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Holly Hunter

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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)
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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