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Holly Hunter

List Of Holly Hunter Movies, Listed From Best 2 Worst

Actress
  • Date of Birth
    1958-03-20
  • Place of Birth
    Conyers, Georgia, United States
  • Zodiac Sign
    Pisces
  • Movie Premiere
    The Burning (1981)
  • Must-See Movie
    Blood Simple. (1984)
  • Flop Movie
    Animal Behavior (1989)

Holly Patricia Hunter is best known for his amazing portrayal of Ada McGrath in Jane Campion’s famous movie ‘The Piano.’ Her outstanding performances in Hollywood movies and drama series have fetched her many international accolades, including Golden Globe Awards, Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Prime Time Emmy Awards.

During her stay in Bronx, New York, she came across Beth Henley, a famous writer. In their short meeting, Holly Hunter was offered a role in her theatre play ‘Crimes of the Heart.’ She appeared on the big screen for the first time in 1981 as Sophie in Brian Mathew’s slasher movie ‘The Burning.’ The critics appreciated her great acting skills, and soon she garnered a huge fan following.

Other Holly Hunter movies that contributed to her success are ‘Broadcast News’ (1987), ‘The Firm’ (1993), ‘A Life Less Ordinary’ (1997), ‘Harlan County War’ (2000), ‘Thirteen’ (2003), and ‘Little Black Book’ (2004). She has also voiced the character of Helen Parr in ‘The Incredibles’ (2004) and ‘Incredibles 2’ (2018). Despite her hearing impairment, the strong lady has successfully made her name in the American television industry.

Her TV appearances include ‘A Gathering of Old Men’ (1987), ‘Crazy in Love’ (1992), ‘Saving Grace’ (2007-10), ‘Here and Now’ (2018), ‘Succession’ (2019), and ‘The Comedy Rule’ (2020). Currently, she is appearing in ‘Mr. Mayor’ as Arpi Meskimen.

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Best Movies

Ranked Best To Worst

Blood Simple.
R

1 . Blood Simple. 1984

1 .

Blood Simple. 1984

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  • Directed by :
    Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • Starring :
    Samm-Art Williams
    John Getz
    M. Emmet Walsh
    Dan Hedaya
    Frances McDormand
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
TV-14

2 . O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000

2 .

O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000

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  • Role : Penny
  • Directed by :
    Joel Coen,
    Ethan Coen
  • Starring :
    George Clooney
    Tim Blake Nelson
    John Goodman
    Charles Durning
    John Turturro
The Big Sick
R

3 . The Big Sick 2017

3 .

The Big Sick 2017

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  • 0
  • Role : Beth
  • Directed by :
    Michael Showalter
  • Starring :
    Bo Burnham
    Anupam Kher
    Ray Romano
    Kumail Nanjiani
The Piano
R

4 . The Piano 1993

4 .

The Piano 1993

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  • Role : Ada
  • Directed by :
    Jane Campion
  • Starring :
    Harvey Keitel
    Sam Neill
    Rose McIver
    Anna Paquin
  • Awards : Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama, BAFTA Award for Best Actress
Raising Arizona
PG-13

5 . Raising Arizona 1987

5 .

Raising Arizona 1987

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  • Role : Ed
  • Directed by :
    Joel Coen
    Ethan Coen
  • Starring :
    Trey Wilson
    Frances McDormand
    John Goodman
    Nicolas Cage
Broadcast News
R

6 . Broadcast News 1987

6 .

Broadcast News 1987

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  • 0
  • Role : Jane Craig
  • Directed by :
    James L. Brooks
  • Starring :
    John Cusack
    Jack Nicholson
    William Hurt
    Albert Brooks
    Lois Chiles
    Joan Cusack
The Burning
R

7 . The Burning 1981

7 .

The Burning 1981

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  • Directed by :
    Tony Maylam
  • Starring :
    Brian Backer
    Leah Ayres
    Brian Matthews
    Jason Alexander
Jesus' Son
R

8 . Jesus' Son 1999

8 .

Jesus' Son 1999

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  • Directed by :
    Alison Maclean
  • Starring :
    Denis Leary
    Michael Shannon
    Torben Brooks
    Robert Michael Kelly
    Jack Black
    Dennis Hopper
The Firm
R

9 . The Firm 1993

9 .

The Firm 1993

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  • Directed by :
    Sydney Pollack
  • Starring :
    Terry Kinney
    Hal Holbrook
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    William Gary Busey
    Paul Sorvino
    Tom Cruise
    Gene Hackman
Thirteen
R

10 . Thirteen 2003

10 .

