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Holly Hunter Holly P. Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress best-known for films such as Raising Arizona, Broadcast News (1987), for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award, and The Piano (1993), for which she won the award; and for the late-2000s cable television drama series Saving Grace.
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Born 20 March 1958 (1958-03-20) (age 50) Conyers, Georgia, USA
Occupation actress / producer
Years active 1981 - present
Spouse(s) Janusz Kaminski (1995 - 2001) (divorced)
Domestic partner(s) Gordon MacDonald (2001-present) 2 children
Awards won
Academy Awards
  Best Actress 1993 The Piano
Australian Film Institute Awards
  Best Actress in a Leading Role 1993 The Piano
BAFTA Awards
  Best Actress in a Leading Role 1993 The Piano
Emmy Awards
  Best Actress in a Mini-series or Movie 1989 Roe vs. Wade 1993 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Golden Globe Awards
  Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1993 The Piano
Other awards
  Silver Bear for Best Actress - Berlin Film Festival 1988 Broadcast News Best Actress Award - Cannes Film Festival 1993 The Piano
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More about Holly Hunter(From Wikipedia)

Early Life

Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Opal Marguerite (née Catledge), a housewife, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a farmer and sporting-goods manufacturer's representative. Hunter earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, after which she moved to New York City and roomed with fellow actress Frances McDormand. Hunter in 2008 described living in The Bronx Read more...

Hunter Made Her Screen Debut In The 1981 Horror Movie The Burning. After Moving To Los Angeles, California In 1982, Hunter Appeared In TV-movies Before Being Cast In A Supporting Role In 1984's Swing Shift. The Year, She Had Her First Collaboration Wi

Hunter made her screen debut in the 1981 horror movie The Burning. After moving to Los Angeles, California in 1982, Hunter appeared in TV-movies before being cast in a supporting role in 1984's Swing Shift. The year, she had her first collaboration with the writing-directing-producing team of brothers Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, in Blood Simple, making an uncredited appearance as a voice on an answering-machine Read more...

Personal Life

For many years, Hunter was in a relationship with actor Arliss Howard. She was married to Polish cinematographer Janusz Kaminski from May 20, 1995 until their divorce on December 21, 2001. Since 2001, she has been in a relationship with American actor Gordon MacDonald, with whom she co-starred in Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats in a 2001 run at the San Jose Repertory Theater, and later in a 2004 Read more...

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