Daryl Hannah, our birthday boy today, was diagnosed with autism as a child and ordered to be hospitalized. She also suffered from insomnia and watched movies at night.
The mother did not obey the doctors and instead of going to the hospital, she temporarily moved with the girl to Jamaica. Daryl also attended Francis W. Parker’s Progressive School, where there is a strong emphasis on personalized classes. These activities helped the child to develop properly. She continued her studies at the University of Southern California (acting and ballet).
Daryl, with her statuesque beauty and golden hair, was quickly spotted. She began her acting career debuting with a small role in the film Brian De Palma’s Furia (1978). Tough Guy Country and the Bloody Camp slasher were next . But she was really noticed after her role as Pris in Blade Runner (1982). Thanks to her, she gained worldwide recognition. Two years later, on the “wave” of fame, she played the seductive mermaid alongside Tom Hanks in the film Splash . It was a golden age for her.
She has appeared in films such as Roxanne, Steel Magnolias, Cave Bear Clan, Memories of an Invisible Man, Giant Woman (though the actress is “only” 1.78 cm), in the charming comedy Two Grumpy Tetrics . She was Morticia in the Addams Family: The Great going downhill. In the mid-90s, Empire magazine placed her on the list of “sexiest movie stars”. Then she began to appear in more niche productions.
Three times she received (but did not receive …) the Golden Raspberry ( Phantoms, Wall Street, Too Many ). It is interesting that Wall Street received the Golden Raspberry and the Oscar in one year.
At the Berlin Film Festival Daryl Hannah received the Jury Prize for best short film of 1994, The Last Supper ( The Last Supper ), which was the director, writer and producer.
She also appeared in several music videos, including You’re a Friend of Mine of her then fiancé Jackson Browne (she also sang backing vocals here), as well as in the well-known hit of Robbie Williams (another partner):
She returned to the headlines in a great style as Elle / Górska Żmija in the Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill dilogy . The role of the one-eyed assassin in a nursing gown, specially written for her, became iconic, and the melody whistled by Daryl Hannah ( from the 1968 movie Twisted Nerve ) became a hit.
She herself said about her role:
He is a brilliant figure. I love her, she’s so bad – to the core. She doesn’t have a single good quality! It’s such an icon that viewers love to hate – it was so cleansing to play!
There were rumors that he was to appear in the planned third part of this cult production, but so far director Quentin Tarantino has not decided on Kill Bill vol. 3. However, Daryl Hannah is now more involved in social activities for sustainable economic development or veganism . In 2006, she chained herself to a tree with farmers who wanted to demolish their houses and was arrested. The same situation happened in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, when the actress protested in defense of the mountains and against the new pipeline.
Her love life was quite turbulent. She had a long-standing relationship with John F. Kennedy Jr. and musician Jackson Browne, she also dated Val Kilmer and Robbie Williams. In 2018, she married Neil Young.
Hannah was one of the women who accused Harvey Weinstein of molestation (at the time she was filming Kill Bill and sabotaging her career as a result of her refusal).
The actress was born on December 3, 1960. Let’s hope there are many interesting roles ahead of her, because it would be a pity not to use the potential of this talented and one-of-a-kind actress.
I like being naked the most, that’s why I always live in a remote area. My ideal is to wake up in the morning and run naked in the meadows. I think living in harmony with nature is a good idea.
And you? What do you think about it?