Linda Hunt

About Linda Hunt

Actress who won an Academy Award for her performance in The Year of Living Dangerously. She narrated God of War: Ascension in 2013.

Lydia Susanna "Linda" Hunt is an American actress of stage and screen. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye. Hunt portrayed the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a character of the opposite sex. Hunt has also appeared in films such as Dune, Silverado, Kindergarten Cop, Pocahontas, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, and Stranger Than Fiction. Hunt has had a successful career on television and in voice-over work, notably being the narrator for the Ancient Greek mythology themed God of War video game series. From 1997 to 2002, she played the recurring role of Judge Zoey Hiller on The Practice and played Commander Chennault on the sci-fi series Space Rangers. Beginning in 2009, she has portrayed Henrietta "Hetty" Lange on the CBS television series NCIS: Los Angeles, a role for which she has received two Teen Choice Awards.

Born	Lydia Susanna Hunt, April 2, 1945, Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Years active	1976–present
Education	Art Institute of Chicago (BFA)
Occupation	Actress

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Trivia

She became the first person to win an Oscar for playing a member of the opposite sex after starring as Billy Kwan.

Linda Hunt before fame

She went to the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Goodman School of Drama to further her education.

Achievement of Linda Hunt

After acting as Billy Kwan, she became the first person to win an Oscar for portraying a member of the opposing sex.

Salary 2020

$8 Thousand

Net Worth 2020

$12 Million

Linda Hunt family life

After 21 years of dating, she married psychotherapist Karen Kline in 2008.

Associations of Linda Hunt

In NCIS Los Angeles, she co-starred opposite Chris O'Donnell as Henrietta Lange.

Linda Hunt Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	145 cm
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