While still a child, Linda Hunt decided to become an actress, and began taking drama lessons at age 13. As she was quite small (4'9") and not a great beauty, she also studied directing, in case she never landed any acting roles. Read Full Biography
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American Experience: The Polio Crusade
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The Crooked Eye
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The Singing Revolution
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American Experience: The Great Fever
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Nature: Christmas in Yellowstone
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Stranger Than Fiction
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The Room Upstairs
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A Lot Like Love
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American Experience: The Great Transatlantic Cable
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Yours, Mine and Ours
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Before We Ruled the Earth: Hunt or Be Hunted
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Before We Ruled the Earth: Mastering the Beasts
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Reporting America at War, Episode 1: The Romance of War
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Reporting America at War, Episode 2: Which Side Are You On?
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The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's
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American Experience: Jimmy Carter, Part 1 - Jimmy Who?
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American Experience: Jimmy Carter, Part 2 - Hostage
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American Experience: Woodrow Wilson, Part 1 - A Passionate Man
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American Experience: Woodrow Wilson, Part 2 - The Redemption of the World
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Dragonfly
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Who Owns the Past?
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American Experience: The Duel
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The Living Edens: Kamchatka - Siberia's Forbidden Wilderness
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Island of the Sharks
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously | Won |
| 1983 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | The Year of Living Dangerously | Nominated |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously | Won |
| 1983 | National Board of Review | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously | Won |
| 1983 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously | Won |
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