DARYL HANNAH

'Daryl Christine Hannah' (born December 3, 1960) is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s. She has recently had several notable roles, including that of Elle Driver in ''Kill Bill'', after a hiatus from major roles during the 1990s.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Susan, a producer, and Don Hannah, a tugboat and barge company owner.^[1] Her parents divorced shortly after her birth and her mother remarried Jerrold Wexler, a Jewish businessman and brother of Haskell Wexler, a noted Jewish cinematographer. Hannah, a vegetarian since age eleven, grew up with siblings Don and Page Hannah, as well as half sister Tanya Wexler. She attended school at Francis Parker and the Chicago Latin School in Chicago until 6th grade when she moved to Parker. As a child she lost the tip of her left index finger to an accident with a well wheel (in films she sometimes wears a prosthetic finger tip.)
Hannah became interested in movies at a young age, due to insomnia. She was very shy and was diagnosed as 'borderline autistic'.^[2] Hannah attended the private Francis W. Parker School (where she played on the boys' soccer team) and the University of Southern California.

Career

Hannah made her film debut in 1978, making a brief appearance in Brian De Palma's horror film ''The Fury''. She subsequently appeared in several early 1980s films, the most notable role of which is probably as the replicant, Pris, in Ridley Scott's 1982 film, ''Blade Runner''. Hannah was cast as a mermaid in Ron Howard's 1984 fantasy, ''Splash'', which was a major financial success, grossing over $62 million^[3] and establishing Hannah as a notable film actress.

Hannah's roles in the remainder of the 1980s ranged from successful major roles in ''Steel Magnolias'' and the Academy Award-winning ''Wall Street'', to the 1986 film version of ''The Clan of the Cave Bear'', Hannah also played the title role in Fred Schepisi's 1987 film ''Roxanne'', a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's play ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', a performance which was described as "sweet" and "gentle" by film critic Roger Ebert.^[4] She was also in the classic "The Pope of Greenwich Village" with co-stars Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts.
Hannah was also one of the top choices for the role of "Vivian Ward" in Pretty Woman, but she rejected the offer claiming it "degraded women". Though the film turned out to be a box office smash hit, Hannah recently stated that she has no regrets about turning the role down, despite the movie making Julia Roberts a big star. ^[5].
In the 1990s, Hannah's roles included starring as a giantess in the television movie ''Attack of the 50 Foot Woman'' (1993), which she also co-produced. She also appeared as the daughter of Jack Lemmon's character in both of the ''Grumpy Old Men'' films. In 1995, Hannah was chosen by Empire magazine as #96 of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history". That same year, Hannah anticipated (by a decade) her ''Kill Bill'' role when she appeared as homicidal sociopath Leann Netherwood in The Tie That Binds.

Of Hannah's most recent roles, the best-known may be that of the one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in ''Kill Bill Volume 1'' and ''Kill Bill Volume 2'', directed by Quentin Tarantino. Her performance in these films, as well as her appearances in other recent films, including ''Northfork'', ''Casa de los Babys'' and ''Silver City'', have been described by some critics as a cinematic comeback^[6] for Hannah, who had not appeared in many mainstream films in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Hannah wrote, directed and produced a short film, ''The Last Supper'' which won an award at the Berlin Film Festival. She directed, produced and was the cinematographer for the documentary ''Strip Notes''. The documentary, which aired on Channel 4 London and HBO, was about the research she did for her role in the Micheal Radford film ''Dancing At The Blue Iguana'' To promote her appearance in the film ''Kill Bill'', Hannah posed nude in the November 2003 edition of ''Playboy Magazine''.
Awards include:

★ Best Short - The Berlin Film Festival, 1994

★ Best Fight - MTV Movie Awards "Kill Bill Vol.2", 2005

★ Best Supporting Actress - Saturn Award "Kill Bill Vol.2" 2004

★ Best Actress - Saturn Award "Splash". 1984

★ Influencer Of The Year Award - National Biodiesel Board, 2004

★ Ongoing Commitment Award - Environmental Media Award, 2004

★ Environmental Activism - Water Quality Awards, 2006

★ Environmental Preservation -Artivist Awards, 2006
Hannah and actress Hilary Shepard co-created a boardgame called "Liebrary".^[7] Hannah previewed the game on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in December 2005.

