Holly Hunter
Hunter in 2013, photo by PrPhotos
Place of Birth: Conyers, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 20, 1958
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Welsh
Holly Hunter is an American actress and producer. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Piano (1993). She has also starred in the films Broadcast News and Copycat, and the series Saving Grace, among other projects.
She is the daughter of Marguerite Opal (Catledge) and Charles Edwin Hunter. She has two children with her partner, British actor Gordon MacDonald.
Holly’s paternal grandfather was named Charles Edwin Hunter (the son of Daniel Hunter). Charles was born in New York, to an English father.
Holly’s paternal grandmother was named Gertrude Ferol Buchanan. Gertrude was born in Mississippi.
Holly’s maternal grandfather was Clyde C. Catledge (the son of Thomas Overton Catledge and Martha Dianne/Dian Pruitt/Pruett). Clyde was born in Oklahoma. Thomas was the son of James Catledge and Martha Ann Cotton. Holly’s great-grandmother Martha Pruitt was the daughter of Joseph Waters Pruitt and Malinda/Melinda Elizabeth Blanton.
Holly’s maternal grandmother was named Mary Ruth Bell (who likely was the daughter of Willis G. Bell and Margaret Susan Anderson). Mary was born in Texas.
Sources: Obituary of Holly’s paternal grandmother, Gertrude Ferol (Buchanan) Hunter – https://www.newspapers.com
Holly’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Holly’s maternal grandfather, Clyde C. Catledge (through Clyde’s sister) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Holly’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Malinda/Melinda Elizabeth Blanton – https://www.wikitree.com
For people that were apparently well known in Oklahoma City, it’s almost impossible to find anything on her paternal grandparents (who are not Charles Embree Hunter and Mary Isabella Haynes, as many trees suggest, their son Charles died in 1943).
Holly’s paternal grandfather was named Charles Edwin Hunter (the son of Daniel Hunter). Charles was born in New York, to an English father.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3FS-L76
Holly’s paternal grandmother was named Gertrude Ferol Buchanan. Gertrude was born in Mississippi.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84296407/obituary-for-gertrude-ferol-buchanan/
This is the only Gertrude Buchanan that I found in MS that kinda fits. She appears to be a bit older, but it wasn’t unusual for people to lie about their age, or just not know their real age.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5PQ-343
Mary Ruth Bell’s parents were likely Willis G. Bell and Margaret Susan Anderson.
genealogy of Holly’s maternal grandfather, Clyde Catledge (through his sister, Esther Evelyn Hoofard Catlege) – https://www.geni.com/people/Esther-Hoofard/6000000032438308144?through=6000000032438723022
genealogy of Holly’s maternal grandfather, Clyde Catledge – https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/clyde-catledge_107052003
genealogy of Holly’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Malinda Elizabeth Blanton – https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Blanton-Family-Tree-45