Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Holly Patricia Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 drama film The Piano, Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She earned three additional Academy Award nominations for Broadcast News (1987), The Firm (1993) and Thirteen (2003). For her roles in the television films Roe vs. Wade (1989), and The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993), she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She also starred in the TNT drama series Saving Grace (2007–2010).

Hunter’s other film roles include Raising Arizona (1987), Always (1989), Home for the Holidays (1995), Crash (1996), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Incredibles (2004), its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and The Big Sick (2017), the latter of which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

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Holly Hunter Movies

Discover the best Holly Hunter movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Holly Hunter ranked by year and score.

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Incredibles 3

Incredibles 3 (2028)

Action Adventure Animation
The Parr family suits up once more as a new threat emerges to test their powers and their bonds. With their children now grown into their own abilities, the Incredibles...
Score -.-
2
The Electric State

The Electric State (2025)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
In a retro-futuristic America littered with the wreckage of a drone war, a teenage orphan follows a strange, battered robot across a fractured landscape in search of the brother she...
Score 6.5
3
Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2 (2018)

Action Adventure Animation
With superheroes finally gaining legal recognition, Elastigirl accepts a high-profile mission to restore the public's faith in costumed heroes. Meanwhile, Bob stays home to manage three kids with wildly different...
Score 7.5
4
The Big Sick

The Big Sick (2017)

Comedy Drama Romance
When Emily falls gravely ill, Kumail must navigate the wreckage of their relationship while contending with her protective parents and his own family's pressure to abandon his comedy career for...
Score 7.3
5
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Action Adventure Fantasy
Two icons of justice find themselves on opposite sides of the same question: who gets to decide how power is used? Bruce Wayne, haunted by the destruction Superman unleashed on...
Score 6.0
6
The Incredibles

The Incredibles (2004)

Action Adventure Animation
Fifteen years into forced retirement, Bob Parr sits in a cubicle processing insurance claims when he once benchpressed a freight train. His wife Helen keeps the household running. Their kids...
Score 7.7
7
Crash

Crash (1996)

Drama Thriller
After surviving a violent collision, James Ballard discovers something unsettling in himself: the wreckage has left him aroused rather than traumatized. Drawn into a shadowy community of accident obsessives who...
Score 6.5
8
The Firm

The Firm (1993)

Drama Mystery Thriller
Mitch McDeere graduates near the top of his Harvard Law class and lands what looks like a dream job at a small Memphis firm offering extraordinary money, a house, and...
Score 6.7
9
The Piano

The Piano (1993)

Drama Romance
Ada arrives in remote nineteenth-century New Zealand bound to a husband she barely knows, carrying her piano as the only voice she possesses. Mute since childhood, she communicates through music...
Score 7.4
10
Always

Always (1989)

Drama Fantasy Romance
Pete Sandich dies fighting a forest fire at the height of his career as a daredevil aerial pilot, but death turns out to be less final than expected. Sent back...
Score 6.2
11
End of the Line

End of the Line (1987)

Action Drama
A railway closure means lost livelihoods and a shuttered town. Rather than accept their fate, a band of laid-off workers seize control of a locomotive and set their sights on...
Score 5.3
12
A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men (1987)

Drama TV Movie
When a white farmer's body is found on a Louisiana plantation, an unlikely coalition of Black elders steps forward to confess. Their solidarity isn't born from guilt but from something...
Score 6.2
13
Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona (1987)

Comedy Crime
When a reformed criminal and a former lawman decide to steal one of five identical newborns from an Arizona industrialist, they believe they've found their path to domesticity. What follows...
Score 7.1
14
The Burning

The Burning (1981)

Horror
Cropsy was supposed to be a cautionary tale, the kind of story counselors whisper to frighten first-year campers. But the man behind the legend is real, horribly scarred by a...
Score 6.2

Holly Hunter TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of Holly Hunter TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Holly Hunter.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)

Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Getting into Starfleet Academy is the hard part, or so the new recruits assumed. Once inside, a cohort of idealistic cadets quickly learns that surviving the institution means more than...
Score 5.6

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring Holly Hunter? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Holly Hunter are Incredibles 3, The Electric State, and Incredibles 2.
How many movies and TV shows has Holly Hunter starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 15 titles starring Holly Hunter, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Holly Hunter worth watching? +
Yes! The overall filmography starring Holly Hunter maintains a strong average user rating of 6.6 out of 10 across all tracked titles.