Lydia Susanna Hunt, better known by her stage name Linda Hunt, is an American actress. After making her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980), Hunt's breakthrough came playing the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first person to win an Oscar portraying a character of the opposite sex.
Linda Hunt
Active - 1978 - 2018 |
Birth - Apr 2, 1945 |
Genres - Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Romance, Action-Adventure
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Subgenres - Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, LGBT-Related Film, Musical, Historical Drama
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Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, LGBT-Related Film, Musical, Historical Drama, Romantic Comedy, Western Film, Anti-War, Black Comedy Film, Buddy Cop Film, Comedy Thriller, Dystopian Film, Epic Film, Family Film, Ghost Film, Monster Film, Nature Documentary, Pirate Film, Satire, Spy Film, Teen Comedy