Holly Hunter is an American actress who has won many prestigious awards for her roles. Among them are the Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globes, Emmys, and the Cannes Film Festival Prize. Since 2008, she has her own Star on the “Walk of Fame”. What is known about the work and personal life of the actress?
Farm girl
Holly Hunter was born March 20, 1958 in Conyer (Georgia). Mother was a housewife, and father sold sporting goods and was engaged in farming.
According to Holly, she dreamed of being an actress all her life. She walked towards this gradually. Parents supported the desire of the daughter. From the age of eighteen she became a statistician, and after an actress in a theater called Cortland. However, this did not turn her head. The girl understood that first you need to get an education. She entered Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh), which she graduated in 1981. Hunter became a connoisseur of dramatic art.
Acting career starting in the elevator
The case introduced Holly Hunter to Beth Henley. The aspiring actress was heading to Ul Grossbard to take part in the samples. The director was supposed to stage the creation of Henley. The women met in the elevator, which was stuck for fifteen minutes. They both were distinguished by their miniature physique and blond hair. When the doors opened, two friends came out.
Holly got the lead role in Henley's play. She played in almost all the works that Beth created.
Holly Hunter's first film was Burning. It was filmed in 1981 by Tommy Milheim. The actress played Sophie. Then there were minor roles that allowed to work with such famous directors as David Cronnenberg and Steven Spielberg.
In 1987, the comedy film "Television News" was released. Hunter was nominated for an Oscar for his role in this project. However, the victory did not go to her. For her role in this film, she received the Silver Bear (Berlin) in 1988.
Filmography
On account of the actress more than thirty works. Most of them belong to the big movie. However, Hunter’s career has highlighted several of the works that will be discussed.
Best Holly Hunter Movies:
- “Raising Arizona” is a 1987 comedy of the Cohen brothers with elements of the absurd. The actress played Ed, a policewoman who fell in love with a repeat thief, Hai. Due to infertility, they decide to abduct a baby from a wealthy Arizona store owner. This is where all their troubles begin.
- The Piano is a 1993 melodramatic film directed by Jane Campion about music, love, obsession, trust, and more. Holly played the role of the dumb Ada, who most of all loves to play the piano. For a greater immersion in the image, she studied sign language. The actress personally played the piano in all scenes. The work brought her an Oscar, international recognition and many other awards.
- "Thirteen" is a drama directed by Katherine Hardwick, released in 2003. The script for the film was written by a thirteen-year-old girl. Holly played the mother of a growing rebel. For her, it was an interesting experience of immersion in teenage problems. The actress admitted that work on the picture rejuvenated her.
The actress herself notes that after a successful film you do not get "manna from heaven." Work is always difficult. For her, characteristic roles are important, it does not matter whether they are main or episodic. More important role for her is the plot of the picture. From the latest works of the actress, one can distinguish “Batman v Superman: At the dawn of justice” and “Song after song” and “Love is a disease”.
Personal life
Holly Hunter was married to Janusz Kaminsky. They lived from 1995 to 2001. Kaminsky is known for his work with Steven Spielberg. He is his permanent operator. Together they created Schindler's List, War of the Worlds and other paintings. Hunter and Kaminsky had no children.
Since 2004, Holly began dating British actor Gordon MacDonald. They played a couple of lovers together on stage. Their feelings were transferred to real life. At that time he was married to Zhanuz Kaminsky.
Gordon told his wife about the affair in 2005, when Holly Hunter was pregnant. Kaminsky did not create drama and let her husband go.
Late motherhood
Actress Holly Hunter admits that she always dreamed of family and children. But in her life there were too many “frivolous men”. They were not ready for fatherhood. For a woman, according to the actress, the absence of children is equated with a disaster. She was glad when she found out that she could become a mother, even at such a mature age.
She gave birth to twin boys at the age of forty-seven. Initially, Hunter planned to leave the movie, devoting herself to children. But over time, she returned to work. Today, she continues to act, participating in new projects.
About the children of the actress, almost nothing is known, the public does not even know what their name is. She hides information about them in every possible way. Sometimes paparazzi take several pictures in which the mother is walking with the boys. They play on the playground, socialize, eat ice cream. Holly lives with her children in Los Angeles.
Perhaps later they will also choose the acting path of their parents. Then more will be known about them. In the meantime, the twins enjoy the childhood that their mother protects.