Daryl Hannah
| Daryl Hannah | |
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 Hannah at the WTTC Global Summit in 2013 | |
| Born |
Daryl Christine Hannah December 3, 1960 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Relatives | Page Hannah (sister)[1] |
Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American film actress. She is best known for her performances in the films Blade Runner (1982), Splash (1984), Roxanne (1987), Wall Street (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989) and Kill Bill (2003). She is also an environmental campaigner who has been arrested for protests against developments that are believed by some groups to threaten sustainability.
Early life
Daryl Christine Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan Jeanne (Metzger), a producer and former schoolteacher, and Donald Christian Hannah, a tugboat and barge company owner.[2][3][4] Her parents divorced and her mother subsequently married businessman Jerrold Wexler, brother of cinematographer Haskell Wexler. She grew up with siblings Don and Page Hannah and half-sister Tanya Wexler, in Long Grove, Illinois.
Hannah became interested in movies at a young age, partly due to insomnia. She has said that she was very shy growing up.[5] Hannah attended the progressive Francis W. Parker School (where she played on the soccer team) before enrolling at the University of Southern California. She spent a lot of time studying ballet and acting.
Career
Early work
Hannah made her film debut in 1978 with an appearance in Brian De Palma's horror film The Fury.[1] She turned down many roles early in her career.
1980s
Her first notable role came as the acrobatic and violent replicant Pris in Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction classic Blade Runner, in which she performed some of her own gymnastic stunts. That same year she appeared in the summer hit release Summer Lovers. She then was cast as a blonde mermaid in Ron Howard's 1984 fantasy Splash, which starred Tom Hanks. Also in 1984, she appeared in The Pope of Greenwich Village, with co-stars Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts.
Hannah's roles in the remainder of the 1980s ranged from 1986's film version of the best seller The Clan of the Cave Bear and Legal Eagles. The next year, she appeared in the Academy Award-winning Wall Street, for which she received a Razzie Award.[6] She starred in the title role of Fred Schepisi's 1987 film Roxanne, a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac. Her performance was described as "sweet" and "gentle" by film critic Roger Ebert.[7] She starred in High Spirits (1988) alongside Peter O'Toole and ended the decade with Crimes and Misdemeanors (alongside Woody Allen) and Steel Magnolias (both 1989).
1990s
Hannah played the daughter of Jack Lemmon's character in both of the Grumpy Old Men comedies. In 1995, Hannah was chosen by Empire magazine as #96 of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History."[8] That year she appeared as homicidal sociopath Leann Netherwood in The Tie That Binds. She also starred in the 1998 direct-to-video film Addams Family Reunion playing Morticia Addams.
2000s
Of her recent roles, the most memorable may be that of the one-eyed assassin, Elle Driver, in Kill Bill, directed by Quentin Tarantino. Her performance in this film and her appearances in Speedway Junky, Northfork, Michael Radford's Dancing at the Blue Iguana, John Sayles' Casa de los Babys and Silver City, have been described by some as a comeback.[9] After Kill Bill, she appeared in several TV films and miniseries, including the Syfy original film Shark Swarm, Final Days of Planet Earth for the Hallmark Channel, and Kung Fu Killer for Spike. She was in Shannon's Rainbow and The Cycle in 2009.
2010s
In the 2010s, Hannah released several films, including A Closed Book, A Fonder Heart, and Eldorado. Robert Koehler of Variety wrote of A Closed Book that it allows curious fans to see what Hannah has been up to lately.[10] In 2013, she starred in Zombie Night, a Syfy original film by The Asylum. In 2013, she joined Skin Traffik,[11] and, in 2014, she signed on to Signs of Death.[12]
She will appear in Sense8, a new show from the Wachowskis, creators of The Matrix movies.
Theater
Hannah also is an accomplished theatre actress, reprising Marilyn Monroe's starring role in The Seven Year Itch in 2000 at London's West End. Reviews of the play commended Hannah's performance, with Lizzie Loveridge of Curtain Up! saying that the play was the "perfect vehicle" for Hannah to "show her talents as a comedienne."[13] She was also in films Cord and First Target in the same year.[14]
Other work
Hannah wrote, directed and produced a short film, The Last Supper. She directed, produced and was cinematographer for the documentary Strip Notes. It aired on Channel 4 in the UK and on HBO and was about the research Hannah did for her role as a stripper in Dancing at the Blue Iguana.
In 2002, Hannah appeared in Robbie Williams' video for the song "Feel" portraying Williams' love interest.[15]
Hannah and actress Hilary Shepard Turner created two board games, Love It Or Hate It and LIEbrary,[16] with Hannah previewing the latter on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2005.[17]
Personal life
Hannah had long-term relationships with John F. Kennedy, Jr.[18] and singer Jackson Browne.[19] Music producer Lou Adler is married to Hannah's sister, Page.
