Biography of Linda Hunt -

Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945 in Morristown, New
Jersey, USA) 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 Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress|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 ==
*Pocahontas (1995 movie)|Pocahontas (1995)
*Kindergarten Cop (1990)
*Silverado (1985)
*Dune (movie)|Dune (1984)
*The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
*Popeye (1980)

== Selected television credits ==
*CarnivÃ le (2003)
*The Practice (1997)
*Space Rangers (TV series)|Space Rangers (1993)
*Fame (1978 TV)|Fame (1978)

== External links ==
*imdb name|id=0001373|name=Linda Hunt

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Biography of Linda Hunt -