Cast

Holly Hunter

1958

Active years (films on this site)

1987–2017

Genres

DramaComedyCrimeMusicalRomance

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaCanadian CinemaHorror and the UncannyNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

The Coen Brothers2 filmsJane Campion1 filmDavid Cronenberg1 filmTerrence Malick1 film

Biography

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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Awards and honours

International

• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 1987
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress 1987
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 1989
• AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1993
• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 1993
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 1993
• London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year 1993
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 1993
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress 1993
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress 1993
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 1993
• Academy Award for Best Actress 1994
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1994
• International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actress 2004
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress 2004
• Lucy Award 2009
• Silver Bear for Best Actress

National / local

• National Board of Review Award for Best Actress 1987
• National Board of Review Award for Best Actress 1993
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

5 films on this site

1. Raising Arizona 1987 · The Coen Brothers · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
2. The Piano 1993 · Jane Campion · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. Crash 1996 · David Cronenberg · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 · The Coen Brothers · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
5. Song to Song 2017 · Terrence Malick · IMDb 5.6 · Cast