Hannah lost the tip of her left index finger in a childhood accident and sometimes wears a prosthetic to mask it.[20]
In September 2013, she revealed that she had been struggling with autism and social anxiety since childhood. Hannah often rocked herself back and forth to soothe herself while in uncomfortable situations. When she was a child, medical professionals recommended that she be institutionalized and medicated.[21]
Political activism
Hannah, an active environmentalist, has her own weekly video blog called DHLoveLife[22] on sustainable solutions.[23] She is often the sound recordist, camera person and on-screen host for the blog.[24] Her home runs on solar power and is built with green materials. She drives a car that runs on biodiesel.[25] In late 2006, she volunteered to act as a judge for Treehugger.com's[26] "Convenient Truths" contest.[27] On December 4, 2008, Hannah joined Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's crew aboard the MV Steve Irwin, as part of Operation Musashi.[28]
On June 13, 2006, Hannah was arrested, along with actor Taran Noah Smith, for her involvement with over 350 farmers, their families and supporters, confronting authorities trying to bulldoze the largest urban farm in the US, located in South Central Los Angeles. She chained herself to a walnut tree at the South Central Farm for three weeks to protest against the farmers' eviction by the property's new owner, Ralph Horowitz. The farm had been established in the wake of the 1992 LA riots to allow people in the city to grow food for themselves. However, Horowitz, who had paid $5 million for it, sought to evict the farmers to build a warehouse. He had asked for $16 million to sell it but turned down the offer when the activists raised that amount. Hannah was interviewed via cell phone shortly before she was arrested, along with 44 other protesters, and said that she and the others are doing the "morally right thing".[29] She spent some time in jail.[30]
Hannah has also worked to help end sexual slavery and has been traveling around the world to make a documentary.[31]
Hannah was among 31 people arrested on June 23, 2009, in a protest against mountaintop removal in southern West Virginia, part of a wider campaign to stop the practice in the region. The protesters, who also included NASA climate scientist James E. Hansen, were charged with obstructing officers and impeding traffic after they sat in the middle of State Route 3 outside Massey Energy's Goals Coal preparation plant on Tuesday, the The Charleston Gazette reported.[32] In a Democracy Now! phone interview on June 24, 2009, Hannah spoke briefly on why she went to West Virginia and risked arrest.[33]
In 2010 and in 2011, Hannah supported environmental activist Tom Weis' project Ride for Renewables to promote renewable energy.[34]
On May 14, 2011, Hannah and actress Sheryl Lee attended the iMatter March in Denver, Colorado to raise awareness about climate change.[35]
She was arrested on August 30, 2011 in front of The White House as part of a sit-in to protest against the proposed Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.[36] In a Huffington Post piece co-authored with Phil Radford, Hannah explained that the purpose of her action was to "shine the light" on the President's decision on the pipeline for "millions of voters" to see.[37] In October 2011, Hannah and other pipeline opponents rode horses and bicycles and walked from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to the Rosebud Reservation to protest the project.[38]
In September 2012, Hannah signed environmental activist Tom Weis' open letter calling on President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to withdraw their support for the construction of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, that would transport oil sands from Montana to Texas. Other signatories included climate scientist James Hansen and actors Sheryl Lee, Mariel Hemingway, and Ed Begley, Jr..[39]
On October 4, 2012, Hannah was arrested and jailed in Wood County, Texas, for criminal trespassing. She and a local landowner, 78-year-old Eleanor Fairchild, were arrested while protesting against the TransCanada Keystone XL oil sands pipeline by attempting to block heavy construction equipment. Although they were charged with trespassing, they were in fact protesting on Fairchild's land.[40]
On February 13, 2013, Hannah was arrested at the White House along with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Conor Kennedy during a climate change protest against the proposed Keystone Pipeline.[41]
On April 26, 2014 in Washington, D.C., Hannah and Neil Young led a march by the "Cowboy and Indian Alliance" group against the Obama administration to reject the proposed Keystone Pipeline.[42][43][44]
She is a member of the World Future Council.[45][46]
Filmography
Actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Fury | Pam | |
| 1981 | Hard Country | Loretta | |
| 1982 | Blade Runner | Pris Stratton | |
| Paper Dolls | Taryn Blake | ||
| Summer Lovers | Cathy Featherstone | ||
| 1983 | The Final Terror | Windy | |
| 1984 | Reckless | Tracey Prescott | |
| Splash | Madison | Saturn Award for Best Actress | |
