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Linda Hunt

American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1945 · age 81

Linda Hunt is an American actress. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980).

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2019“When I was growing up, particularly during puberty in my teen years, I was so miserable because I elicited so much teasing and meanness from my teenage cohorts.”In their wordsLinda speak on difficulties she encountered while growing up in 2019.

“I think people have always liked in me the combination of being the underdog because I’m a tiny woman, but I have enormous authority in myself.”In their wordsLinda speak in admiration and confidence in herself in 2019.

“Though I had hoped to return to playing Hetty at the start of the season, I had to take some additional time to recover. I look forward to returning later this season.”In their wordsLinda speak on taking her time to recover from a car accident in 2019.

2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryFilm, Lady Proxima (voice)2014ScorpionSeries, Hetty Lange2013“They tease me about the Oscar, about having won the Oscar. But sweetly!”In their wordsLinda talked about oscar in 2013.

“Everybody either wanted to take care of me or push me around, you know? I was teased a lot, sure I was, of course.”In their wordsLinda explain how she was diagnosed with dwarfism in 2013.

2009NCIS: Los AngelesSeries, Henrietta "Hetty" LangeThe Polio CrusadeFilm, 20092007Voices of God of War IIFilm2005Auschwitz: The Nazis and the Final SolutionSeries, NarratorYours, Mine & OursFilm, 2005Mrs. Munion2003CarnivàleSeries, Management (voice)2002DragonflyFilm, Sister Madeline1998Influenza 1918Film1997Secrets of the Ocean RealmSeries1995PocahontasFilm, Grandmother Willow (voice)1994Prêt-à-PorterFilm, Regina Krumm1993Space RangersSeries, Cmdr. Chennault1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery RhymesFilm, (voice)1990Kindergarten CopFilm, Miss Schlowski1989CarmillaFilm, Narrator (voice)1988American ExperienceSeries1986“I’m not a consciously political person, I suppose, except in a psychological sense, in an emotional sense.”In their wordsLinda talked about politics in 1986.

1985EleniFilm, Katina1984Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAwardDuneFilm, 1984Shadout Mapes1982American PlayhouseSeries, Alice B. Toklas1980PopeyeFilm, Mrs. Oxheart1971Great PerformancesSeries, Nora1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Mona1945Born2 April 1945

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Known for

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  • Stranger Than Fiction 2006
  • Pocahontas 1995
  • Silverado 1985
  • The Year of Living Dangerously 1982
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

74 credits on file

Television 17

Media & music

Photos 1

In their own words 4

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Linda Hunt
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4 statements, newest first

  1. I was so lucky my parents were encouraging on every level.

    2019 · Linda talked about her supportive parents in 2019., Own words

  2. It was bigger than life. In some sense, I longed to be bigger than life, because I wasn’t.

    2019 · Linda speak on finding hope in a broadway show in 2019., Own words

  3. I do like it. I get a kick out of it!

    2013 · Linda speak about feeling at home in 2013., Own words

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Awards

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1984

About this person

Her portrayal of the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a character of the opposite sex. Hunt has also appeared in films such as Dune (1984), Silverado (1985), Eleni (1985), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Pocahontas (1995), Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998), and Stranger Than Fiction (2006).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1945 · age 81

In the same film or series as Linda

Roseanne BarrAlso in She-Devil (1989)Leslie JordanAlso in Eat Your Heart Out (1997)Emma ThompsonAlso in Stranger Than Fiction (2006)Shelley DuvallAlso in Popeye (1980)Christopher ReeveAlso in The Bostonians (1984)Tom ContiAlso in Basements (1987)