Linda HuntLinda Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American actress. Her best known roles are as the male half-Chinese dwarf Billy Kwan in the movie The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (for which she won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress) and as Judge Zoey Hiller on the television series The Practice. Her movie debut was in the film Popeye. Beside her acting abilities, her two most distinguishing characteristics are her small stature (she is 4' 9" or 1.45 m), and her rich, resonant voice which she has used effectively in numerous documentaries, cartoons, and commercials. Linda Hunt is the announcer for the KQED public radio lecture/interview show City Arts & Lectures. Selected Filmography
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Linda Hunt is the announcer for the KQED public radio lecture/interview show City Arts & Lectures. She later had a relationship with Warren Beatty, with whom she also appeared on screen. Beside her acting abilities, her two most distinguishing characteristics are her small stature (she is 4' 9" or 1.45 m), and her rich, resonant voice which she has used effectively in numerous documentaries, cartoons, and commercials. She became romantically involved with Allen and has played eccentric, neurotic characters in several of his comic films, but has also won acclaim in serious roles. Her movie debut was in the film Popeye. Her film break came when she appeared in the stage version of Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam. Her best known roles are as the male half-Chinese dwarf Billy Kwan in the movie The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) (for which she won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress) and as Judge Zoey Hiller on the television series The Practice. In 1967 she had a minor role in the original cast of Hair on Broadway; here is her biography from that show's souvenir program:. Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American actress. She was born Diane Hall in Santa Ana, California. Linda Hunt's Internet Movie Database entry (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001373/). Diane Keaton (born January 5, 1946) is an American actress, producer and director. Fame (1978). Falling in love again with Diane Keaton (http://www.venicemag.com/jan04/dianekeaton.html) - An article in Venice Magazine. Space Rangers (1993). IMDB entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000473/). The Practice (1997). Erica Barry, Something's Gotta Give, 2003, Academy Award nomination. Popeye (1980). Bessie, Marvin's Room, 1997, Academy Award nomination. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). Louise Bryant, Reds, 1981, Academy Award nomination. Dune (1984). Annie Hall, Annie Hall, 1977, Academy Award. Silverado (1985). Goodbar, 1977. Kindergarten Cop (1990). Theresa Dunn, Looking for Mr. Pocahontas (1995). Kay-Adams Corleone, The Godfather, 1972. |