Holly Hunter

**Holly Hunter** (born 20 March 1958) is an American actress. She was born in Conyers, Georgia. Hunter starred in _The Piano_ for which she won the Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award.

Hunter was also nominated for Oscars for her roles in _Broadcast News_, _The Firm_, and _Thirteen_. She has won two Emmy Awards.

Hunter has acted in many other movies. They include _Copycat_, _Living Out Loud_, _O Brother, Where Art Thou?_, _Home for the Holidays_, _The Incredibles_, _Thirteen_, and _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_.

Hunter's most outstanding television series was for the drama series _Saving Grace (TV series)_, for which she won the Grace Allen Award, and was nominated for seven other awards. Hunter currently stars as the 422 year old Chancellor Nahla Ake in _Star Trek: Starfleet Academy_, a Paramount+ series that premiered in January 2026.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Director|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1981|_The Burning_|Sophie|Tony Maylam|||
|1984|_Swing Shift_|Jeannie|Jonathan Demme|||
|1984|_Blood Simple_|Helene Trend|Joel Coen Ethan Coen || Voice / Uncredited|||
|1987|_Raising Arizona_|Edwina "Ed" McDunnough|Joel Coen Ethan Coen |||||
|1987|_End of the Line_|Charlotte Haney|Jay Russell|||
|1987|_Broadcast News_|Jane Craig|James L. Brooks|||
|1989|_Miss Firecracker_|Carnelle Scott|Thomas Schlamme|||
|1989|_Animal Behavior_|Coral Grable|Jenny Bowen & Kjehl Rasmussen|||
|1989|_Always_|Dorinda Durston|Steven Spielberg|||
|1991|_Once Around_|Renata Bella|Lasse Hallström|||
|1993|__|Ada McGrath|Jane Campion|Academy Award for Best Actress||
|1993|__|Tammy Hemphill|Sydney Pollack|||
|1995|_Copycat_|M.J. Monahan|Jon Amiel|||
|1995|_Home for the Holidays_|Claudia Larson|Jodie Foster|||
|1996|_Crash_|Helen Remington|David Cronenberg|||
|1997|__|O'Reilly|Danny Boyle|||
|1998|_Living Out Loud_|Judith Moore|Richard LaGravenese|||
|1999|_Jesus' Son_|Mira|Alison Maclean|||
|1999|_Woman Wanted_|Emma Riley|Kiefer Sutherland|||
|2000|_Timecode_|Renee Fishbine|Mike Figgis|||
|2000|_O Brother, Where Art Thou?_|Penny Wharvey McGill|Joel Coen Ethan Coen |||||
|2001|_Festival in Cannes_|Herself|Henry Jaglom|||
|2002|_Moonlight Mile_|Mona Camp|Brad Silberling|||
|2003|_Levity_|Adele Easley|Ed Solomon|||
|2003|_Thirteen_|Melanie Freeland|Catherine Hardwicke|Also executive producer||
|2004|_Little Black Book_|Barb Campbell-Dunn|Nick Hurran|||
|2004|__|Helen Parr / Elastigirl|Brad Bird|Voice||
|2005|_Nine Lives_|Sonia|Rodrigo García|||
|2005|__|Margaret Barnell|Mark Mylod|||
|2011|_Portraits in Dramatic Time_|Herself|David Michalek & Paul Warner|||
|2012|_Won't Back Down_|Evelyn Riske|Daniel Barnz|||
|2012|_Jackie_|Jackie|Antoinette Beumer|||
|2013|_Paradise_|Mrs. Mannerhelm|Diablo Cody|||
|2014|_Manglehorn_|Dawn|David Gordon Green|||
|2016|_Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_|Senator Finch|Zack Snyder|||
|2016|_Strange Weather_|Darcy Baylor|Katherine Dieckmann|||
|2017|_Breakable You_|Eleanor Weller|Andrew Wagner|||
|2017|_The Big Sick_|Beth Gardner|Michael Showalter|||
|2017|_Song to Song_|Miranda|Terrence Malick|||
|2018|_Incredibles 2_|Helen Parr / Elastigirl|Brad Bird|Voice||

## Infobox (comedian awards)

- **academyawards**: **Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress**
1993 _The Piano_
- **baftaawards**: **BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role**
1993 _The Piano_
- **goldenglobeawards**: **Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama**
1993 _The Piano_
- **emmyawards**: **Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie**
1989 _Roe vs. Wade_
1993 _The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom_
- **cannesfilmfestival**: **Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actress**
1993 _The Piano_


## Infobox (person)

- **image**: HollyHunter.jpg
- **caption**: Hunter in 2010
- **birthname**: Holly P. Hunter
- **birth place**: Conyers, Georgia, U.S.
- **domesticpartner**: Gordon MacDonald (2001–present; 2 children)
- **occupation**: Actress, Producer
- **yearsactive**: 1981–present
- **alma mater**: Carnegie Mellon University (B.A., Drama)