Bianca Hunter (born September 20, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in The Fighter (2010),[1] Trees Lounge (1996), and Bad Lieutenant (1992).

Bianca Hunter
Born (1969-09-20) September 20, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActress
Years active1973–present
SpouseRobert MacNaughton
Children4

Career

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Bianca Hunter's first appearance was an uncredited role at the age of 3 in a scene with Al Pacino in Serpico (1973), directed by Sidney Lumet.[2] In 1986 she appeared in the music video "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna with Danny Aiello and Debi Mazar. At 18, Hunter played Karen Hill's (Lorraine Bracco) best friend in the wedding scene in Goodfellas (1990). After seeing her harrowing portrayal of a teen being sexually harassed by Harvey Keitel in Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992), Steve Buscemi cast her in his directorial debut Trees Lounge (1996). She has appeared in a dozen films including the David O. Russell-directed biographical film The Fighter (2010), nominated for seven Academy Awards and winning the awards for Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo). Hunter portrayed one of the seven sisters of Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. Despite receiving positive critical reception for her performance in The Fighter, resulting in several nominations and wins for Best Ensemble Cast, Hunter has never achieved the same success or accolades in subsequent roles.

Personal life

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Hunter was born and raised in New York City. Her father, William Hunter, is an artist and her mother, Pat Hunter Hicklin is a former model turned Montessori school teacher. After high school, Hunter married NYC punk band Reagan Youth guitarist and co-founder Paul Bakija and is credited as Bianca Bakija in her first two movie roles. She is now married to her third husband Robert MacNaughton, who portrayed Elliot's older brother in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. They were set up on a blind date by mutual friend, MacNaughton's E.T. co-star Drew Barrymore when Hunter was a teenager.[3] Together they have four sons, Henry, Harley, Hunter, and Noah.[4]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1973 Serpico N/A Uncredited
1992 Bad Lieutenant Jersey Girl – Driver Credited as Bianca Bakija
1996 Trees Lounge Kelly
1997 Kicked in the Head Pearl
1999 The 24 Hour Woman Young Woman
2001 Chelsea Walls Lorna Doone
2001 American Saint Daphne
2004 100 Lovers of Jesus Reynolds Mermaid Short film
2010 Circus Maximus Therapist
2010 The Fighter Cathy 'Pork' Eklund
2012 Brutal Patty
2015 Laugh Killer Laugh Jackie
Music video roles
Year Title Artist Notes
1986 "Papa Don't Preach" Madonna
1987 "Christmas In Hollis" Run-DMC

References

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  1. ^ Zeitchik, Steven (December 21, 2010). "Just who are the sisters in 'The Fighter'?". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ (Dead link) Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "What the Cast of E.T. Looks Like Today". November 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bianca Hunter". IMDb.
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