Born in Conyers, Ga., her first starring role was in the Coen Brothers’ “Raising Arizona.” Later, she won a best actress Oscar for “The Piano.” Actress Holly Hunter is 49.
Also celebrating:
- Producer Carl Reiner is 85.
- Actor Hal Linden is 76.
- Singer Jerry Reed is 70.
- Country singer Don Edwards is 68.
- Country singer-guitarist Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky is 61.
- Actor William Hurt is 57.
- Drummer Carl Palmer (Asia; Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 57.
- Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan (Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 56.
- Country guitarist Jimmy Seales of Shenandoah is 53.
- Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway is 50.
- Director Spike Lee is 50.
- Actress Theresa Russell is 50.
- Drummer Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) is 46.
- Model Kathy Ireland is 44.
- Actor David Thewlis (“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”) is 44.
- Actress Liza Snyder (“Yes, Dear”) is 39.
- Actor Michael Rapaport (“Boston Public”) is 37.
- Actor Alexander Chaplin (“Spin City”) is 36.
- Singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park is 31.
- Actor Michael Genadry (“Ed”) is 29.
Birthdays of the past:
- 1820, Anna Sewell, “Black Beauty” author; died 1878
- 1828, Henrik Ibsen, dramatist; died 1906
- 1906, Ozzie Nelson, actor/ bandleader; died 1975
- 1918, Jack Barry, game-show host; died 1984
- 1928, Fred Rogers(“Mr. Rogers”), children’s entertainer; died 2003
