Holly Hunter is an Academy Award-winning American actress.

Hunter's first starring role in films came in 1987's Raising Arizona. That year, she also starred in Broadcast News, for which she earned an Oscar nomination for the Best Actress. In 1993, she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano and showcased her skill with the piano by playing all the elaborate pieces on the score herself. That year, Hunter was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm. In 2004, she earned another Best Supporting Actress nomination for Thirteen and voiced a star role (Helen Parr/Elastigirl) in the hit animated film The Incredibles.

Hunter has also appeared in several television films and has earned two Emmys.

She also appeared in movies: Nine Lives (2005), The Incredibles (2004), Little Black Book (2004) Thirteen (2003), Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress Levity (2003), Moonlight Mile (2002), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).

Public Name: Holly Hunter
Birth Name: Holly Hunter
Date of Birth: March 20, 1958
Place of Birth: Conyers, Georgia

Filmography

• My Boy (2007)
• Downloading Nancy (2007)
• Frost Flowers (2007)
• Grace (2007)
• The Big White (2005)
• Nine Lives (2005)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• Little Black Book (2004)
• Thirteen (2003)
• Levity (2003)
• Moonlight Mile (2002)
• Eco Challenge New Zealand (2002)
• When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
• Harlan County War (2000)
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
• Timecode (2000)
• Woman Wanted (2000)
• Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
• Jesus' Son (1999)
• Living Out Loud (1998)
• A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
• Crash (1996)
• Home for the Holidays (1995)
• Copycat (1995)
• The Firm (1993)
• The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
• The Piano (1993)
• Crazy in Love (1992)
• Once Around (1991)
• Always (1989)
• Animal Behavior (1989)
• Roe vs. Wade (1989)
• Miss Firecracker (1989)
• End of the Line (1988)
• Broadcast News (1987)
• A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
• Raising Arizona (1987)
• Blood Simple. (1984)
• Swing Shift (1984)
• With Intent to Kill (1984)
• An Uncommon Love (1983)
• Svengali (1983)
• The Burning (1981)

Awards

• Australian Film Institute Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• BAFTA Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• CableACE Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom" 1993
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• Golden Globe Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) "The Piano" 1993
• London Film Critics Circle Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• National Board of Review Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• National Society of Film Critics Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• Oscar Best Actress "The Piano" 1993
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom" 1992 - 93
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special "Roe vs. Wade" 1989
• Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actress "Broadcast News" 1987
• National Board of Review Best Actress "Broadcast News" 1987
• New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress "Broadcast News" 1987