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Also known as Holly Patricia Hunter

Holly Hunter is an American actress. Born in Conyers, Georgia, her first acting role was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play, before appearing in Rockdale County High School stagings of Oklahoma!, Man of La Mancha, and Fiddler on the Roof. In Pittsburgh, she graduated with a drama degree at Carnegie Mellon University and performed in local theater.

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Holly Hunter is an American stage, film, and television actor who also works as a film producer. Born on March 20, 1958, in Conyers, she is a citizen of the United States and resides in New York. Hunter attended Carnegie Mellon University and has worked in the United States since 1968. She is married to Janusz Kamiński and has two children.

Her notable works include *A Life Less Ordinary* and *Bonnie & Clyde*. Hunter has received several major awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress. She has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Additionally, she is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.

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1958-03-20
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  • A Life Less Ordinary
  • Bonnie & Clyde

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Type
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Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1958

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Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Born in Conyers, Georgia, her first acting role was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play, before appearing in Rockdale County High School stagings of Oklahoma!, Man of La Mancha, and Fiddler on the Roof. In Pittsburgh, she graduated with a drama degree at Carnegie Mellon University and performed in local theater.

She then moved to New York City with Frances McDormand, beginning a Broadway career. After appearing in a slasher film released in 1981, The Burning, she moved to Los Angeles a year later, taking on various supporting roles in theatrical and television films before starring in Raising Arizona (1987) and receiving an Academy Award nomination for her starring role in Broadcast News (1987). She later went on to win two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989) and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993).

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