Holly Hunter

Acting

Born Mar 20, 1958 (age 68) · Conyers, Georgia, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016
as ⁨Senator Finch⁩
The Incredibles2004
as ⁨Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)⁩
Incredibles 22018
as ⁨Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)⁩
O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
as ⁨Penny⁩
The Big Sick2017
as ⁨Beth Gardner⁩
Raising Arizona1987
as ⁨Ed⁩
The Firm1993
as ⁨Tammy Hemphill⁩
as ⁨Madeline Vance⁩
as ⁨Melanie⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Ada McGrath⁩
as ⁨Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Helen Remington⁩
as ⁨M.J. Monahan⁩
as ⁨Miranda⁩
as ⁨Dorinda Durston⁩
as ⁨O'Reilly⁩
as ⁨Jane Craig⁩
as ⁨Sophie⁩
as ⁨Barb⁩
as ⁨Margaret Barnell⁩
as ⁨Mona Camp⁩
as ⁨Dawn⁩
as ⁨Claudia Larson⁩
as ⁨Adele Easley⁩
as ⁨Evelyn Riske⁩
as ⁨Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")⁩
as ⁨Renee Fishbine⁩
as ⁨Sonia⁩
as ⁨(archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Jeannie Sherman⁩
as ⁨Mira⁩
as ⁨Renata Bella⁩
as ⁨Darcy Baylor⁩
as ⁨Melanie Mannerheim⁩
as ⁨Judith Moore⁩
Out Fri, Jan 8
as ⁨Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)⁩
Out Wed, Jun 14

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016
as ⁨Senator Finch⁩
The Incredibles2004
as ⁨Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)⁩
Incredibles 22018
as ⁨Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)⁩
O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
as ⁨Penny⁩
The Big Sick2017
as ⁨Beth Gardner⁩
Raising Arizona1987
as ⁨Ed⁩
The Firm1993
as ⁨Tammy Hemphill⁩
as ⁨Madeline Vance⁩
as ⁨Melanie⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Ada McGrath⁩
as ⁨Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Helen Remington⁩
as ⁨M.J. Monahan⁩
as ⁨Miranda⁩
as ⁨Dorinda Durston⁩
as ⁨O'Reilly⁩
as ⁨Jane Craig⁩
as ⁨Sophie⁩
as ⁨Barb⁩
as ⁨Margaret Barnell⁩
as ⁨Mona Camp⁩
as ⁨Dawn⁩
as ⁨Claudia Larson⁩
as ⁨Adele Easley⁩
as ⁨Evelyn Riske⁩
as ⁨Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")⁩
as ⁨Renee Fishbine⁩
as ⁨Sonia⁩
as ⁨(archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Jeannie Sherman⁩
as ⁨Mira⁩
as ⁨Renata Bella⁩
as ⁨Darcy Baylor⁩
as ⁨Melanie Mannerheim⁩
as ⁨Judith Moore⁩
Out Fri, Jan 8
as ⁨Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)⁩
Out Wed, Jun 14