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Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter is an American stage, film and televison actress, best known for her Academy Award winning performance as mute lead character Ada McGrath in the feature film "The Piano", as well as three other nominations for her roles in "Broadcast News", "The Firm", and "Thirteen", and for playing the leading role in the television series "Saving Grace". She holds a BA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.


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Born:
Mar 20, 1958 In Conyers, Georgia, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
77
First Appeared:
In the series The Oscars 1953-03-19
Latest Project:
Series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 2025
Known For
Poster of Incredibles 2
Poster of Here and Now
Poster of The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Poster of Eco-Challenge
Filmography
Series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 2025
Series Mr. Mayor Arpi 2021-01-07
Movie My Darling Vivian Self (archive footage) 2020-04-27
Series The Comey Rule Sally Yates 2020-09-27
Series The Movies 2019-07-07
Series Here and Now Audrey Bayer-Boatwright 2018-02-11
Movie Incredibles 2 Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice) 2018-06-14
Movie Bergman: A Year in a Life Self 2018-07-12
Movie Breakable You Eleanor Weller 2017-01-07
Movie Song to Song Miranda 2017-03-17
Movie Spielberg Self 2017-10-05
Movie The Big Sick Beth Gardner 2017-03-30
Movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Senator Finch 2016-03-23
Movie Strange Weather Darcy Baylor 2016-09-12
Movie Manglehorn Dawn 2015-06-03
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Series Top of the Lake GJ 2013-03-18
Series Bonnie & Clyde Emma Parker 2013-12-08
Movie Trespassing Bergman Self 2013-08-28
Movie Paradise Melanie Mannerheim 2013-10-18
Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012-02-04
Movie Won't Back Down Evelyn Riske 2012-09-28
Movie Jackie Jackie 2012-05-10
Movie Portraits in Dramatic Time 2011-07-05
Series Skavlan Guest 2009-01-16
Series Saving Grace Grace Hanadarko 2007-07-23
Movie Nine Lives Sonia 2005-09-02
Movie The Big White Margaret Barnell 2005-10-27
Movie The Incredibles Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice) 2004-10-27
Movie Little Black Book Barb 2004-08-06
Movie Levity Adele Easley 2003-03-16
Movie Thirteen Melanie Freeland 2003-08-20
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08
Movie Searching for Debra Winger Self 2002-07-13
Movie Moonlight Mile Mona Camp 2002-09-09
Movie When Billie Beat Bobby Billie Jean King 2001-04-16
Movie Down from the Mountain Self 2001-06-05
Movie Festival in Cannes Self (uncredited) 2001-11-03
Movie Harlan County War Ruby Kincaid 2000-05-19
Movie Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca") 2000-05-27
Movie Timecode Renee Fishbine 2000-04-28
Movie The Coen Brothers Self 2000-11-01
Movie Jesus' Son Mira 2000-06-16
Movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? Penny 2000-08-30
Movie Woman Wanted Emma Riley 1999-08-14
Movie Living Out Loud Judith Moore 1998-10-30
Movie A Life Less Ordinary O'Reilly 1997-10-24
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie Crash Helen Remington 1996-07-17
Series Eco-Challenge 1995-04-01
Movie Copycat M.J. Monahan 1995-10-27
Movie Home for the Holidays Claudia Larson 1995-11-02
Series Inside the Actors Studio Unknown 1994-08-14
Movie The Piano Ada McGrath 1993-05-18
Movie The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Wanda Holloway 1993-04-10
Movie The Firm Tammy Hemphill 1993-06-30
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie Crazy in Love Georgie Symonds 1992-08-10
Movie Once Around Renata Bella 1991-01-18
Movie Miss Firecracker Carnelle Scott 1989-04-28
Movie Always Dorinda Durston 1989-12-22
Movie Roe vs. Wade Ellen Russell / Jane Doe 1989-05-15
Movie Animal Behaviour Coral Grable 1989-10-27
Movie Animal Behavior Coral Grable 1989-10-27
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie Raising Arizona Ed 1987-03-13
Movie A Gathering of Old Men Candy Marshall 1987-05-10
Movie End of the Line Charlotte 1987-08-28
Movie Broadcast News Jane Craig 1987-12-16
Movie Swing Shift Jeannie Sherman 1984-04-13
Movie Blood Simple Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited) 1984-03-26
Movie With Intent to Kill Wynn Nolen 1984-10-24
Movie Svengali Leslie 1983-03-09
Movie An Uncommon Love Karen 1983-11-30
Movie The Burning Sophie 1981-05-08
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19