Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958 in Conyers, Georgia) acted in Broadcast News (1987) by James Brooks, Raising Arizona (1987) by the Coen Bros, Always (1989) by Steven Spielberg, Once Around (1991) by Lasse Hallström, The Firm (1993) directed by Sydney Pollack from the 1991 novel by John Grisham, The Piano (1993) by Jane Campion, Home for the Holidays (1995) by Jodie Foster, Living Out Loud (1998) by Richard LaGravanese, Thirteen (2003) by Catherine Hardwicke. She played Senator Finch in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Zoe Kazan’s mother in The Big Sick (2017).

Hunter acted on television in Roe vs. Wade (1989), The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993), Harlan County War (2001), When Billie Beat Bobby (2001), Saving Grace (2007-2010), Top of the Lake (2013) by Jane Campion.

Golden Globe Awards

2008 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
- Saving Grace
- Holly Hunter
2004 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture
- Thirteen
- Holly Hunter
2001 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Harlan County War
- Holly Hunter
1994 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, The
- Holly Hunter
1994 Winner

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- The Piano
- Holly Hunter
1990 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Roe vs. Wade
- Holly Hunter
1988 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Broadcast News
- Holly Hunter