Holly Hunter 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). She won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989) and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993). She also starred in the TNT drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010).
Date of Birth | 20th March 1958 |
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Age | 66 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Country | United States of America |
City | Conyers |
Birth Place | Conyers |
Religion | atheism |
Nationality | United States of America |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Language | English |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University, Rockdale County High School |
Awards | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Academy Award for Best Actress, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Lucy Award, Silver Bear for Best Actress, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Occupation | stage actor, film actor, television actor, film producer, television producer |
Reference | IMDB |