Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt belongs to a rare class of performer whose stature is the opposite of her presence. Winning the 1984 Oscar for playing Billy Kwan, a man, remains one of the boldest casting gambles ever rewarded, and she carried it with a gravity most actors twice her size never reach. What I admire most is how she moved fluidly across stage, screen, and voice work without ever chasing the spotlight. There is a quiet authority to her career that I find genuinely moving. She is proof that talent, not size or noise, is what truly endures in this craft.

Name (English)

Linda Hunt

Name (Japanese)

リンダ・ハント

Reading

りんだ・はんと

Born

April 2, 1945 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rooster

Origin

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor

University

DePaul University

Awards & achievements

• 1984 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda%20Hunt
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232874

Tags

• New Jersey
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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