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Holly Hunter
Born Holly P. Hunter
March 20, 1958 (1958-03-20) (age 50)
Conyers, Georgia, United States
Years active 1981–present
Domestic partner(s) Gordon MacDonald

Holly P. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conyers is a the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10689 The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gordon MacDonald may refer to Gordon MacDonald (politician, Green Party of Ontario politician Gordon MacDonald (Alberta politician, Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American Academy Award-winning actress. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

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Biography

Early life

Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Opal Marguerite (née Catledge), a housewife, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a farmer and sporting-goods manufacturer's representative. Conyers is a the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10689 [1] Hunter earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, after which she moved to New York City and roomed with Frances McDormand, both aspiring actors. Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United Frances Louise McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Film, stage, and television When she first moved to Los Angeles she shared a house with a group of people which included McDormand and director Sam Raimi, as well as future collaborators Joel and Ethan Coen. Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American Film director, producer, Actor and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers

Career

Hunter's first starring role in films came in 1987's Raising Arizona. Raising Arizona is a 1987 Coen Brothers Comedy film starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, William Forsythe That year, she also starred in Broadcast News, for which she earned an Oscar nomination for the Best Actress. Broadcast News is a 1987 Romantic comedy film written produced and directed by James L "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to In 1993, she won the Best Female Performance Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano and showcased her skill with the piano by playing all the elaborate pieces on the score herself. The Best Actress Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation féminine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Piano is a 1993 Film about a mute pianist and her daughter set during the mid-19th century in a rainy muddy frontier New Zealand backwater The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers That year, Hunter was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS This article is about the 1993 film For the 1988 film of the same name see The Firm (1988 film The Firm is a Legal thriller film In 2000 she played George Clooney's wife "Penny" in Ethan and Joel Coen's movie, O Brother, Where Art Thou? 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. George Timothy Clooney (born May 6 1961 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe award-winning American actor director, producer, O Brother Where Art Thou? is a Comedy Film made by the Coen Brothers. Thirteen is a 2003 film co-written by Catherine Hardwicke (who also directed and Nikki Reed (who had a leading role Helen Parr (superhero name Elastigirl) is a Fictional character created by director Brad Bird for the 2004 animated film The Incredibles The Incredibles is a 2004 Computer-animated feature Film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, Hunter has also appeared in several television films and has earned two Emmys. She is currently starring in and producing Saving Grace, a crime series on TNT portraying an Oklahoma City Police Department detective Grace Hanadarko. Saving Grace is an American Television crime Drama series on TNT, which premiered on July 16, 2007 and Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. Grace Hanadarko is a Fictional character in the TNT series Saving Grace. In May 2008, Holly was awarded a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;[2] . The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Personal life

For many years, Hunter was in a relationship with actor Arliss Howard. Arliss Howard (born Leslie Richard Howard; October 18 1954) is an American Actor, Writer and Film director She was married to Polish cinematographer Janusz Kaminski from May 20, 1995 until their divorce on December 21, 2001. Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński, ASC (born June 27 1959) is a two-time Academy Award -winning Polish Cinematographer and Film director Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Since 2001, she has been in a relationship with American actor Gordon MacDonald 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. Marina Carr (born 1964 is an Irish playwright Born in County Offaly, Carr attended University College Dublin before holding posts as writer-in-residence West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" In January 2006, Hunter's publicist announced that Hunter had given birth to the couple's twins at the age of 47;[3] Entertainment Weekly later reported that the twins were boys. A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage Publicity for a public figure especially a Celebrity, a Business, or for a work Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc

Holly's cousin is Tim Salmon, former right fielder and designated hitter of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim major league baseball team. Timothy James "Tim" Salmon (born August 24, 1968 in Long Beach California) is a former Major League Baseball Right fielder The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California.

