Linda Hunt

Lydia Susanna Hunter (born April 2, 1945), better known by her stage name Linda Hunt, is an American actress. She first appeared on screen as Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (1980).

Linda Hunt
Hunt in September 2015
Born	Lydia Susanna Hunter (1945-04-02) April 2, 1945 (age 80) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Alma mater	Interlochen Center for the Arts DePaul University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1976–present
Height	1.45 m (4' 9" ft)
Spouse	Karen Klein ​ (m. 2008)​ [2]
Parent(s)	Raymond Hunter Elsie Hunter (née Doying)
Awards	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1983)

Hunt's breakthrough came playing the male character Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first person to win an Oscar portraying a character of the opposite sex.^[3]

Hunt currently plays Henrietta "Hetty" Lange on the CBS television series NCIS: Los Angeles, a role she has held since the 2009 debut.

Hunt is a dwarf.^[4] She is openly lesbian.^[5]