Holly Hunter

**Holly Hunter**, born on March 20, 1958, is a critically acclaimed American actress who has had a versatile career spanning over four decades on the silver screen. Her talent was recognized early on and she made her film debut in the 1981 slasher movie *The Burning*. She shot to fame after her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film *The Piano*, which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Besides, she has three more Academy Award nominations under her belt for her outstanding performances in *Broadcast News* (1987), *The Firm* (1993), and *Thirteen* (2003). Adding to her decorated career are two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for the television films *Roe vs. Wade* (1989) and *The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom* (1993). In addition to these accolades, Hunter has also proved her prowess in a range of other film roles such as *Raising Arizona* (1987), *Always* (1989), *Miss Firecracker* (1989), *Home for the Holidays* (1995), *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), and *The Incredibles* (2004) and its sequel *Incredibles 2* (2018) among others. Born and raised in Conyers, Georgia, Hunter's journey to stardom has not been devoid of adversities. She is unable to hear with her left ear due to a childhood case of the mumps, which sometimes leads to complications at work, and some movie scenes have to be altered from the script for her to use her right ear.