“You remember that, next time somebody tells you this country can’t be its best self or the law doesn’t matter.”. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Holly Hunter has been entrusted with playing an array of real-world women, from tennis great Billie Jean King to a cheerleading mom gone astray to her latest role, a federal prosecutor caught in the maw of politics. She has made a net worth of around $16 million as of September 2020. I was just worried about myself. For Hunter, the project’s main draw was playing Yates, “who has enormous integrity, and brought an incredible positive, ethical energy and intellect to the Justice Department,” she said. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The film earned seven Oscar nominations, including one for Hunter. LOS ANGELES — Holly Hunter has been entrusted with playing an array of real-world women, from tennis great Billie Jean King to a cheerleading mom gone astray to her latest role, a federal prosecutor caught in the maw of politics. (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}); You have entered an incorrect email address! In Yates’ 2017 Congressional testimony on Russian election interference, she came across as poised and exacting, befitting a lawyer who reached the level of deputy U.S. attorney general (and, for 10 days, acting attorney general, until she was fired after refusing to enforce a travel ban on Muslims). They met each other in San Jose Repertory Theatre’s production of “By the Bog of Cats,” where she played the character of a woman who got rejected by her lover of fourteen years. Her height is 5 ft 6 inches tall, and her weight is 60 kg. In Showtime’s “The Comey Rule,” the Oscar-winning actor (“The Piano”) was cast as Sally Yates, whose decadeslong career imploded along with that of FBI director James Comey and others serving in the Trump administration. I think that there are a lot of people in government who are incredibly optimistic and have real hopes, real dreams about things that they want to accomplish.”. “I had never tried a case before. Holly Hunter has a problem since childhood, where she wasn’t able to hear with her left ear. “I had never tried a case before. Being born on March 20 1958, Holly Hunter is 62 years old as of today’s date 8th November 2020. The film earned seven Oscar nominations, including one for Hunter. (Ben Mark Holzberg/CBS Television Studios/Showtime via AP) (Ben Mark Holzberg/CBS Television Studios), Please take a second to review our community guidelines, Biden wins White House, vows new direction for divided nation, Strickland wins open 10th District U.S. House seat, Minority U.S. contract tracers build trust in diverse cities. As Hunter became more versed in Yates’ role in events surrounding the 2016 presidential campaign and the election of Donald Trump, her respect grew — even more so after meeting her fellow native Georgian. In 2004, she was starred in the romantic sarcasm “Little Black Book.” She also voiced in the hit animated superhero movie, “The Incredibles,” and “Incredibles 2” in 2018. Actors can become attached to the fictional characters they play, but Hunter has developed bonds with some of the real-life ones. She got the “Best Actress Award” for the film “The Piano.”. In Showtime’s “The Comey Rule,” the Oscar-winning actor (“The Piano”) was cast as Sally Yates, whose decadeslong career imploded along with that of FBI director James Comey and others serving in the Trump administration.