Thirteen 2003

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  • Role : Melanie Freeland
  • Directed by :
    Catherine Hardwicke
  • Starring :
    Evan Rachel Wood
    Vanessa Hudgens
    Jeremy Sisto
    Nikki Reed
    Brady Corbet
Nine Lives
R

11 . Nine Lives 2005

11 .

Nine Lives 2005

  • 0
  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Rodrigo García
  • Starring :
    Robin Wright
    Sissy Spacek
    Glenn Close
    Ian McShane
    Aidan Quinn
    Amy Brenneman
    Dakota Fanning
Jackie

12 . Jackie 2012

12 .

Jackie 2012

  • 0
  • 0
  • Role : Jackie
  • Directed by :
    Antoinette Beumer
  • Starring :
    Carice van Houten
    Jelka van Houten
    Jacob Browne
    Jeroen Spitzenberger
Moonlight Mile
PG-13

13 . Moonlight Mile 2002

13 .

Moonlight Mile 2002

  • 0
  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Brad Silberling
  • Starring :
    Ellen Pompeo
    Robert Wahlberg
    Dustin Hoffman,
    Alexia Landeau
    Richard Messing
    Susan Sarandon
    Jake Gyllenhaal
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
PG-13

14 . Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016

14 .

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016

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  • 0
Copycat
R

15 . Copycat 1995

15 .

Copycat 1995

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  • 0
  • Role : M.J. Monahan
  • Directed by :
    Jon Amiel
  • Starring :
    Harry Connick Jr.
    Sigourney Weaver
    Dermot Mulroney
    William McNamara
  • Awards : 120 Best Psychological Thriller Movies of All Time
Home for the Holidays
PG-13

16 . Home for the Holidays 1995

16 .

Home for the Holidays 1995

  • 0
  • 0
  • Role : Claudia Larson
  • Directed by :
    Jodie Foster
  • Starring :
    Anne Bancroft
    Robert Downey Jr
    Claire Danes
    Geraldine Chaplin
    C, Charles Durning
    Dylan McDermott
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
PG-13

17 . Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 2000

17 .

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 2000

  • 1
  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Rodrigo García
  • Starring :
    Kathy Baker
    Amy Brenneman
    Cameron Diaz
    Valeria Golino
    Calista Flockhart
    Glenn Close
Living Out Loud

18 . Living Out Loud 1998

18 .

Living Out Loud 1998

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  • 0
  • Role : Judith Moore
  • Directed by :
    Richard LaGravenese
  • Starring :
    Tamlyn Tomita
    Queen Latifah
    Martin Donovan
    Richard Schiff
    Danny DeVito
    Rachael Leigh Cook
Once Around
R

19 . Once Around 1991

19 .

Once Around 1991

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  • 0
  • Role : Renata Bella
  • Directed by :
    Lasse Hallström
  • Starring :
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Danny Aiello
    Gena Rowlands
    Laura San Giacomo
Crash
NC-17

20 . Crash 1996

20 .

Crash 1996

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  • Role : Helen Remington
  • Directed by :
    David Cronenberg
  • Starring :
    Elias Koteas
    Deborah Kara Unger
    James Spader
    David Cronenberg
    Rosanna Arquette
  • Awards : 59 Greatest Car Movies of All Time
A Life Less Ordinary
R

21 . A Life Less Ordinary 1997

21 .

A Life Less Ordinary 1997

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  • 0
  • Role : O'Reilly
  • Directed by :
    Danny Boyle
  • Starring :
    Stanley Tucci
    Ian Holm
    Ewan McGregor
    Cameron Diaz
    Dan Hedaya
    Delroy Lindo
Always
PG

22 . Always 1989

22 .

Always 1989

  • 0
  • 0
  • Role : Dorinda Durston
  • Directed by :
    Steven Spielberg
  • Starring :
    Brad Johnson
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Audrey Hepburn
    Keith David
    John Goodman
The Big White
R

23 . The Big White 2005

23 .

The Big White 2005

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  • 0
  • Role : Margaret Barnell
  • Directed by :
    Mark Mylod
  • Starring :
    Woody Harrelson
    Giovanni Ribisi
    Robin Williams
    Tim Blake Nelson
Levity
R

24 . Levity 2003

24 .

Levity 2003

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  • 0
  • Role : Adele Easley
  • Directed by :
    Ed Solomon
  • Starring :
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Kirsten Dunst
    Manuel Aranguiz
    Morgan Freeman
Won't Back Down
PG

25 . Won't Back Down 2012

25 .

