Linda Hunt

Linda 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 presenter of the PBS radio show City Arts & Lectures.

Selected Filmography

Pocahontas (1995)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Silverado (1985)
Dune (1984)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Popeye (1980)

Selected Television Credits

The Practice (1997)
Fame (1978)

External Links

Linda Hunt's Internet Movie Database entry (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001373/)

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