Holly Hunter Filmography

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter is an American actress. Hunter starred in The Piano for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has also been nominated for Oscars for her roles in Broadcast News, The Firm, and Thirteen. Hunter has also won two Emmy Awards with seven nominations and has won a Golden Globe Award with another six nominations. Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Opal Marguerite , a housewife, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a farmer and sporting-goods manufacturer's representative. Hunter earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and for...
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Birthdate:March 20, 1958
Birthplace:Conyers, Georgia
Age:54
Height:5' 2"
Education:Carnegie Mellon University
Also known as:Holly P. Hunter

Movies with appearances by Holly Hunter

TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Untitled Diablo Cody Project 2013 Comedy
Learning to Fly 2012 Drama
The Big White 2006 R (USA) Black comedy
Nine Lives 2005 R (USA) Drama
The Incredibles 2004 PG (USA) Action
Little Black Book 2004 PG-13 (USA) Romantic comedy
Levity 2003 R (USA) Crime Fiction
Thirteen 2003 R (USA) Teen
Rock that Uke 2003
Moonlight Mile 2002 PG-13 (USA) Romance Film
Searching for Debra Winger 2002 R (USA) Documentary
When Billie Beat Bobby 2001 PG (USA) Comedy-drama
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000 PG-13 (USA) Parody
Timecode 2000 R (USA) Indie
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 2000 PG-13 (USA) LGBT
Woman Wanted 2000 Drama
Harlan County War 2000 Television movie
Directors: David Cronenberg 2000
Jesus' Son 1999 R (USA) Romantic drama
Living Out Loud 1998 R (USA) Comedy
A Life Less Ordinary 1997 R (USA) Comedy
Crash 1996 NC-17 (USA) Erotica
Home for the Holidays 1995 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
Copycat 1995 R (USA) Thriller
The Firm 1993 R (USA) Thriller
The Piano 1993 R (USA) Romance Film
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom 1993 R (USA) Black comedy
Once Around 1991 R (USA) Comedy-drama
Always 1989 PG (USA) Airplanes and airports
Roe vs. Wade 1989
Miss Firecracker 1989 PG (USA) Comedy
End of the Line 1987 PG (USA) Indie
A Gathering of Old Men 1987 PG (USA) Television movie
Raising Arizona 1987 PG-13 (USA) Comedy
Broadcast News 1987 R (USA) Satire
Blood Simple 1984 R (USA) Thriller
Swing Shift 1984 PG (USA) Romantic drama
Svengali 1983 Television movie
The Burning 1981 R (USA) Slasher
Frost Flowers
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Honors and Awards of Holly Hunter

The Piano
Academy Awards
Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role
The Piano
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film
The Piano
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
YearAward & CategoryMovie
1993 Won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The Piano
1993 Won the Cannes Best Actress Award The Piano
1993 Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
1989 Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Roe vs. Wade
2004 Won the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Thirteen
1993 Won the London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress The Piano
1993 Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress The Piano
1987 Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Broadcast News
1993 Won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress The Piano
1987 Won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Broadcast News
1993 Won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress The Piano
1993 Won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress The Piano
1987 Won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Broadcast News
1987 Nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role Broadcast News
1993 Nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role The Piano
2003 Nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role Thirteen
1993 Nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role The Firm
2001 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie When Billie Beat Bobby
2000 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Harlan County War
1993 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
2001 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
1989 Nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or a Movie Roe vs. Wade
1993 Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The Piano
1993 Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Firm
2003 Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Thirteen
1994 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film The Piano
1988 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Film Broadcast News
2004 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film Thirteen
1990 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television Roe vs. Wade
1994 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
2001 Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television Harlan County War
2004 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Drama Thirteen
2001 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2003 Nominated for the BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress Thirteen
2005 Nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team The Incredibles
2004 Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Thirteen
1999 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Living Out Loud
2001 Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Harlan County War
1993 Nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The Piano
1999 Nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Living Out Loud
1999 Nominated for the American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) Living Out Loud
2004 Nominated for the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Thirteen
2004 Nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Thirteen
2004 Nominated for the London Critics Circle Film Award for Actress of the Year Thirteen
2004 Nominated for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Thirteen
2004 Nominated for the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Thirteen
2004 Nominated for the Prism Award for Performance in a Feature Film Thirteen
2003 Nominated for the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Thirteen
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Places Holly Hunter has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Holly Hunter
MarkerLocationPopulation
A New York 19,465,197
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Personal relationships of Holly Hunter

Significant OtherRelationshipDate StartedDate EndedDuration
Gordon MacDonald Marriage 2001
Janusz Kamiński Marriage May 20, 1995 Dec. 21, 2001 6 years
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Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Hunter

  • Q:
    For which awards has Holly Hunter been nominated?
  • A:
    Award nominations include:
    - Academy Award for Best Actress for the film "Broadcast News"
    - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series for "Saving Grace"
    - Academy Award for Best Actress for the film "The Piano"
    - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film "Thirteen"
    - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film "The Firm"
  • Q:
    How tall is Holly Hunter?
  • A:
    She is 5 feet, 2 inches tall.
  • Q:
    Where did Holly Hunter go to school?
  • A:
    Holly Hunter went to school at Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Q:
    Where was Holly Hunter born?
  • A:
    Holly Hunter was born in Conyers.

Awards & Accolades

  • 1994
  • Acadamy Award Best Actress in a Leading Role
    1994

Lists

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Year: 1987
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Year: 1993
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