Won't Back Down 2012

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  • 0
  • Role : Evelyn Riske
  • Directed by :
    Daniel Barnz
  • Starring :
    Ving Rhames
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Rosie Perez
    Viola Davis
    Oscar Isaac
Swing Shift
PG

26 . Swing Shift 1984

26 .

Swing Shift 1984

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  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Jonathan Demme
  • Starring :
    Christine Lahti
    Fred Ward
    Kurt Russell
    Goldie Hawn
    Roger Corman
    Ed Harris
Timecode
RRRRRRRRR

27 . Timecode 2000

27 .

Timecode 2000

  • 0
  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Mike Figgis
  • Starring :
    Kyle MacLachlan
    Salma Hayek
    Leslie Mann
    Laurie Metcalf
    Danny Huston
    Xander Berkeley
    Saffron Burrows
Miss Firecracker

28 . Miss Firecracker 1989

28 .

Miss Firecracker 1989

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  • Role : Carnelle Scott
  • Directed by :
    Thomas Schlamme
  • Starring :
    Scott Glenn
    Tim Robbins
    Timothy Francis Robbins
    Mary Steenburgen
    Ann Wedgeworth
Song to Song
R

29 . Song to Song 2017

29 .

Song to Song 2017

  • 0
  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Terrence Malick
  • Starring :
    Rooney Mara
    Natalie Portman
    Michael Val Edward Kilmer
    Cate Blanchett
    Ryan Gosling
    Fassbender
    Tom Sturridge
Manglehorn
PG-13

30 . Manglehorn 2014

30 .

Manglehorn 2014

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  • 0
  • Role : Dawn
  • Directed by :
    David Gordon Green
  • Starring :
    Harmony Korine
    Skylar Gasper
    Chris Messina
    Al Pacino
Little Black Book
PG-13

31 . Little Black Book 2004

31 .

Little Black Book 2004

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  • 0
  • Role : Barb
  • Directed by :
    Nick Hurran
  • Starring :
    Julianne Nicholson
    Ron Livingston
    Cress Williams
    Kathy Bates
    Kevin Sussman
    Brittany Murphy
Paradise
PG-13

32 . Paradise 2013

32 .

Paradise 2013

  • 0
  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Diablo Cody
  • Starring :
    Julianne Hough
    Phil Austin
    Russell Brand
    Nick Offerman
Portraits in Dramatic Time

33 . Portraits in Dramatic Time 2011

33 .

Portraits in Dramatic Time 2011

  • 0
  • 0
  • Role : Holly Hunter
  • Directed by :
    David Michalek
    Paul Warner
  • Starring :
    Alison Pill
    Liev Schreiber
    William H. Macy
    Alan Rickman
Strange Weather
R

34 . Strange Weather 2016

34 .

Strange Weather 2016

  • 0
  • 0
  • Role : Darcy Baylor
  • Directed by :
    Katherine Dieckmann
  • Starring :
    Andrene Ward-Hammond
    Choppy Guillotte
    Carrie Coon
    Kim Coates
End of the Line
PG

35 . End of the Line 1987

35 .

End of the Line 1987

  • 0
  • 0
  • Directed by :
    Jay Russell
  • Starring :
    Barbara Barrie
    Mary Steenburgen
    Kevin Bacon
    Levon Helm
Woman Wanted
R

36 . Woman Wanted 1999

36 .

Woman Wanted 1999

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  • 0
  • Role : Emma Riley
  • Directed by :
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Alan Smithee
  • Starring :
    Allegra Fulton
    Carrie Preston
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Michael Moriarty
Breakable You
R

37 . Breakable You 2017

37 .

Breakable You 2017

  • 0
  • 0
  • Role : Eleanor Weller
  • Directed by :
    Andrew Wagner
  • Starring :
    Tony Shalhoub
    Omar Metwally
    Cristin Milioti
    Alfred Molina
Animal Behavior
PG

38 . Animal Behavior 1989

38 .

Animal Behavior 1989

  • 0
  • 0
  • Role : Coral Grable
  • Directed by :
    Kjehl Rasmussen
    Jenny Bowen
  • Starring :
    Richard Libertini
    Josh Mostel
    Joyce Brothers
    Armand Assante


Holly Hunter Awards

Academy Awards
The Piano
Best Actress in a Leading Role
1994
Golden Globe Awards
The Piano
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
1994
Primetime Emmy Awards
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
1993
Roe vs. Wade
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
1989
BAFTA Awards
The Piano
Best Actress
1994