Personal life

Hannah, a keen environmentalist, has her own weekly video blog called DH Love Life, on sustainable solutions. She often is the sound, camera person and on-screen host for the blog.^[8] Her home runs on solar power and is built with green materials. She also drives a car that runs on biodiesel.^[9] In late 2006, she also volunteered to act as a judge for Treehugger.com's^[10] "Convenient Truths" contest.^[11]
Hannah has never married, but she had long-term relationships with John F. Kennedy, Jr. and singer Jackson Browne (she is the female voice on Browne's 1985 hit song with Clarence Clemons, "You're a Friend of Mine"), and was romantically linked with actor Val Kilmer. She is the sister-in-law of well-known music producer Lou Adler, who is married to Hannah's sister, Page.
On June 13, 2006, Hannah was arrested – along with Joan Baez and Julia Butterfly Hill – for her involvement with over 350 farmers and their families and their supporters, confronting authorities trying to bulldoze the nation's largest urban farm in South Central Los Angeles. She chained herself to a walnut tree at the South Central Farm in south-central Los Angeles for three weeks in order to protest the farmers' eviction by the property's new owner. The farm had been established in the wake of the 1992 LA riots to allow people in the city to grow food for themselves. However, the land's new owner, who had paid $5 million for it, sought to evict the farmers to build a warehouse. He had asked for $16 million to sell it but turned down the offer when the activists raised that amount. Hannah was interviewed via cell phone shortly before she was arrested, along with forty four other protesters, and said that she and the others are doing the "morally right thing".^[12] She spent some time in jail.^[13]
Hannah was featured in a CNET article listing the "top 10 geek girls" where it was mentioned she was extremely shy during her youth and was even diagnosed as being "borderline autistic". In addition to 'Liebrary' she also created the boardgame 'Love It or Hate It'.^[14]
Hannah has also worked to help end the problem of sexual slavery and is traveling around the world to make a documentary about the problem.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	''The Fury''	Pam
1981	''Hard Country''	Loretta
1982	''Blade Runner''	Pris
	''Summer Lovers''	Cathy Featherstone
1983	''The Final Terror''	Windy
1984	''Reckless''	Tracey Prescott
	''Splash''	Madison
	''The Pope of Greenwich Village''	Diane
1986	''The Clan of the Cave Bear''	Ayla
	''Legal Eagles''	Chelsea Deardon
1987	''Roxanne''	Roxanne Kowalski
	''Wall Street''	Darien Taylor
1988	''High Spirits''	Mary Plunkett Brogan
1989	''Crimes and Misdemeanors''	Lisa Crosley	uncredited
	''Steel Magnolias''	Annelle Dupuy Desoto
1990	''Crazy People''	Kathy
1991	''At Play in the Fields of the Lord''	Andy Huben
1992	''Memoirs of an Invisible Man''	Alice Monroe
1993	''Attack of the 50 Foot Woman''	Nancy Archer	made-for-television
	''Grumpy Old Men''	Melanie
1994	''The Little Rascals''	Miss June Crabtree
1995	''The Tie That Binds''	Leann Netherwood
	''Grumpier Old Men''	Melanie Gustafson
1996	''Two Much''	Liz Kerner
1998	''The Gingerbread Man''	Lois Harlan
	''The Real Blonde''	Kelly
	''Addams Family Reunion''	Morticia Addams	direct-to-video
1999	''My Favorite Martian''	Lizzie
2000	''Cord''	Anne White	direct-to-video
	''Wildflowers''	Sabine
	''First Target''	Alex McGregor
2001	''Jackpot''	Bobbi
	''Speedway Junkie''	Veronica
	''Dancing at the Blue Iguana''	Angel
2002	''A Walk to Remember''	Cynthia Carter
	''Ring of Fire''	Celia Jones	direct-to-video
2003	''Northfork''	Flower Hercules
	''Casa de los babys''	Skipper
	''Kill Bill, Volume 1''	Elle Driver (California Mountain Snake)
2004	''Kill Bill, Volume 2''	Elle Driver (California Mountain Snake)
	''Silver City''	Maddy Pilager
2006	''Keeping Up with the Steins''	Sacred Feather/Sandy

References

1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/16/Daryl-Hannah.html
2. Daryl Hannah biography. ''All Movie Guide''. Retrieved 28 April 2006.
3. Business data for ''Splash''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 April 2006.
4. Roger Ebert. Review of ''Roxanne'' (1987). 16 June 1987. Retrieved 28 April 2006.
5. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/hannah%20pleased%20to%20decline%20pretty%20woman%20offer_1023365
6. Daryl Hannah: Comeback ''Kill Bill Vol. 1''. AskMen.com. Retrieved 28 April 2006.
7. Erik Arneson. Daryl Hannah designs board game, Liebrary was co-designed by actress Hilary Shepard. About.com. Retrieved 28 April 2006.
8. DHLovelife.com (MOV file). Retrieved 28 April 2006.
9. Kathryn Gillick. Interview: Daryl Hannah. ''SASS'' magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2006.
10. http://www.treehugger.com
11. http://truths.treehugger.com
12. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13297274/
13. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,270193,00.html
14. http://crave.cnet.co.uk/0,39029477,49285435,00.htm

External links

★ 2003, UGO

★ 10/03, Latino Review

★ 10/03/03, IGN Films

★ 9/03/03, IGN Films

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★ Daryl Hannah's Weekly Environmental Video Blog - DHLoveLife

★ Liebrary, Daryl Hannah's Board Game