01of 13Holly Hunter had only been living in New York City for three weeks when she was cast in the horror filmThe Burning, out in 1981. “That’s when I got my SAG card,” she says.The actress started acting at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia. “I started asking, ‘Where should I go to school?’ " she recalls of enrolling at Carnegie Mellon University after graduation.
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Holly Hunter had only been living in New York City for three weeks when she was cast in the horror filmThe Burning, out in 1981. “That’s when I got my SAG card,” she says.
The actress started acting at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia. “I started asking, ‘Where should I go to school?’ " she recalls of enrolling at Carnegie Mellon University after graduation.
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03of 13EverettHunter became longtime friends with costar Richard Dreyfuss after their 1989 film,Always. “Richard came over a few years ago for Thanksgiving with me and my family,” she says.
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Hunter became longtime friends with costar Richard Dreyfuss after their 1989 film,Always. “Richard came over a few years ago for Thanksgiving with me and my family,” she says.
04of 13the LIFE picture collection/Getty"I don’t even know where this was, but I love to skate,” says Hunter (ca. 1995). “I roller-skated as a kid, and then when I didOnce Around[in 1991], the second movie I did with Richard Dreyfuss, I started taking ice-skating lessons. And I’m still skating. In the wintertime I love to be able to skate on a pond, on a lake, whatever is around.”
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“I don’t even know where this was, but I love to skate,” says Hunter (ca. 1995). “I roller-skated as a kid, and then when I didOnce Around[in 1991], the second movie I did with Richard Dreyfuss, I started taking ice-skating lessons. And I’m still skating. In the wintertime I love to be able to skate on a pond, on a lake, whatever is around.”
05of 13Rom Gallela/GettyHunter has been nominated for six Emmys and won two; in 1993 (right) she scored the outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or special trophy forThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom.
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Hunter has been nominated for six Emmys and won two; in 1993 (right) she scored the outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or special trophy forThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom.
06of 13EverettThe actress took home an Academy Award for her role as a mute 19th-century bride in 1993’sThe Piano(she’s been nominated four times). “I did not have kids [then] but I felt that she was mine,” Hunter says of costar Anna Paquin, who also won Oscar gold. “There was a psychic connection.”
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The actress took home an Academy Award for her role as a mute 19th-century bride in 1993’sThe Piano(she’s been nominated four times). “I did not have kids [then] but I felt that she was mine,” Hunter says of costar Anna Paquin, who also won Oscar gold. “There was a psychic connection.”
07of 13Bei/ShutterstockThe actress and Frances McDormand (here in 2000) first met on a trip to Yale in 1981 and later became roommates in the Bronx. “We stayed there for a couple of years and then went out to Silver Lake in Los Angeles and rented a place together. We’re still buddies,” says Hunter.
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The actress and Frances McDormand (here in 2000) first met on a trip to Yale in 1981 and later became roommates in the Bronx. “We stayed there for a couple of years and then went out to Silver Lake in Los Angeles and rented a place together. We’re still buddies,” says Hunter.
08of 13Benainous/Duclos/Gamma-Rapho via Getty"It was really cool to get to hang out with George [Clooney],” says Hunter of her second Coen brothers gig, 2000’sO Brother, Where Art Thou?. “He’s incredibly good-looking.“Her first Coen brothers film, 1997’sRaising Arizona,paired her with Nicolas Cage. The comedy eventually became a cult hit. “People love to say lines to me on the street,” she says.
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“It was really cool to get to hang out with George [Clooney],” says Hunter of her second Coen brothers gig, 2000’sO Brother, Where Art Thou?. “He’s incredibly good-looking.”
Her first Coen brothers film, 1997’sRaising Arizona,paired her with Nicolas Cage. The comedy eventually became a cult hit. “People love to say lines to me on the street,” she says.
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10of 13Dave Allocca/Starpix/ShutterstockHunter and actor Gordon MacDonald met while costarring in the playBy the Bog of Catsin 2001. “It was a great experience,” says the actress (with MacDonald in New York City in 2007). “We kind of tend not to traipse down the red carpet together. It’s just more about privacy.” Together, they have teenage twin sons.
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Hunter and actor Gordon MacDonald met while costarring in the playBy the Bog of Catsin 2001. “It was a great experience,” says the actress (with MacDonald in New York City in 2007). “We kind of tend not to traipse down the red carpet together. It’s just more about privacy.” Together, they have teenage twin sons.
11of 13Frazer Harrison/Getty"I don’t do well giving speeches,” recalls the actress (receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008). “I was out of my mind with nerves.“Of fame in general, “it’s not like, ‘Oh wow, now I’m a success,’ " the 62-year-old says of her four-decade-long career. “The road wings and turns and goes steeply downhill and uphill. The more I participate, the more humble I get.”
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“I don’t do well giving speeches,” recalls the actress (receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008). “I was out of my mind with nerves.”
Of fame in general, “it’s not like, ‘Oh wow, now I’m a success,’ " the 62-year-old says of her four-decade-long career. “The road wings and turns and goes steeply downhill and uphill. The more I participate, the more humble I get.”
12of 13Ian West/Sipa/Getty"It was a massive shock at how incredible [laughs] the movie was,” Hunter (in 2018) says of voicing Elastigirl inThe Incrediblesmovies. “I was simply not prepared.”
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“It was a massive shock at how incredible [laughs] the movie was,” Hunter (in 2018) says of voicing Elastigirl inThe Incrediblesmovies. “I was simply not prepared.”
13of 13NBC"He just emanates this joie de vivre, and it’s fabulous to be around him,” Hunter says of currentMr. Mayorcostar Ted Danson. “Everybody soaks that up.”
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“He just emanates this joie de vivre, and it’s fabulous to be around him,” Hunter says of currentMr. Mayorcostar Ted Danson. “Everybody soaks that up.”
source: people.com
