Holly Hunter

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Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter
Birth name	Holly Hunter
Born	March 20, 1958 (age 49) Conyers, Georgia, United States
Years active	1981 - present
Spouse(s)	Janusz Kaminski (1995 – 2001)
Notable roles	Ada McGrath in The Piano
Academy Awards
Best Actress 1993 The Piano
Emmy Awards
Best Actress in a Mini-series or Movie 1989 Roe vs. Wade 1993 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1993 The Piano
AFI Awards
Best Actress in a Leading Role 1993 The Piano

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

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 1.2 Personal life 2 Selected filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 Awards 3.1 Academy Awards 3.2 Emmy Awards 3.3 Golden Globes 4 External links

[edit] Biography

[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 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 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 set to star in a crime series on TNT portraying an Oklahoma City Police Department detective.

[edit] Personal life

Hunter earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, after which she moved to New York City. When she first moved to Los Angeles she shared a house with a group of people which included actress Frances McDormand and director Sam Raimi as well as future collaborators Joel and Ethan Coen. For many years she was in a relationship with actor Arliss Howard. She was married to 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 (who is from New York and not British, contrary to what has been reported) 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 the couple had welcomed twins;[1] Entertainment Weekly later reported that the twins were boys.

Holly's cousin is Tim Salmon, career right fielder and designated hitter (now retired) of the Los Angeles Angels major league baseball team.

[edit] Selected filmography

[edit] Film

• The Burning (1981)
• Broadcast News (1987)
• Raising Arizona (1987)
• Always (1989)
• Miss Firecracker (1989)
• The Firm (1993)
• The Piano (1993)
• Home for the Holidays (1995)
• Copycat (1995)
• Crash (1996)
• A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
• Living Out Loud (1998)
• Jesus' Son (1999)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
• Timecode (2000)
• Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
• Woman Wanted (2000)
• Moonlight Mile (2002)
• thirteen (2003)
• Levity (2003)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• Little Black Book (2004)
• The Big White (2005)
• Nine Lives (2005)
• Frost Flowers (pre-production)

[edit] Television

• Svengali (1983)
• A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
• Roe vs. Wade (1989)
• Crazy in Love (1992)
• The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
• Harlan County War (2000)
• When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
• Saving Grace (TV Series) (2007)

[edit] Awards

[edit] Academy Awards

Won:

• Best Actress — The Piano (1993)

Nominated:

• Best Actress — Broadcast News (1987)
• Best Supporting Actress — The Firm (1993)
• Best Supporting Actress — thirteen (2003)

[edit] Emmy Awards

Won:

• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Roe vs. Wade (1989)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)

Nominated:

• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Harlan County War (2000)
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2001)

[edit] Golden Globes

Won:

• Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama — The Piano (1993)

Nominated:

• Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy — Broadcast News (1987)
• Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie — Roe vs. Wade (1989)
• Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie — The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
• Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV Movie — Harlan County War (2000)
• Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — thirteen (2003)

Awards
Preceded by Emma Thompson for Howards End	Academy Award for Best Actress 1993 for The Piano	Succeeded by Jessica Lange for Blue Sky
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

[edit] External links

• Holly Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
• Holly Hunter at the Notable Names Database
• "What people don't know about Holly", an interview and in-depth profile in The Guardian, November 22, 2003