Holly Hunter

Birthday: 1958-03-20
Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 324
Drafted By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 5
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1988 30 Broadcast News (1987) Leading Actress Nom 0
1994 36 The Piano (1993) Leading Actress Win 0
1994 36 The Firm (1993) Supporting Actress Nom 0
2004 46 Thirteen (2003) Supporting Actress Nom 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
Hurricanna
2018-06-14 Incredibles 2 Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
2017-03-30 The Big Sick Beth Gardner
2017-03-17 Song to Song Miranda
2017-01-07 Breakable You Eleanor Weller
2016-09-12 Strange Weather Darcy Baylor
2016-03-23 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Senator Finch
2015-06-03 Manglehorn Dawn
2013-10-18 Paradise Melanie Mannerheim
2012-09-28 Won't Back Down Evelyn Riske
2012-05-10 Jackie Jackie
2011-07-05 Portraits in Dramatic Time
2006-01-01 Sangre Cafe waitress
2005-10-27 The Big White Margaret Barnell
2005-09-02 Nine Lives Sonia
2004-10-27 The Incredibles Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
2004-08-06 Little Black Book Barb
2003-08-20 Thirteen Melanie Freeland
2003-03-16 Levity Adele Easley
2002-09-09 Moonlight Mile Mona Camp
2001-04-16 When Billie Beat Bobby Billie Jean King
2000-08-30 O Brother, Where Art Thou? Penny
2000-06-16 Jesus' Son Mira
2000-05-27 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
2000-05-19 Harlan County War Ruby Kincaid
2000-04-28 Timecode Renee Fishbine
1999-08-14 Woman Wanted Emma Riley
1998-10-30 Living Out Loud Judith Moore
1997-10-24 A Life Less Ordinary O'Reilly
1996-07-17 Crash Helen Remington
1995-11-02 Home for the Holidays Claudia Larson
1995-10-27 Copycat M.J. Monahan
1993-06-30 The Firm Tammy Hemphill
1993-05-18 The Piano Ada McGrath
1993-04-10 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Wanda Holloway
1992-08-10 Crazy in Love Georgie Symonds
1991-01-18 Once Around Renata Bella
1989-12-22 Always Dorinda Durston
1989-10-27 Animal Behaviour Coral Grable
1989-10-27 Animal Behavior Coral Grable
1989-05-15 Roe vs. Wade Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
1989-04-28 Miss Firecracker Carnelle Scott
1987-12-16 Broadcast News Jane Craig
1987-08-28 End of the Line Charlotte
1987-05-10 A Gathering of Old Men Candy Marshall
1987-03-13 Raising Arizona Ed
1984-10-24 With Intent to Kill Wynn Nolen
1984-04-13 Swing Shift Jeannie Sherman
1984-03-26 Blood Simple Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
1983-11-30 An Uncommon Love Karen
1983-03-09 Svengali Leslie
1981-05-08 The Burning Sophie