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Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter is an American actress. Born in Conyers, Georgia, her first acting role was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play, before appearing in Rockdale County High School stagings of Oklahoma!, Man of La Mancha, and Fiddler on the Roof. In Pittsburgh, she graduated with a drama degree at Carnegie Mellon University and performed in local theater.
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entertainment · American actress (born 1958) · stage actor · film actor · television actor · film producer · television producer · also Holly Hunter, Holly Patricia Hunter, Hunter
Born 20 March 1958 · Q105660
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2026· 3 entries
The Guardian: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy review – Holly Hunter is a transgressive thrill in this horny high-school spinoff
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Portrayed Captain Nahla Ake, the lead role in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
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2025· 1 entry
Played Madeline Vance in the science fiction film The Electric State
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2023· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “An image from the movie "Raising Arizona" featuring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter was once used on the cover of a Serbian biology textbook.” True.
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Hunter was cast in Hurricanna alongside Sylvia Hoeks
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2019· 1 entry
Took on a recurring role in the HBO series Succession as CEO Rhea Jarrell, leader of a rival media conglomerate
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2017· 1 entry
The Guardian: Holly Hunter: 'Sometimes I take a movie that I know is not great'
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2016· 3 entries
The Guardian: Strange Weather review – Holly Hunter takes classic American indie back on the road
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Hunter was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree by her alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University
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Hunter played Senator Finch in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Lucy Award (2009).
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Was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award
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2008· 1 entry
Hunter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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2005· 1 entry
Hunter starred alongside Robin Williams in the black comedy-drama The Big White
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2004· 3 entries
Awarded Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress for Thirteen (2004).
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Awarded International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actress for Thirteen (2004).
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Hunter starred alongside Brittany Murphy in the romantic satire Little Black Book, and provided the voice for Helen Parr (also known as Elastigirl) in the animated superhero film, The Incredibles
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2003· 1 entry
Hunter had the role of a mother named Melanie Freeland, whose daughter is troubled and going through the perils of being a teenager in the film Thirteen
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1999· 1 entry
Hunter received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Piano (1994).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Actress for The Piano (1994).
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1993· 9 entries
Awarded AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Piano (1993).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for The Piano (1993).
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Awarded London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year for The Piano (1993).
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Awarded New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for The Piano (1993).
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Awarded National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for The Piano (1993).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993).
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Awarded Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for The Piano (1993).
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Awarded National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for The Piano (1993).
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Awarded Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress for The Piano (1993).
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1989· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Roe vs. Wade (1989).
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Released album “The Three Billy Goats Gruff And The Three Little Pigs”.
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1987· 3 entries
Awarded National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for Broadcast News (1987).
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Awarded Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress for Broadcast News (1987).
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Awarded New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for Broadcast News (1987).
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1982· 1 entry
Hunter appeared in TV movies before being cast in a supporting role in 1984's Swing Shift
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1981· 1 entry
The Burning, she moved to Los Angeles a year later, taking on various supporting roles in theatrical and television films before starring in Raising Arizona (1987) and receiving an Academy Award nomination for her starri
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-03-20.
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