Linda Hunt
Linda Hunt
Lydia Susanna Hunter, better known by her stage name Linda Hunt, is an American film, stage, and television actress known for her role as Henrietta Lange in the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles. After making her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye, Hunt portrayed the male character Billy Kwan, her breakthrough performance, in The Year of Living Dangerously. Her role as Billy Kwan earned her an Academy Award, an Australian Film Institute Award, a Golden Globe nomination, and various...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth2 April 1945
CityMorristown, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Linda Hunt quotes about
When I was 16, nobody else talked like me. Nobody else sounded like me.
I aspired to be extremely sophisticated.
I was always trying to make up for my size, to compensate. So to get people to take you seriously, you have to come at things with a great deal of strength. You have to emphasize that the way you are is unusual. That you don't come along every day.