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Holly Hunter: Biography

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Birth Place: Conyers, GA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/20/1958, Pisces
Profession: Actor

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Holly Hunter Fast Facts:

The youngest of seven children, she grew up on a farm in Georgia.
Played piano, French horn and trumpet as a child.
Starred as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play.
After college, she shared an apartment in New York with actress Frances McDormand.
Has appeared in seven plays written by Beth Henley, including the 1981 Pulitzer-winning drama Crimes of the Heart and 1984's Miss Firecracker Contest. Hunter reprised her role in the 1989 film version. The two women met when they were stuck in a Manhattan elevator in 1982.
Made her big-screen debut in the 1981 horror film The Burning.
Her role in Joel and Ethan Coen's Raising Arizona (1987) was written especially for her.
Gave birth to twin boys in January 2006 at age 47. Their father is her companion, actor Gordon MacDonald.

Holly Hunter Relationships:
Arliss Howard - Ex-significant Other
Charles Edwin Hunter - Father
Gordon MacDonald - Significant Other
Janusz Kaminski - Ex-husband
Opal Marguerite Catledge Hunter - Mother
Holly Hunter Awards:
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1993 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1993 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2003 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (BFA, 1980)

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Calista Flockhart, Valeria Golina, Amy Brennerman, Kathy Baker, Holly Hunter courtesy Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com

Saving Grace, Patrick St. Esprit, Holly Hunter courtesy Erik Heinlia/TNT

Saving Grace, Holly Hunter, Laura San Giacomo courtesy Erik Heinlia/TNT

Saving Grace, Holly Hunter, Kenny Johnson courtesy Erik Heinlia/TNT

Saving Grace, Laura San Giacomo, Holly Hunter courtesy Erik Heinlia/TNT

Saving Grace, Laura San Giacomo, Holly Hunter courtesy Erik Heinlia/TNT

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