Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter is an American stage, film and televison actress, best known for her Academy Award winning performance as mute lead character Ada McGrath in the feature film "The Piano", as well as three other nominations for her roles in "Broadcast News", "The Firm", and "Thirteen", and for playing the leading role in the television series "Saving Grace". She holds a BA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Born:
- Mar 20, 1958 In Conyers, Georgia, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 80
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Hurricanna
- Latest Project:
- Series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 2026-01-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hurricanna | 2026 | |
| Series | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Nahla Ake | 2026-01-15 |
| Movie | The Electric State | Madeline Vance | 2025-03-07 |
| Movie | Lynch/Oz | Ada McGrath (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-15 |
| Series | Mr. Mayor | Arpi | 2021-01-07 |
| Movie | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | 2020-04-27 |
| Series | The Movies | 2019-07-07 | |
| Movie | Terror Nullius | (Archive Footage) | 2018-03-20 |
| Series | Here and Now | Audrey Bayer-Boatwright | 2018-02-11 |
| Movie | Incredibles 2 | Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice) | 2018-06-14 |
| Movie | Bergman: A Year in a Life | Self | 2018-07-12 |
| Movie | Breakable You | Eleanor Weller | 2017-01-07 |
| Movie | The Big Sick | Beth Gardner | 2017-03-30 |
| Movie | Spielberg | Self | 2017-10-05 |
| Movie | Song to Song | Miranda | 2017-03-17 |
| Movie | Strange Weather | Darcy Baylor | 2016-09-12 |
| Movie | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Senator Finch | 2016-03-23 |
| Movie | Manglehorn | Dawn | 2015-06-03 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Series | Top of the Lake | GJ | 2013-03-18 |
| Movie | Paradise | Melanie Mannerheim | 2013-10-18 |
| Movie | Trespassing Bergman | Self | 2013-08-28 |
| Series | Bonnie & Clyde | Emma Parker | 2013-12-08 |
| Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
| Movie | Jackie | Jackie | 2012-05-10 |
| Movie | Won't Back Down | Evelyn Riske | 2012-09-28 |
| Movie | Portraits in Dramatic Time | 2011-07-05 | |
| Series | Skavlan | Guest | 2009-01-16 |
| Series | Saving Grace | Grace Hanadarko | 2007-07-23 |
| Movie | The Big White | Margaret Barnell | 2005-10-27 |
| Movie | Nine Lives | Sonia | 2005-09-02 |
| Movie | The Incredibles | Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice) | 2004-11-05 |
| Movie | Little Black Book | Barb | 2004-08-06 |
| Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
| Movie | Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen | Self / Mona Camp | 2003-03-11 |
| Movie | Thirteen | Melanie | 2003-08-20 |
| Movie | Levity | Adele Easley | 2003-03-16 |
| Movie | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002-07-13 |
| Movie | Moonlight Mile | Mona Camp | 2002-09-09 |
| Movie | When Billie Beat Bobby | Billie Jean King | 2001-04-16 |
| Movie | Down from the Mountain | Self | 2001-06-05 |
| Movie | Festival in Cannes | Self (uncredited) | 2001-11-03 |
| Movie | Timecode | Renee Fishbine | 2000-04-28 |
| Movie | The Coen Brothers | Self | 2000-11-01 |
| Movie | Harlan County War | Ruby Kincaid | 2000-05-19 |
| Movie | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca") | 2000-05-27 |
| Movie | Jesus' Son | Mira | 2000-06-16 |
| Movie | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Penny | 2000-08-30 |
| Movie | Woman Wanted | Emma Riley | 1999-08-14 |
| Movie | Living Out Loud | Judith Moore | 1998-10-30 |
| Movie | A Life Less Ordinary | O'Reilly | 1997-10-24 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Crash | Helen Remington | 1996-07-17 |
| Series | Eco-Challenge | 1995-04-01 | |
| Movie | Copycat | M.J. Monahan | 1995-10-27 |
| Movie | Home for the Holidays | Claudia Larson | 1995-11-02 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | Wanda Holloway | 1993-04-10 |
| Movie | Inside 'The Piano' | Self | 1993-01-01 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
| Movie | The Firm | Tammy Hemphill | 1993-06-30 |
| Movie | The Piano | Ada McGrath | 1993-05-18 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | Crazy in Love | Georgie Symonds | 1992-08-10 |
| Movie | Once Around | Renata Bella | 1991-01-18 |
| Movie | Miss Firecracker | Carnelle Scott | 1989-04-28 |
| Movie | Always | Dorinda Durston | 1989-12-22 |
| Movie | Roe vs. Wade | Ellen Russell / Jane Doe | 1989-05-15 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
| Movie | Raising Arizona | Ed | 1987-03-13 |
| Movie | End of the Line | Charlotte | 1987-08-28 |
| Movie | A Gathering of Old Men | Candy Marshall | 1987-05-10 |
| Movie | Broadcast News | Jane Craig | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | Blood Simple | Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited) | 1985-01-18 |
| Movie | With Intent to Kill | Wynn Nolen | 1984-10-24 |
| Movie | Swing Shift | Jeannie Sherman | 1984-04-13 |
| Movie | An Uncommon Love | Karen | 1983-11-30 |
| Movie | Svengali | Leslie | 1983-03-09 |
| Movie | The Burning | Sophie | 1981-05-08 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |