Holly Hunter

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Holly Hunter
Born Holly P. Hunter
March 20, 1958 (1958-03-20) (age 50)
Conyers, Georgia, United States
Years active 1981–present
Domestic partner(s) Gordon MacDonald

Holly P. Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American Academy Award-winning actress.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Opal Marguerite (née Catledge), a housewife, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a farmer and sporting-goods manufacturer's representative.[1] Hunter earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, after which she moved to New York City and roomed with Frances McDormand, both aspiring actors. When she first moved to Los Angeles she shared a house with a group of people which included McDormand and director Sam Raimi, as well as future collaborators Joel and Ethan Coen.

[edit] Career

Hunter's first starring role in films came in 1987's Raising Arizona. That year, she also starred in Broadcast News, for which she earned an Oscar nomination for the Best Actress. In 1993, she won the Best Female Performance Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano and showcased her skill with the piano by playing all the elaborate pieces on the score herself. That year, Hunter was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm. In 2000 she played George Clooney's wife "Penny" in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou? In 2004, she earned another Best Supporting Actress nomination for Thirteen and voiced a star role (Helen Parr/Elastigirl) in the animated film The Incredibles. Hunter has also appeared in several television films and has earned two Emmys. She is currently starring in and producing Saving Grace, a crime series on TNT portraying an Oklahoma City Police Department detective Grace Hanadarko. In May 2008, Holly was awarded a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;[2] .

[edit] Personal life

For many years, Hunter was in a relationship with actor Arliss Howard. She was married to Polish cinematographer Janusz Kaminski from May 20, 1995 until their divorce on December 21, 2001. Since 2001, she has been in a relationship with American actor Gordon MacDonald with whom she co-starred in Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats in a 2001 run at the San Jose Repertory Theater, and later in a 2004 West End production of the same play. In January 2006, Hunter's publicist announced that Hunter had given birth to the couple's twins at the age of 47;[3] Entertainment Weekly later reported that the twins were boys.

Holly's cousin is Tim Salmon, former right fielder and designated hitter of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim major league baseball team.

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1981 The Burning Sophie
1984 Swing Shift Jeannie
Blood Simple Helene Trend (voice only) uncredited
1987 Raising Arizona Edwina 'Ed' McDunnough
End of the Line Charlotte
Broadcast News Jane Craig Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
1989 Miss Firecracker Carnelle Scott
Animal Behavior Coral Grable
Always Dorinda Durston
1991 Once Around Renata Bella
1993 The Piano Ada McGrath Academy Award for Best Actress; BAFTA Award; Golden Globe
The Firm Tammy Hemphill Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress;
Nominated - BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe
1995 Copycat M.J. Monahan
Home for the Holidays Claudia Larson
1996 Crash Helen Remington
1997 A Life Less Ordinary O'Reilly
1998 Living Out Loud Judith Moore
1999 Jesus' Son Mira
2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Rebecca Waynon segment "Fantasies About Rebecca"
Woman Wanted Emma Riley
Timecode Renee Fishbine, Executive
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Penny
Down from the Mountain Herself documentary
2001 Festival in Cannes Herself Uncredited
2002 Searching for Debra Winger Herself documentary
Moonlight Mile Mona Camp
2003 Rock That Uke Narrator documentary
Levity Adele Easley
Thirteen Melanie 'Mel' Freeland Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress;
Nominated - BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe
2004 Little Black Book Barb
The Incredibles Helen Parr / Elastigirl voice
2005 Nine Lives Sonia
The Big White Margaret Barnell
2009 Frost Flowers Cora pre-production

[edit] Awards

Emmy Award in 1989
Emmy Award in 1989

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[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
  1. ^ Holly Hunter Biography (1958-)
  2. ^ Hunter honoured with walk of fame star
  3. ^ Twins for Oscar Winner Holly Hunter

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Awards
Preceded by
Ana Beatriz Nogueira
for Vera		 Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress
1988
for Broadcast News		 Succeeded by
Isabelle Adjani
for Camille Claudel
Preceded by
Pernilla August
for The Best Intentions		 Award for Best Actress - Cannes Film Festival
1993
for The Piano		 Succeeded by
Virna Lisi
for La Reine Margot
Preceded by
Emma Thompson
for Howards End		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1994
for The Piano		 Succeeded by
Jessica Lange
for Blue Sky
Preceded by
Sissy Spacek
for Crimes of the Heart		 NYFCC Award for Best Actress
1987
for Broadcast News		 Succeeded by
Meryl Streep
for A Cry in the Dark
Preceded by
Emma Thompson
for Howards End		 NYFCC Award for Best Actress
1993
for The Piano		 Succeeded by
Linda Fiorentino
for The Last Seduction
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Academy Award for Best Actress

Katharine Hepburn (1981) · Meryl Streep (1982) · Shirley MacLaine (1983) · Sally Field (1984) · Geraldine Page (1985) · Marlee Matlin (1986) · Cher (1987) · Jodie Foster (1988) · Jessica Tandy (1989) · Kathy Bates (1990) · Jodie Foster (1991) · Emma Thompson (1992) · Holly Hunter (1993) · Jessica Lange (1994) · Susan Sarandon (1995) · Frances McDormand (1996) · Helen Hunt (1997) · Gwyneth Paltrow (1998) · Hilary Swank (1999) · Julia Roberts (2000)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie

Susan Clark / Rosemary Harris (1976) · Sally Field / Patty Duke (1977) · Joanne Woodward / Meryl Streep (1978) · Bette Davis (1979) · Patty Duke (1980) · Vanessa Redgrave (1981) · Ingrid Bergman (1982) · Barbara Stanwyck (1983) · Jane Fonda (1984) · Joanne Woodward (1985) · Marlo Thomas (1986) · Gena Rowlands (1987) · Jessica Tandy (1988) · Holly Hunter (1989) · Barbara Hershey (1990) · Lynn Whitfield (1991) · Gena Rowlands (1992) · Holly Hunter (1993) · Kirstie Alley (1994) · Glenn Close (1995) · Helen Mirren (1996) · Alfre Woodard (1997) · Ellen Barkin (1998) · Helen Mirren (1999) · Halle Berry (2000)
Persondata
NAME Hunter, Holly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hunter, Holly P.
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Conyers, Georgia, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH