Holly Hunter
3 FOLLOWERS • 31 CREDITS • MAR 20, 1958 • 66
Biography
Holly Patricia Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano, Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for Broadcast News (1987), The Firm (1993) and Thirteen (2003). For her roles in the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989), and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993), she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She also starred in the TNT drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010).
Hunter's other film roles include Raising Arizona (1987), Always (1989), Home for the Holidays (1995), Crash (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Incredibles (2004), its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and The Big Sick (2017), the latter of which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Oscars
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Succession
Mulligan
The Electric State
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Firm
Song to Song
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Top of the Lake
The Comey Rule
The Big Sick
A Gathering of Old Men
Thirteen
Mr. Mayor
Here and Now
The Incredibles
Crash
Little Black Book
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Incredibles 2
Harlan County War
Home for the Holidays
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Saving Grace
The Piano
Woman Wanted
Production Credits
Originals for Paramount+
Never miss a Paramount+ Original with the Unofficial app, your go-to source for release dates, updates, and notifications, ensuring you're always in the loop on your favorite shows and actors!
Get