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1981 The Burning Sophie
1984 Swing Shift Jeannie
Blood Simple Helene Trend (voice only) uncredited
1987 Raising Arizona Edwina 'Ed' McDunnough
End of the Line Charlotte
Broadcast News Jane Craig Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
1989 Miss Firecracker Carnelle Scott
Animal Behavior Coral Grable
Always Dorinda Durston
1991 Once Around Renata Bella
1993 The Piano Ada McGrath Academy Award for Best Actress; BAFTA Award; Golden Globe
The Firm Tammy Hemphill Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress;
Nominated - BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe
1995 Copycat M. The Burning is a 1981 Slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, with music by Rick Wakeman. Swing Shift is a 1984 feature film directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by and starring Goldie Hawn with Kurt Russell. Blood Simple is a 1985 Neo-noir Crime film. It was the directorial debut of Joel and Ethan Coen, and the first major film of Raising Arizona is a 1987 Coen Brothers Comedy film starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, William Forsythe Broadcast News is a 1987 Romantic comedy film written produced and directed by James L Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Miss Firecracker is a 1989 Comedy film directed by Thomas Schlamme. The Piano is a 1993 Film about a mute pianist and her daughter set during the mid-19th century in a rainy muddy frontier New Zealand backwater Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This article is about the 1993 film For the 1988 film of the same name see The Firm (1988 film The Firm is a Legal thriller film Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Copycat ( 1995) is an American Psychological thriller, starring Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter. J. Monahan
Home for the Holidays Claudia Larson
1996 Crash Helen Remington
1997 A Life Less Ordinary O'Reilly
1998 Living Out Loud Judith Moore
1999 Jesus' Son Mira
2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Rebecca Waynon segment "Fantasies About Rebecca"
Woman Wanted Emma Riley
Timecode Renee Fishbine, Executive
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Penny
Down from the Mountain Herself documentary
2001 Festival in Cannes Herself Uncredited
2002 Searching for Debra Winger Herself documentary
Moonlight Mile Mona Camp
2003 Rock That Uke Narrator documentary
Levity Adele Easley
Thirteen Melanie 'Mel' Freeland Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress;
Nominated - BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe
2004 Little Black Book Barb
The Incredibles Helen Parr / Elastigirl voice
2005 Nine Lives Sonia
The Big White Margaret Barnell
2009 Frost Flowers Cora pre-production

Awards

Emmy Award in 1989
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References

  1. ^ Holly Hunter Biography (1958-)
  2. ^ Hunter honoured with walk of fame star
  3. ^ Twins for Oscar Winner Holly Hunter

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Ana Beatriz Nogueira
for Vera		 Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress
1988
for Broadcast News		 Succeeded by
Isabelle Adjani
for Camille Claudel
Preceded by
Pernilla August
for The Best Intentions		 Award for Best Actress - Cannes Film Festival
1993
for The Piano		 Succeeded by
Virna Lisi
for La Reine Margot
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
Preceded by
Sissy Spacek
for Crimes of the Heart		 NYFCC Award for Best Actress
1987
for Broadcast News		 Succeeded by
Meryl Streep
for A Cry in the Dark
Preceded by
Emma Thompson
for Howards End		 NYFCC Award for Best Actress
1993
for The Piano		 Succeeded by
Linda Fiorentino
for The Last Seduction
Persondata
NAME Hunter, Holly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hunter, Holly P. The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance The Notable Names Database ( NNDB) produced by Soylent Communications, is an Online database of biographical details of over 33000 people The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Isabelle Yasmine Adjani, (born 27 June 1955 is a four-time César Award -winning and two-time Academy Award -nominated French film actress and singer Camille Claudel ( December 8, 1864 &ndash October 19, 1943) was a French sculptor and Graphic artist. Pernilla August (born Mia Pernilla Wallgren; 13 February 1958 is a Swedish actress The Best Intentions ( Den goda viljan) is a 1992 film directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman. The Best Actress Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation féminine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Piano is a 1993 Film about a mute pianist and her daughter set during the mid-19th century in a rainy muddy frontier New Zealand backwater Virna Lisi (b September 8 1937 is a Cannes and César awards-winning Italian film actress Emma Thompson (born April 15 1959 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - BAFTA Award - and Golden Globe -winning Anglo-Scottish Actress The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Piano is a 1993 Film about a mute pianist and her daughter set during the mid-19th century in a rainy muddy frontier New Zealand backwater Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20 1949) is an American stage and screen actress who among many other accolades has won two Academy Blue Sky is a 1994 film which tells the story of an Army officer whose outspokenness and his wife's mental difficulties have made him a Pariah to the Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award &ndashwinning American Actress and singer For the play on which this film is based see Crimes of the Heart. The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian/American Docudrama Film directed by Fred Schepisi. Emma Thompson (born April 15 1959 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - BAFTA Award - and Golden Globe -winning Anglo-Scottish Actress The Piano is a 1993 Film about a mute pianist and her daughter set during the mid-19th century in a rainy muddy frontier New Zealand backwater Linda Fiorentino (born March 9, 1960) Fiorentino is of Italian American Catholic background The Last Seduction is a Neo-noir 1994 film directed by John Dahl.
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Conyers, Georgia, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conyers is a the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10689 The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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