Linda Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American film, stage and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her Academy Award-winning role in 1982's The Year of Living Dangerously.

Early life

Linda Hunt was born in Morristown, New Jersey and raised in Westport, Connecticut,Linda Hunt bio at Hollywood.com one of the two daughters of Raymond Davy Hunt, vice president of Harper Fuel Oil on Long Island and Elsie Doying Hunt, a piano teacher who taught at the Westport School of Music and accompanied the Saugatuck Congregational Church choir.Biodata at Filmreference.com Linda Hunt attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy. She has a sister, Marcia.