Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

1958-03-20 Conyers, Georgia, USA 70 Credits

Biography

Holly Patricia Hunter is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano, Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for Broadcast News (1987), The Firm (1993) and Thirteen (2003). For her roles in the television films Roe vs. Wade (...

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The Electric State

The Electric State

2025

as Madeline Vance

6.5
Acting

An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of John...

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018

as Self

7.4
Acting

The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and ...

Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2

2018

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)

7.5
Acting

Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three child...

Spielberg

Spielberg

2017

as Self

7.6
Acting

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

The Big Sick

The Big Sick

2017

as Beth Gardner

7.3
Acting

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a myster...

Song to Song

Song to Song

2017

as Miranda

5.5
Acting

In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook ...

Breakable You

Breakable You

2017

as Eleanor Weller

5.1
Acting

A divorced playwright and his therapist ex deal with new relationships and their daughter.

Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016

as Darcy Baylor

5.9
Acting

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

as Senator Finch

6.0
Acting

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, mode...

Manglehorn

Manglehorn

2015

as Dawn

5.4
Acting

AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conversation with the local bank teller every Friday, ...

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Paradise

Paradise

2013

as Melanie Mannerheim

5.0
Acting

After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.

From the Bottom of the Lake

2013

as herself

Acting

The creative process at the heart of creating TV series Top of the Lake (2013). From the writing process with long-time collaborator Gerard Lee to sho...

Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

2013

as Self

6.6
Acting

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm...

Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012

as Evelyn Riske

6.1
Acting

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission t...

Jackie

Jackie

2012

as Jackie

6.7
Acting

Two Dutch twin sisters travel to the United States, looking for their long-lost mother.

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

Portraits in Dramatic Time

Portraits in Dramatic Time

2011

8.0
Acting

A series of 40 art films created by artist David Michalek featuring performances of theater artists and actors of all genres and nationalities both we...

Sangre

2006

as Cafe waitress

Acting

Short movie about a grandfather, with memory issues, and his grandson taking a road trip to San Diego for the grandfather's and wife's 50th wedding an...

The Big White

The Big White

2005

as Margaret Barnell

6.2
Acting

To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2005

as Sonia

6.1
Acting

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

The Incredibles

The Incredibles

2004

as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)

7.7
Acting

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbi...

Little Black Book

Little Black Book

2004

as Barb

5.3
Acting

Determined to learn about her boyfriend's past relationships, Stacy -- who works for a talk show -- becomes a bona fide snoop. With her colleague, Bar...

Thirteen

Thirteen

2003

as Melanie

6.7
Acting

When average 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, Tracy's world is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world ...

Thirteen

Thirteen

2003

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

When average 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, Tracy's world is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world ...

Levity

Levity

2003

as Adele Easley

6.2
Acting

Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at h...

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

2003

as Self / Mona Camp

8.8
Acting
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

2002

as Mona Camp

6.3
Acting

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

as Self

6.3
Acting

Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Festival in Cannes

Festival in Cannes

2001

as Self (uncredited)

5.5
Acting

Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises $3 million if she'll use Mi...

Down from the Mountain

Down from the Mountain

2001

as Self

7.6
Acting

On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack producer...

When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001

as Billie Jean King

5.5
Acting

The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Jean King.

When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001

Co-Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Jean King.

The Coen Brothers

2000

as Self

7.5
Acting

During the promotional campaign for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in 1999, BBC broadcast a documentary about the Coen brothers, mainly concerning their...

Lost Souls

Lost Souls

2000

Thanks

5.0

A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected...

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

as Penny

7.3
Acting

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Jesus' Son

Jesus' Son

2000

as Mira

6.3
Acting

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000

as Rebecca Waynon (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")

5.8
Acting

In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker fo...

Harlan County War

Harlan County War

2000

as Ruby Kincaid

7.1
Acting

A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lin...

Timecode

Timecode

2000

as Renee Fishbine

5.6
Acting

A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, i...

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1999

as Emma Riley

5.6
Acting

After the death of his wife, Richard hires a recently divorced housekeeper, Emma. Soon finding himself falling for her, his emotionally destructive so...

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud

1998

as Judith Moore

5.9
Acting

Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. J...

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

as O'Reilly

6.1
Acting

A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a sp...

Crash

Crash

1996

as Helen Remington

6.4
Acting

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins ...

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

as Claudia Larson

6.3
Acting

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Cl...

Copycat

Copycat

1995

as M.J. Monahan

6.5
Acting

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

The Firm

The Firm

1993

as Tammy Hemphill

6.7
Acting

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't re...

The Piano

The Piano

1993

as Ada McGrath

7.4
Acting

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a batt...

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

1993

as Wanda Holloway

6.2
Acting

A Texas housewife plots hire a hit man to kill the girl who beat out her daughter for a place on the cheerleading squad.

Inside 'The Piano'

Inside 'The Piano'

1993

as Self

Acting

This 1993 program about the making of 'The Piano' features interviews with director Jane Campion; actors Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, and Sam Neill; a...

Crazy in Love

Crazy in Love

1992

as Georgie Symonds

4.4
Acting

Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.

Once Around

Once Around

1991

as Renata Bella

6.1
Acting

Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharp...

Always

Always

1989

as Dorinda Durston

6.3
Acting

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior

1989

as Coral Grable

2.0
Acting

Biologist Alex Brisco develops a new method to communicate with chimpanzees. Instead of using machines, she teaches the chimps simple sign language. H...

Rabbit Ears - The Three Billy Goats Gruff/The Three Little Pigs

Rabbit Ears - The Three Billy Goats Gruff/The Three Little Pigs

1989

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The Three Billy Goats Gruff: When a troll threatens to eat up the billy goats who want to eat the grass on the other side of the bridge, the biggest b...

Roe vs. Wade

Roe vs. Wade

1989

as Ellen Russell / Jane Doe

6.3
Acting

Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, ...

Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker

1989

as Carnelle Scott

5.6
Acting

Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before....

Broadcast News

Broadcast News

1987

as Jane Craig

6.7
Acting

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she...

End of the Line

End of the Line

1987

as Charlotte

5.2
Acting

When the closure of a railway is announced, employees commandeer a locomotive to get to corporate headquarters and confront the president.

A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

1987

as Candy Marshall

6.0
Acting

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a ...

Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

1987

as Ed

7.1
Acting

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicate...

With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill

1984

as Wynn Nolen

3.0
Acting

A high school football hero Bo Reinecker tries to piece together the events leading up to murder of his girl friend Lisa Nolen. Claiming to have exper...

Swing Shift

Swing Shift

1984

as Jeannie Sherman

5.6
Acting

In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft p...

Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1984

as Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings,...

An Uncommon Love

1983

as Karen

1.5
Acting

Recently divorced college professor, Kinser, becomes attracted to comely student Cynthia who's studying marine biology, only to learn that she is not ...

Svengali

Svengali

1983

as Leslie

5.2
Acting

An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger. ...

The Burning

The Burning

1981

as Sophie

6.2
Acting

A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back...

Hurricanna

Hurricanna

N/A

Acting

In an attempt to save Anna Nicole Smith's life, her devoted therapist, Khristine embarks on a 36-hour odyssey in which she unknowingly delivers the fa...

The Making of Thirteen

The Making of Thirteen

N/A

as Self

Acting