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Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) [1] is an American actress. Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for Broadcast News (1987), The Firm (1993), and Thirteen (2003).
IMDb provides an extensive overview of Holly Hunter's life and career, from her early roles in southern Gothic plays to her Oscar-winning performance in The Piano. Browse her photos, videos, credits, trivia, and more on the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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Learn about the life and career of Holly Hunter, an Oscar-winning actress known for her roles in Broadcast News, The Piano and Raising Arizona. Find out her family, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- March 20, 1958
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- 'The Piano' (1993) Director: Jane Campion. In 1851, Ada McGrath (Hunter) arrives at the shores of New Zealand with her cherished piano and young daughter, Flora (Anna Paquin), to meet Ada's new husband (Sam Neill) in an arranged marriage.
- 'Broadcast News' (1987) Director: James L. Brooks. Power walking onto the screen of audiences everywhere, Hunter appears in James L. Brooks' 1987 newsroom classic, Broadcast News, as Jane Craig, a confident, capable producer with lofty goals.
- 'Raising Arizona' (1987) Director: Joel Coen. Raising Arizona marked Hunter's first starring opportunity as Ed, a straight-laced police officer beguiled by the oft-incarcerated H.I.
- 'The Big Sick' (2017) Director: Michael Showalter. Kumail Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, wrote the unbelievably true story of their courtship in The Big Sick.
May 9, 2024 · Holly Hunter, American actress known for playing intense, driven, and often offbeat characters in both comedies and dramas. Her notable films included Broadcast News (1987); The Piano (1993), for which she won an Academy Award; and Thirteen (2003). Learn more about her life and career.
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May 21, 2024 · Paramount+ today announced that Academy Award winner Holly Hunter will star in the upcoming original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy. The series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy.
Holly Hunter is an American actress who won an Oscar for The Piano and starred in The Incredibles, Crash, and The Big Sick. Learn more about her life, career, and achievements on The Movie Database (TMDB).
