#HOLLY HUNTR MOVIE#
#HOLLY HUNTR TV#

#HOLLY HUNTR MOVIE#

Hunter’s last movie role was in Incredibles 2 in 2018. Benett/WireImage/Getty What has Holly Hunter doing now? Holly Hunter and Elastigirl at the UK premiere of Incredibles 2 in 2018 David M. Hunter became well-known for her voiceover work as Elastigirl in The Incredibles - yep, she can even play a cartoon superhero! In an NPR interview, Hunter admitted that she often struggled to find work because “ I’ve always kind of drifted between being a character actress and being a leading lady.” But this struggle has also ultimately been a source of strength, as it’s allowed her to take on roles in a more diverse array of roles, leading to a filmography that’s far more interesting than most. Holly Hunter poses with her Oscar for The Piano, 1994 Steve Starr/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty All four of these films are very different - an artsy period piece, a sharp comedy, a blockbuster legal thriller and a dark coming-of-age story, respectively - but what they have in common are powerhouse performances that keep us glued to the screen. In addition to her Oscar win for The Piano, she’s also been nominated for Broadcast News, The Firm and Thirteen. In her long career, she’s played women from just about every Southern state, and she’s always brought a refreshing specificity and lack of cliché to these parts. So it was so fantastic to play a Southerner who was intellectual and lightning fast and actually was the smartest person in the room.” Albert Brooks, William Hurt and Holly Hunter in Broadcast News (1987) Bonnie Schiffman/Getty She’s never been one to hide her accent, and recalled to Entertainment Weekly that her part in Broadcast News was rewritten to incorporate her background.Īs she put it, “ There is prejudice against people from the South, that they are ignorant or lack education. Hunter’s petite stature and Southern accent could have held her back in Hollywood, but due to her strength as a performer these things became her signatures, leading to a variety of juicy roles. Holly Hunter in Raising Arizona (1987) 20th Century-Fox/Getty Holly Hunter’s signature style She would end the ’80s working with none other than Steven Spielberg, starring in the ’40s-set fantasy Always.

#HOLLY HUNTR TV#

In Raising Arizona, she starred alongside Nicolas Cage as his police officer wife, while in Broadcast News she played a smart, but stressed TV news producer opposite William Hurt and Albert Brooks. Later in the decade, Hunter became a star, and 1987 was a particularly good year for her, as it gave her two of her most iconic roles, with Raising Arizona and Broadcast News. Soon Hunter would land her debut role, in the 1981 horror movie The Burning. Her roommate was another soon-to-be star and fellow future Oscar-winner, Frances McDormand, making for a truly talented household. Hunter began acting in school plays as a teenager, and moved to New York City to pursue acting after college. Holly Hunter at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993 Eric Robert/Sygma via Getty Her musical talent served her well, as she’d go on to do her own piano-playing in the acclaimed film The Piano - a particularly noteworthy achievement given that her character in the movie doesn’t speak, and rather communicates through music. This background primed her to be a performer, and she played a number of musical instruments as a child.

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