Linda Hunt Net Worth
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Updated on January 14, 2026
Linda Hunt net worth is
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Linda Hunt net worth is
$3 million
Linda Hunt Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Lydia Susanna Hunter (born April 2, 1945), better known by her stage name Linda Hunt, is an American film, stage and television actress currently known for her role as Henrietta Lange in the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles. After making her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980), Hunt portrayed the male character Billy Kwan, her breakthrough performance, in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). Her role as Billy Kwan earned her an Academy Award, an Australian Film Institute Award, a Golden Globe nomination and various other awards.She has had great success in films such as The Bostonians (1984), Dune (1984), Silverado (1985), Eleni (1985), Waiting for the Moon (1987), She-Devil (1989), Kindergarten Cop (1990), If Looks Could Kill (1991), Rain Without Thunder (1992), Twenty Bucks (1993), Younger and Younger (1993), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), Pocahontas (1995), The Relic (1997), Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998), Dragonfly (2002), Yours Mine and Ours (2005) and Stranger Than Fiction (2006).Hunt has also had a successful television career. She played Rose in the television movie Basements (1987) and narrated in the television movie The New Chimpanzees. She guest starred on Hallmark Hall of Fame in both 1978 and 1987, Space Rangers in 1993, Carnivale in both 2003 and 2005, Without a Trace in 2008, The Unit in 2008 and Nip Tuck in 2009. From 1997-2002 Hunt played the recurring role of Judge Zoey Hiller on The Practice. She currently plays Henrietta 'Hetty' Lange on the CBS television series NCIS Los Angeles, a role she has played since its debut in 2009. The role earned her a Teen Choice Award nomination in 2011. She is also the narrator in the God of War video game franchise. | Full Name | Linda Hunt |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Date Of Birth | April 2, 1945 |
| Place Of Birth | Morristown, New Jersey, USA |
| Height | 1.45 m |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Profession | Voice Actor |
| Work Position | Awards for Linda Hunt |
| Education | The Theatre School at DePaul University, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Center for the Arts |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Karen Kline |
| Parents | Raymond Davy Hunter, Elsie Doying Hunter |
| Nicknames | Linda Hunt, Hunt, Linda |
| IMDB | |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Action, AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, Australian Film Institute Jury Prize |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Movies | The Year of Living Dangerously, Kindergarten Cop, Pocahontas, She-Devil, Dune, Silverado, The Relic, Popeye, If Looks Could Kill, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Prêt-à-Porter, Twenty Bucks, Waiting for the Moon, Stranger than Fiction, Yours, Mine & Ours, Rain Without Thunder, The Bostonian... |
| TV Shows | Carnivàle, Space Rangers, NCIS: Los Angeles, American Experience |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bob cut |
| 2 | Short stature |
| 3 | Deep husky voice |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was the 88th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) at The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) on April 9, 1984. |
| 2 | Her voice work includes narration for the History Channel, as well as National Public Radio. |
| 3 | Has lived with her romantic partner, psychotherapist Karen Klein, since 1987. Hunt's official biography on the CBS website for NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) refers to Klein as Hunt's spouse. |
| 4 | Ranked #9 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100] |
| 5 | Was nominated for Broadway's 1984 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for Arthur Kopit's "End of the World." |
| 6 | Has twice played male roles that did not feature or reference her actual female status: Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) and The Management in Carnivàle (2003) (who, though mostly unseen, is often referred to by other characters as male). |
| 7 | The first actor to have won an Academy Award portraying a member of the opposite sex, she won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar for her role as Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). Note this was not Linda Hunt playing a woman pretending to be a man, like Barbra Streisand did in Yentl (1983) or, in reverse, as Dustin Hoffman did in Tootsie (1982), but Hunt playing a man in a serious drama. |
| 8 | Attended the Interlochen Arts Academy. She was a charter student the first year of the Interlochen Arts Academy which was established in 1962 as a complement to the Interlochen Arts Camp which had been established in 1928. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Relationtrip | 2016 | post-production | Dr. Lipschweiss |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Hetty Lange |
| Baby | 2015/II | Short | Wildlife Narrator |
| Scorpion | 2014 | TV Series | Hetty Lange |
| God of War: Ascension | 2013 | Video Game | Narrator (voice) |
| Blood Moon | 2013 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| God of War: Ghost of Sparta | 2010 | Video Game | Narrator (voice) |
| God of War III | 2010 | Video Game | Narrator (voice) |
| Nip/Tuck | 2009 | TV Series | Voice of Authority |
| The Crooked Eye | 2009 | Short | Sharon's Narrator |
| The Unit | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Dr. Eudora Hobbs |
| Without a Trace | 2008 | TV Series | Dr. Clare Bryson |
| Once Upon a Tide | 2008 | Short | Narrator |
| God of War: Chains of Olympus | 2008 | Video Game | Narrator (voice) |
| God of War II | 2007 | Video Game | Narrator / Gaia (voice) |
| American Experience | 1993-2006 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Stranger Than Fiction | 2006 | Dr. Mittag-Leffler | |
| Yours, Mine & Ours | 2005 | Mrs. Munion | |
| Carniv | 2003-2005 | TV Series | Management |
| God of War | 2005 | Video Game | Narrator (voice) |
| Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| The Practice | 1997-2002 | TV Series | Judge Zoey Hiller |
