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 CheerleaderMurdering 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 20072010 Hunters 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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