Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Born in Conyers, Georgia, she has managed to maintain a successful career in Hollywood, despite (or because of) her Southern accent. The youngest of seven children, her father was part salesman and part farmer.

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March 20 - 1958 - American - Conyers, Georgia - Hollywood - Southern

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Her parents encouraged her to become an actress and Hunter went to Pittsburgh to study drama at Carnegie Mellon University, from where she graduated in 1980. Thereafter she moved to New York City, where she happened to meet playwright Beth Henley in an elevator. She was cast in several Henley plays on Broadway, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Festival.

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Pittsburgh - Carnegie Mellon University - 1980 - New York City - Beth Henley - Broadway - Crimes of the Heart - The Miss Firecracker Festival

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Hunter's first starring role in movies was in 1987, when she appeared in Raising Arizona. That same year she starred in Broadcast News, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1993, she won the Oscar for The Piano; the same year she was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Firm. A year later, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress BAFTA award for her role in The Firm, starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. Hunter was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2004 for Catherine Hardwicke's Thirteen (movie).

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1987 - Academy Award for Best Actress - 1993 - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tom Cruise - Gene Hackman - Thirteen (movie)

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Hunter has also appeared in several television films, and has earned two Emmy 's.

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She was married to cinematographer Janusz Kaminski (Polish); born on June 27, 1959; married on May 20, 1995; divorced on December 21, 2001.

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The 47-year-old actress is in a relationship with British actor Gordon MacDonald, who co-starred in a West End production of By the Bog of Cats with her. On 3 August 2005 it was confirmed the couple are expecting twins, due in the northern winter of 2005/2006. They will be the first children for both Hunter and MacDonald.

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Gordon MacDonald - By the Bog of Cats - 3 August - 2005 - Winter - 2006

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