
Linda Hunt is an actor, stage actor, television actor (United States).
Linda Hunt (born Lydia Susanna Hunt; April 2, 1945) is an American actress. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980). Her portrayal of the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first and, as of 2024, the only person to win an Oscar for portraying a character of the opposite sex. Hunt has also appeared in films such as Dune (1984), Silverado (1985), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Pocahontas (1995), Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998), and Stranger Than Fiction (2006). Hunt has had a successful career on television and in voice-over work, notably being the narrator for the Ancient Greek mythology themed God of War video game series.
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| Born | 2 April 1945 |
| Profession | actor, stage actor, television actor |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | DePaul University, Interlochen Center for the Arts |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Scorpio |
| Nakshatra | Anuradha (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Pisces |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Gemini |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 666 Hollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 56 of them (8%) have the Moon in Scorpio, like Linda Hunt, and 21 (3%) share the Anuradha Nakshatra — the #20 most common Moon Nakshatra among Hollywood personalities, where Dhanishta leads with 31 (5%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Linda Hunt was born on 2 April 1945. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Linda Hunt's Moon sign (Rashi) is Scorpio and the Nakshatra is Anuradha, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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