Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter born March 20 1958 is an American actress Born in Conyers Georgia she first appeared as Helen Keller in a fifthgrade play before starring in Rockdale County High School stagings of Oklahoma Man of La Mancha and Fiddler on the Roof In Pittsburgh she graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama and performed in local theatre She then moved to New York City with Frances McDormand beginning a Broadway career After appearing in the 1981 slasher film The Burning she moved to Los Angeles a year later taking on various supporting roles in theatrical and television films before starring in Raising Arizona 1987 and receiving an Academy Award nomination for her role in Broadcast News 1987 She later went on to win two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the television films Roe vs Wade 1989 and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas CheerleaderMurdering Mom 1993 For her performance as a mute Scottish woman in The Piano 1993 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress Later she was nominated for two more Oscars for The Firm 1993 and Thirteen 2003 Other major accolades she has won include an AACTA Award a Silver Bear a BAFTA Award a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Golden Globe Description above from the Wikipedia article Holly Hunter licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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