| The Pope of Greenwich Village | Diane | ||
| 1986 | The Clan of the Cave Bear | Ayla | |
| Legal Eagles | Chelsea Deardon | ||
| 1987 | Roxanne | Roxanne Kowalski | |
| Wall Street | Darien Taylor | Earned a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress | |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Mary Plunkett Brogan | Nominated - Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Lisa Crosley | Uncredited |
| Steel Magnolias | Annelle Dupuy Desoto | ||
| 1990 | Crazy People | Kathy | |
| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord | Andy Huben | |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Alice Monroe | |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Melanie Gustafson | |
| Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Nancy Archer | TV film | |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Miss June Crabtree | |
| 1995 | The Tie That Binds | Leann Netherwood | |
| Grumpier Old Men | Melanie Gustafson | ||
| 1996 | Two Much | Liz Kerner | |
| The Last Days of Frankie the Fly | Margaret | ||
| 1997 | The Last Don | Athena Aquitane | TV miniseries |
| Muppets Tonight | Herself | Guest star with her sister Page Hannah | |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Lois Harlan | |
| The Real Blonde | Kelly | ||
| Addams Family Reunion | Morticia Addams | Direct-to-video | |
| Rear Window | Claudia Henderson | TV film | |
| The Last Don II | Athena Aquitane | TV miniseries | |
| Hi-Life | Maggie | ||
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families | Maria Althoff | TV film | |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian | Lizzie | |
| Speedway Junky | Veronica | ||
| Diplomatic Siege | Erica Long | ||
| 2000 | Cord | Anne White | Direct-to-video |
| Wildflowers | Sabine | ||
| First Target | Alex McGregor | TV film | |
| 2001 | Jackpot | Bobbi | |
| Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Angel | ||
| Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Thespee | TV film | |
| Cowboy Up | Celia Jones | aka Ring of Fire | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember | Cynthia Carter | |
| Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | ||
| Hard Cash | Virginia | ||
| 2003 | Northfork | Flower Hercules | |
| The Job | CJ March | ||
| Casa de los babys | Skipper | ||
| The Big Empty | Stella | ||
| Kill Bill, Volume 1 | Elle Driver | ||
| 2004 | Kill Bill, Volume 2 | Italian Online Movie Award for Best Cast MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (with Uma Thurman) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | |
| Silver City | Maddy Pilager | ||
| Whore | Adriana | ||
| Careful What You Wish For | Store Patron | Short film | |
| 2006 | Love Is the Drug | Sandra Brand | |
| Final Days of Planet Earth | Liz Quinlan | TV film | |
| Keeping Up with the Steins | Sacred Feather/Sandy | ||
| Olè | Maggie Granger | ||
| 2007 | The Poet | Marlene Konig | |
| All the Good Ones are Married | Alex | TV film | |
| 2008 | Vice | Salt | |
| Storm Seekers | Leah Kaplan | TV film | |
| Kung Fu Killer | Jane | TV film | |
| The Garden | Herself | ||
| Shark Swarm | Brooke Wilder | TV film | |
| The Cycle | Carrie | aka The Devil's Ground | |
| Dark Honeymoon | Jan | ||
| 2009 | Shannon's Rainbow | Dr. Rita Baker | |
| 2010 | A Closed Book | Jane Ryder | Bahamas Film Award for Best Actress[47] |
| 2011 | Every Generation Needs a Revolution | Herself | Short documentary |
| A Fonder Heart | Margaret Boone | ||
| 2012 | Eldorado | The Stranger | 3-D film |
| 2013 | Garbage | Herself | |
| The Hot Flashes | Ginger Peabody | ||
| Social Nightmare | Susan Hardy | TV movie; aka Mother | |
| Zombie Night | Birdy | TV movie | |
| 2014 | 2047 - Sights of Death | ||
| 2015 | Sense8 | Angel | Netflix series in post-production |
| I Am Michael | Deborah | Post-production | |
| Death Squad | Filming |
Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Last Supper | Also writer and co-producer |
| 2001 | Strip Notes | Video Documentary |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Seven Year Itch | The Girl | Made famous by Marilyn Monroe Helped Daryl Hannah overcome stage fright.[48] |
Awards
- Best Fight—MTV Movie Awards Kill Bill Vol. 2, 2005
- Best Supporting Actress—Saturn Award Kill Bill Vol. 2, 2004
- Best Actress—Saturn Award Splash, 1984
- Influencer Of The Year Award—National Biodiesel Board, 2004
- Ongoing Commitment Award—Environmental Media Award, 2004
- Environmental Activism—Water Quality Awards, 2006
- Environmental Preservation—Artivist Awards, 2006
- Special golden camera 300—Manaki Brothers Film Festival, 2010
References
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- ↑ Daryl Hannah Biography (1960-)
- ↑ Lambert, Bruce (1992-11-12). "Jerrold Wexler, 68; Chicago Developer Who Built Empire". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ Page, Eleanor (1958-01-31). "Athletic Club Trend: Exercise". Chicago Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ Flintoff, John-Paul (December 2, 2007). "Hollywood's full-on green guerrilla". The Times. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ↑ Vancheri, Barbara (February 25, 2000). "Wonder Boy". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 42.
