. Top of the Lake (2013) — GJ
  22. Little Black Book (2004) — Barb
  23. The Big White (2005) — Margaret Barnell
  24. Spielberg (2017) — Self
  25. Moonlight Mile (2002) — Mona Camp
  26. Manglehorn (2015) — Dawn
  27. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026) — Nahla Ake
  28. Pixar Popcorn (2021) — Helen Parr (voice)
  29. Home for the Holidays (1995) — Claudia Larson
  30. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self - Guest
  31. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  32. Bonnie & Clyde (2013) — Emma Parker
  33. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
  34. Won't Back Down (2012) — Evelyn Riske
  35. Levity (2003) — Adele Easley
  36. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
  37. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) — Self - Guest
  38. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) — Self - Guest
  39. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) — Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
  40. Timecode (2000) — Renee Fishbine