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 Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250 acre farm. She is the youngest of seven children. Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first acting part was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play. In 1976 she went to Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 1980, she went to New York City, where she met playwright Beth Henley in a stalled elevator. Hunter went on to get roles in a number of Henley's southern gothic plays, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest. In 1982 the actress went to Los Angeles. She landed her first starring role in the movies in the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona (1987), a part that is said to have been written with her in mind. She gained stardom in 1987 when she played the driven TV news producer Jane Craig in James L. Brooks' Broadcast News (1987). In 1993 she earned an Academy Award and worldwide acclaim with her performance as a mute bride to a New Zealand planter in The Piano (1993).
Bio:
Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250 acre farm. She is the youngest of seven children. Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first acting part was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play. In 1976 she went to Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 1980, she went to New York City, where she met playwright Beth Henley in a stalled elevator. Hunter went on to get roles in a number of Henley's southern gothic plays, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest. In 1982 the actress went to Los Angeles. She landed her first starring role in the movies in the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona (1987), a part that is said to have been written with her in mind. She gained stardom in 1987 when she played the driven TV news producer Jane Craig in James L. Brooks' Broadcast News (1987). In 1993 she earned an Academy Award and worldwide acclaim with her performance as a mute bride to a New Zealand planter in The Piano (1993).
Tivia:
An accomplished pianist, she actually performed all of the piano music for her Oscar performance in The Piano (1993). Film makers selected pieces for her that matched her talent.Lived in the same house as Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand and Sam Raimi in 1985 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.Hired a sign language interpreter to help her create her own sign language for her role in The Piano (1993).Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 30, 2008.Hunter's uncle was the first commander of the Thunderbirds, the world-famous U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron of fighter pilots.Gave birth to twin sons (her 1st and 2nd children) at age 47, Press MacDonald and Claude McDonald on January 17, 2006. Children's father is her boyfriend, Gordon MacDonald.Was director James L. Brooks' first choice to play the female lead in As Good as It Gets (1997), but reportedly demanded too much money upfront and was passed over in favour of Helen Hunt. Hunter had previously collaborated with James L. Brooks on the 1987 film, Broadcast News (1987).While living in the North Bronx, she turned down the lead role in Blood Simple (1984), but introduced the Coen Brothers to her roommate Frances McDormand, who got the role and ended up marrying one of the brothers. Hunter's voice can be heard on an answering machine message in the film.Along with Fay Bainter, Teresa Wright, Barry Fitzgerald, Jessica Lange, Sigourney Weaver, Al Pacino, Emma Thompson, Julianne Moore, Jamie Foxx, Cate Blanchett and Scarlett Johansson, she is one of only twelve actors to receive Academy Award nominations in two acting categories in the same year. She was nominated for Best Actress for The Piano (1993) and Best Supporting Actress for The Firm (1993) at the 66th Academy Awards in 1994, winning the former award.She won the role in Broadcast News (1987) just two days before shooting began, over several then-better-known actresses.Replaced Debra Winger for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987).Was in consideration for the part of Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) but Uma Thurman, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Joel Coen and Ethan Coen saw her in "Crimes of the Heart" and wanted to cast her in the movie, Blood Simple (1984). Because she was committed in another play, "The Wake of Jamey Foster", they cast her roommate Frances McDormand instead. Frances McDormand ended up marrying Joel Coen.She won her Oscar-winning role in The Piano (1993) over Anjelica Huston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert. Sigourney Weaver's agent had turned it down without sending her the script.Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama (1980).Turned down the role of God in Dogma (1999).In 1993, she won the Oscar for Best Actress for The Piano (1993), in which she utilised her real-life piano skills. Eleven years later, Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for Ray (2004), in which he also played the piano. Both of them had been nominated for a supporting performance in those respective years, and both were nominated for a role they played opposite Tom Cruise. Hunter appeared in The Firm (1993) and Jamie Foxx appeared in Collateral (2004).Was in consideration for the part of Carolyn Burnham in American Beauty (1999) but Annette Bening, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Started playing piano at 9.Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.She was awarded the 1988 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "A Lie of the Mind" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Her performance as Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987) is ranked #66 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).She had one line in her film debut, The Burning (1981), among a few ad libs. Regarding missing canoes she says to Todd -- "What happens if we don't find them?"Made her Broadway debut in 1982 in "Crimes of the Heart."Wings of Desire (1987)) is one of her favorite films.Was the 107th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano (1993) at The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) on March 21, 1994.Alumna of the College of Fine Arts (CFA) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU); School of Drama, class of 1980.She has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Broadcast News (1987).Has been in a relationship with Gordon MacDonald since 2001.Daughter of Charles (1910-1982), born in the state of Tennessee, and Marguerite (n��e Catledge) Hunter (1918-2011), born in the state of Mississippi.Moved to New York in 1980 to pursue a career in acting.Starring in the lead role in Irish play "By the Bog of Cats" at London's West End. (March 2005)In 10th grade she placed 8th nationally in a poultry-judging contest. (Interview, 11/95)Second cousin of Anaheim Angels' outfielder Tim Salmon.Is the oldest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar to become a mother; she gave birth to her twins Claude and Press at age 47.Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Piano (1993), a film where she had no lines of dialogue whatsoever.Announced her separation from husband, Janusz Kaminski. They have had been apart since Halloween. (December 2001)Spent a summer interning at Cortland Repertory Theatre (Cortland, New York) in 1976.When she moved to New York in 1980 to be an actress her roommate was Jason Alexander.Taught by Jorge Guerra. |
| Name: |
Holly Hunter |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Model rank: |
98 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:49:41 |
| Height: |
5' 2' (1.57 m) |
| Biography: |
Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250 acre farm. She is the youngest of seven children. Her parents enc |
| Trivia: |
An accomplished pianist, she actually performed all of the piano music for her Oscar performance in The Piano (1993). Film makers selected pieces for her that matched her talent.Lived in the same house as Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand and Sam Raimi in 1985 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.Hired a sign language interpreter to help her create her own sign language for her role in The Piano (1993).Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 30, 2008.Hunter's uncle was the first commander of the Thunderbirds, the world-famous U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron of fighter pilots.Gave birth to twin sons (her 1st and 2nd children) at age 47, Press MacDonald and Claude McDonald on January 17, 2006. Children's father is her boyfriend, Gordon MacDonald.Was director James L. Brooks' first choice to play the female lead in As Good as It Gets (1997), but reportedly demanded too much money upfront and was passed over in favour of Helen Hunt. Hunter had previously collaborated with James L. Brooks on the 1987 film, Broadcast News (1987).While living in the North Bronx, she turned down the lead role in Blood Simple (1984), but introduced the Coen Brothers to her roommate Frances McDormand, who got the role and ended up marrying one of the brothers. Hunter's voice can be heard on an answering machine message in the film.Along with Fay Bainter, Teresa Wright, Barry Fitzgerald, Jessica Lange, Sigourney Weaver, Al Pacino, Emma Thompson, Julianne Moore, Jamie Foxx, Cate Blanchett and Scarlett Johansson, she is one of only twelve actors to receive Academy Award nominations in two acting categories in the same year. She was nominated for Best Actress for The Piano (1993) and Best Supporting Actress for The Firm (1993) at the 66th Academy Awards in 1994, winning the former award.She won the role in Broadcast News (1987) just two days before shooting began, over several then-better-known actresses.Replaced Debra Winger for the role of Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987).Was in consideration for the part of Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) but Uma Thurman, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Joel Coen and Ethan Coen saw her in "Crimes of the Heart" and wanted to cast her in the movie, Blood Simple (1984). Because she was committed in another play, "The Wake of Jamey Foster", they cast her roommate Frances McDormand instead. Frances McDormand ended up marrying Joel Coen.She won her Oscar-winning role in The Piano (1993) over Anjelica Huston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert. Sigourney Weaver's agent had turned it down without sending her the script.Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama (1980).Turned down the role of God in Dogma (1999).In 1993, she won the Oscar for Best Actress for The Piano (1993), in which she utilised her real-life piano skills. Eleven years later, Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for Ray (2004), in which he also played the piano. Both of them had been nominated for a supporting performance in those respective years, and both were nominated for a role they played opposite Tom Cruise. Hunter appeared in The Firm (1993) and Jamie Foxx appeared in Collateral (2004).Was in consideration for the part of Carolyn Burnham in American Beauty (1999) but Annette Bening, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.Started playing piano at 9.Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.She was awarded the 1988 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "A Lie of the Mind" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.Her performance as Jane Craig in Broadcast News (1987) is ranked #66 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).She had one line in her film debut, The Burning (1981), among a few ad libs. Regarding missing canoes she says to Todd -- "What happens if we don't find them?"Made her Broadway debut in 1982 in "Crimes of the Heart."Wings of Desire (1987)) is one of her favorite films.Was the 107th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano (1993) at The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) on March 21, 1994.Alumna of the College of Fine Arts (CFA) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU); School of Drama, class of 1980.She has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Broadcast News (1987).Has been in a relationship with Gordon MacDonald since 2001.Daughter of Charles (1910-1982), born in the state of Tennessee, and Marguerite (n��e Catledge) Hunter (1918-2011), born in the state of Mississippi.Moved to New York in 1980 to pursue a career in acting.Starring in the lead role in Irish play "By the Bog of Cats" at London's West End. (March 2005)In 10th grade she placed 8th nationally in a poultry-judging contest. (Interview, 11/95)Second cousin of Anaheim Angels' outfielder Tim Salmon.Is the oldest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar to become a mother; she gave birth to her twins Claude and Press at age 47.Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Piano (1993), a film where she had no lines of dialogue whatsoever.Announced her separation from husband, Janusz Kaminski. They have had been apart since Halloween. (December 2001)Spent a summer interning at Cortland Repertory Theatre (Cortland, New York) in 1976.When she moved to New York in 1980 to be an actress her roommate was Jason Alexander.Taught by Jorge Guerra. |
| Trademarks: |
Southern accent |
| Quotes: |
Acting, for me, is the last vestige of doing something that I would like to feel really naive about. - Interview, November 1995.
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[on the importance of rehearsal for Thirteen (2003)] : I mean, some movies I walk in, "Hi, nice to meet you", we get in bed and we do a love scene. And that does happen. That happened with me with Billy Crudup on Jesus' Son (1999). Actors talk about that a lot, but it's not uncommon. And we could not have done Thirteen (2003) that way. It would not have worked.
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I always feel that I am the advocate for my character. More than anyone else on the set, including the director. I'm there to protect my character, in a way.
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I often get asked to direct and I've never taken anyone up on it. It would be very interesting and I would learn so much. But it's a very confrontational job - I mean, directors are forced to confront themselves, and I don't think there's really a way to prepare for the pressure of directing. And I have seen quite a few good people crash and burn at the job. Nervous breakdowns, crying, screaming fits - people buckle, so it's always scared me. But it's intriguing.
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It just seems that abortion rights never ceases to be a hot topic. It's a shame. It feels to me an anachronism. I mean, why are we still talking about this? Why is this not just a woman's right, period? I find it boring and very frustrating that it remains such a high profile subject. |
| Salaries: |
Saving Grace (2007) - $150,000 /episode (2009-10) |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
Narrator of Eco Challenge: New Zealand (2002)
Public service announcement for The ONE Campaign [www.one.org] (2005)
Played "Hester Swane" in an Irish play, "By the Bog of Cats", by Marina Carr, from September to October 2001 at San J |
| Spouse: |
Janusz Kaminski (May 20, 1995 - December 21, 2001) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Press MacDonaldClaude MacDonald |
| Parents: |
Marguerite Hunter (Catledge)
Charles Edwin Hunter |
| Relatives: |
Sibling (Sibling)
Tim Salmon (Cousin)
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