- ↑ Roger Ebert Review of Roxanne (1987). June 16, 1987. Retrieved April 28, 2006.
- ↑ "Daryl Hannah". AskMen. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ↑ Daryl Hannah: Comeback Kill Bill Vol. 1.
- ↑ Koehler, Robert (2012-07-15). "Review: ‘Blind Revenge’". Variety. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2013-08-13). "Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Mickey Rourke to Star in ‘Skin Traffik’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ Barton, Steve (2014-01-23). "An All-Star Cast Sees Signs of Death". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ "http://www.curtainup.com/7yearitch.html
- ↑ The Daryl Hannah Picture Pages
- ↑ "Robbie Williams real-life angels - we reveal the stories behind his female video co-stars". Daily Mirror. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ http://www.liebrary.com/
- ↑ "Courteney Cox, Daryl Hannah, Martina McBride". The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Season 3. Episode 66. 5 December 2005.
- ↑ Gleick, Elizabeth (1993-08-16). "Two of a Kind". People 40 (7). Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ Pearce, Garth (2007-12-31). "Daryl Hannah: 'I hated being young'". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ "Daryl Hannah Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Willingham, Emily. "'Wall Street' Actress Daryl Hannah Is An Autistic Woman - Forbes". Forbes.
- ↑ Dhlovelife.com
- ↑ Murphy, Heather. "Daryl Hannah". Swindle. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ DHLovelife.com (MOV file). Retrieved April 28, 2006.
- ↑ Gillick, Kathryn. "Daryl Hannah". Sass Magazine. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ TreeHugger
- ↑ Convenient Truth Contest
- ↑ McGuirk, Rob (December 3, 2008). "'Splash' star makes waves as she sets sail on annual anti-whaling crusade". The Scotsman. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Daryl Hannah arrested after garden protest". Associated Press. msnbc.com. June 13, 2006.
- ↑ "What Can Paris Expect Behind Bars?". Fox News. May 7, 2007.
- ↑ Pesta, Abigail (January 28, 2008). "Daryl Hannah: Saving Sex Slaves". Marie Claire. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
- ↑ Kari Friedlander (June 24, 2009). "Daryl Hannah Arrested at West Virginia Mine Protest". TV Guide Online. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ↑ "Actress Daryl Hannah, Climate Scientist James Hansen Among 30+ Arrested Protesting Mountaintop Removal in West Virginia". Democracy Now!. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ↑ "Ride Friends". Ride for Renewables. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ↑ Roberts, Michael (May 16, 2011). "Darryl Hannah, Sheryl 'Laura Palmer' Lee add star power to climate change march". Westword. Village Voice Media. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Daryl Hannah Arrested". Edmonton Journal.
- ↑ Radford, Phil; Hannah, Daryl (August 29, 2011). "Shining Light on Obama's Tar Sands Pipeline Decision". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ↑ "Protesters, including Daryl Hannah, ride in South Dakota against proposed pipeline". Rapid City Journal. Associated Press. October 27, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Open Letter to President Obama and Governor Romney: Defend America Against Keystone XL Economic, Public Health & National Security Threat". Ride for Renewables. September 26, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protesting pipeline"
- ↑ Suzanne Goldenberg (February 13, 2013). "Daryl Hannah leads celebrity Keystone XL protest at White House gates". The Guardian (London). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Neil Young, Daryl Hannah lead anti-Keystone XL march in Washington, D.C.". CTVNews.ca. April 26, 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ Uechi, Jenny (April 27, 2014). "Neil Young, Rueben George and Daryl Hannah fire up crowd at anti-Keystone XL protest in Washington". vancouverobserver.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ Hays, Brooks (April 26, 2014). "Cowboys, Indians and Neil Young voice opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline". United Press International, Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Councillor Biographies". World Future Council. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Daryl Hannah Biography". Showtimes.com. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ Bahamas Fim Fest To Toast Alan Arkin - indieWIRE
- ↑ Gibbons, Fiachra (August 18, 2000). "Latest itch". The Guardian (London).
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