Linda Hunt
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NCIS: Los AngelesBiography
Well-known for her Academy Award-winning performance as Billy Kwan in "The Year of Living Dangerously," Linda Hunt has played a diverse range of characters in film, theater and television.She began her theatrical career more than 30 years ago at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn., playing roles in plays by Shakespeare, Strindberg, O'Neill and Tennessee Williams. In the 1980s, she earned a Tony Award nomination for her work in Arthur Kopit's "End of the World," and Obie Awards for roles in Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" and "A Metamorphosis in Miniature."
Her other stage appearances include the title role in "Mother Courage and Her Children"; Wallace Shawn's "Aunt Dan & Lemon," in which she originated the role of Dan in London and New York; "The Cherry Orchard"; and Dolly Levi in Des McAnuff's production of "The Matchmaker."
Hunt made her film debut in 1980 in Robert Altman's "Popeye." Her other film credits include "Stranger than Fiction," "Twenty Bucks," "Prêt a Porter," "Kindergarten Cop," "Waiting for the Moon," "She-Devil," "Silverado," "The Bostonians" and David Lynch's "Dune." Also, Hunt voiced Grandmother Willow in the animated feature "Pocahontas."
Hunt's television credits include guest roles in "Without a Trace," "The Unit" and "The Practice." Frequently, she is heard narrating documentaries for the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and PBS, and she also voiced the character of Management on HBO's "Carnivale." Linda Hunt plays Henrietta "Hetty" Lange in "NCIS: Los Angeles."
Hunt lives in Los Angeles with Karen, her spouse of 23 years, and their canine kids.
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Drama Crime Thriller TV‑MA2019 (2h 2m) - Streaming on Netflix
Former student turned crystal meth drug kingpin fugitive, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), attempts to outrun his past in this western-style crime thriller. Aaron Paul reprises his Emmy-winning role in this film written and directed by "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan. Won "Best Movie Made for Television" by the Critics' Choice Television Awards. Source Netflix
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GoldenEye
Action Adventure PG‑131995 (2h 9m) - Streaming on Netflix
Pierce Brosnan takes his first turn as debonair secret agent James Bond, who investigates the destruction of a Russian satellite weapons base.
Pierce Brosnan's first Bond film opened at No. 1 at the box office, reinvigorating the 007 franchise. Source Netflix
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6 Underground
Action Adventure Thriller R2019 (2h 8m) - Streaming on Netflix
After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
Ryan Reynolds leads an international vigilante squad in this adrenaline-propelled action thriller directed by Michael Bay. Source Netflix
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Upload
Comedy Mystery Sci-Fi TV‑MA2020 Series - Streaming on Amazon
In 2033, people can be "uploaded" into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and works customer service for the luxurious "Lakeview" digital afterlife. When L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan's self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora's VR world. After a self-driving car crash, Nathan is uploaded to Lakeview, his girlfriend's family's digital after-life, where he meets his customer service rep, Nora.
Upload is created by Greg Daniels ("The Office"). Source Amazon
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Space Force
Comedy TV‑MA2020 Series - Streaming on Netflix
A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
Greg Daniels and Steve Carell of "The Office" reunite for another irreverent workplace comedy. Source Netflix
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Barry
Comedy Action TV‑MA2018 Series - Streaming on HBO
Starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an aspiring actor. Barry follows his "mark" into an acting class and ends up finding an accepting community in a group of eager hopefuls within the LA theater scene. He wants to start a new life as an actor, but his criminal past won't let him walk away -- can he find a way to balance both worlds? Source HBO
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ms. hunt- i've followed your work for a very long time. i just wanted to say thank you for sharing your talent with the world and myself particularly. be smart, be safe, be here now. respect.
Posted by greg (2018-10-24) 5818