Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Holly Hunter

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2 (2018)

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
The Big Sick

The Big Sick (2017)

as Beth Gardner
Breakable You

Breakable You (2017)

as Eleanor Weller
Paradise

Paradise (2013)

as Melanie Mannerheim
No Image

Sangre (2006)

as Cafe waitress
The Big White

The Big White (2005)

as Margaret Barnell
The Incredibles

The Incredibles (2004)

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
Levity

Levity (2003)

as Adele Easley
Festival in Cannes

Festival in Cannes (2001)

as Self (uncredited)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)

as Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Timecode

Timecode (2000)

as Renee Fishbine
Crash

Crash (1996)

as Helen Remington
Copycat

Copycat (1995)

as M.J. Monahan
The Firm

The Firm (1993)

as Tammy Hemphill
The Piano

The Piano (1993)

as Ada McGrath
Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love (1992)

as Georgie Symonds
Once Around

Once Around (1991)

as Renata Bella
Always

Always (1989)

as Dorinda Durston
Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade (1989)

as Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Blood Simple

Blood Simple (1985)

as Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
Swing Shift

Swing Shift (1984)

as Jeannie Sherman
No Image

Incredibles 3 (N/A)

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)