| Dragonfly | 2002 | Sister Madeline | |
| Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | 1998 | Video | Grandmother Willow (voice) |
| Eat Your Heart Out | 1997 | Kathryn | |
| The Relic | 1997 | Dr. Ann Cuthbert | |
| Third Stone from the Sun | 1995 | The Varua (voice) | |
| Pocahontas | 1995 | Grandmother Willow (voice) | |
| Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas | 1995 | Video Game | Grandmother Willow (voice) |
| Ready to Wear | 1994 | Regina Krumm | |
| Maverick | 1994 | The Magician (scenes deleted) | |
| Space Rangers | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Cmdr. Chennault |
| Younger and Younger | 1993 | Frances | |
| Twenty Bucks | 1993 | Angeline | |
| Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems | 1992 | Video | |
| Rain Without Thunder | 1992 | Atwood Society Director | |
| Nonesense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes | 1992 | Video | |
| If Looks Could Kill | 1991 | Ilsa Grunt | |
| Kindergarten Cop | 1990 | Miss Schlowski | |
| She-Devil | 1989 | Hooper | |
| Nightmare Classics | 1989 | TV Series | Narrator (Quoting Poe for the Nightmare Classics Intro) / The Voice |
| Basements | 1987 | TV Movie | Rose (segment "The Room") |
| The Room Upstairs | 1987 | TV Movie | Mrs. Sanders |
| American Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | Alice B. Toklas |
| Arena | 1986 | TV Series documentary | Louise Brooks' Book Narrator |
| Eleni | 1985 | Katina | |
| Silverado | 1985 | Stella | |
| Dune | 1984 | Shadout Mapes | |
| The Bostonians | 1984 | Dr. Prance | |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | 1982 | Billy Kwan | |
| Popeye | 1980 | Mrs. Oxheart - his Mudder | |
| Fame | 1978 | TV Movie | Mona |
| Great Performances | 1976 | TV Series | Nora |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas | 1995 | performer: "Listen with Your Heart I, II, III" 1995 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCIS: Los Angeles: Season 5 - Happy 100th | 2014 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Various |
| The 39th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Sacred Earth | 2010 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Every War Has Two Losers | 2009 | Documentary short voice | |
| Natural Heroes | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| American Experience | 2002-2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Narrator |
| The Path to Nuclear Fission: The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The Singing Revolution | 2006 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Nature | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| California and the American Dream | 2005-2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator / Herself - Narrator |
| The New Los Angeles | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| Deleted 'Dune' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Shadout Mapes (uncredited) |
| Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Narration |
| Shadow Play: Indonesia's Year of Living Dangerously | 2003 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Before We Ruled the Earth | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Reporting America at War | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Narrator / Herself - Narrator |
| Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of the American Century | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Living Edens | 1997-2001 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
| Island of the Sharks | 1999 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| Titanic: Untold Stories | 1998 | Video documentary | Narrator |
| Out of the Past | 1998 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Amazon | 1997 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| American Masters | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Narrator |
| Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End | 1996 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Rain of Ruin: The Bombing of Nagasaki | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The New Chimpanzees | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The Making of 'Pocahontas': A Legend Comes to Life | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Voice of 'Grandmother Willow' |
| Ecological Design: Inventing the Future | 1994 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Spirits of the Rainforest | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself - Narrator |
| Ishi: The Last Yahi | 1992 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Wild by Law | 1991 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Fit: Episodes in the History of the Body | 1991 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| E.T. - Entretenimento Total | 1991 | TV Series | Herself (1991) |
| Chico Mendes: Voice of the Amazon | 1989 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| The 38th Annual Tony Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Action | NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Action | NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) |
| 1995 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Western Documentary | Ishi: The Last Yahi (1992) |
| 1994 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | Prêt- (1994) |
| 1984 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
| 1984 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
| 1983 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
| 1983 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
| 1983 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
| 1983 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
| 1983 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The Practice (1997) |
| 1998 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Recurring Player | The Practice (1997) |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
| 1983 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Jury Award | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actress | The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) |
Known for movies
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-2016)
as Hetty Lange
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
as Miss Schlowski
Dune (1984)
as Shadout Mapes
Pocahontas (1995)
as Grandmother Willow