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Holly Hunter Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1958-03-20

Birthplace:
Conyers, Georgia, USA

Credits:
100 Total Roles

Holly Hunter

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Biography

Holly Patricia Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano, Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for Broadcast News (1987), The Firm (1993) and Thirteen (2003). For her roles in the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989), and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993), she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She also starred in the TNT drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010).

Hunter's other film roles include Raising Arizona (1987), Always (1989), Home for the Holidays (1995), Crash (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Incredibles (2004), its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and The Big Sick (2017), the latter of which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2028 Incredibles 3 MOVIE Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
2026 Star Trek: Starfleet Academy TV Nahla Ake
2025 Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort MOVIE Elastigirl (voice)
2025 Hurricanna MOVIE Self
2025 The Electric State MOVIE Madeline Vance
2024 LEGO Pixar: BrickToons TV Helen Parr (voice)
2023 Mulligan TV (voice)
2021 Pixar Popcorn TV Helen Parr (voice)
2021 Mr. Mayor TV Arpi
2020 The Comey Rule TV Sally Yates

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