Daryl Hannah Biography

Name:Daryl Christine Hannah
Date of Birth:December 3, 1960
Place of Birth:Chicago, Illinois, U.S

Daryl Christine Hannah ( is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s, notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street, and Roxanne.

Early Life
Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan Jeanne (née Metzger), a producer and former school teacher, and Donald Christian Hannah, a tugboat and barge company owner. Her parents divorced and her mother subsequently married Jerrold Wexler, a businessman and brother of Haskell Wexler, a cinematographer. Daryl Hannah grew up with siblings Don and Page Hannah and half-sister Tanya Wexler, in Long Grove, Illinois.Hannah became interested in movies at a young age, partly due to insomnia. Daryl Hannah  says she was very shy and may have had Asperger Syndrome. Hannah attended the progressive Francis W. Parker School (where she played on the soccer team) before enrolling at the University of Southern California.


Career

Hannah made her film debut in 1978 with a brief appearance in Brian De Palma's horror film The Fury. Daryl Hannah turned down many roles early on in her career, including the role of Emmeline Lestrange for The Blue Lagoon (that ultimately went to Brooke Shields). Her first notable role came as the acrobatic and violent replicant Pris in Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction classic Blade Runner, in which she performed some of her own gymnastic stunts. That same year she appeared in the summer hit release Summer Lovers. Daryl Hannah   then was cast as a blonde mermaid in Ron Howard's 1984 fantasy Splash, which starred Tom Hanks and was a major financial success, establishing Hannah as a high-profile film actress.
Hannah's successes in the remainder of the 1980s ranged from 1986's film version of the best seller The Clan of the Cave Bear and also in 1986 Legal Eagles and the Academy Award-winning Wall Street (for which she received her Razzie Award). Daryl Hannah starred in the title role of Fred Schepisi's 1987 film Roxanne (also 1987), a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, a performance described as "sweet" and "gentle" by film critic Roger Ebert.and ended the decade with Crimes and Misdemeanors (alongside Woody Allen) and Steel Magnolias (both 1989).
Daryl Hannah also appeared in The Pope of Greenwich Village with co-stars Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts and played the daughter of Jack Lemmon's character in both of the Grumpy Old Men comedies. In 1995, Hannah was chosen by Empire magazine as #96 of the "100 Stars in Film History." That year she appeared as homicidal sociopath Leann Netherwood in The Tie That Binds.
Of her most recent roles the most memorable may be that of the one-eyed assassin, Elle Driver, in Kill Bill, directed by Quentin Tarantino. Her performance in this film and her appearances in Speedway Junky, Northfork, Michael Radford's Dancing at the Blue Iguana, John Sayles' Casa de los Babys and Silver City, have been described by some as a comeback.
Hannah wrote, directed and produced a short film, The Last Supper, which won an award at the Berlin Film Festival. Daryl Hannah directed, produced and was cinematographer for the documentary Strip Notes. It aired on Channel 4 in the UK and on HBO and was about the research Hannah did for her role as a stripper in Dancing at the Blue Iguana. Hannah currently has several projects in post-production, including Shannon's Rainbow and A Closed Book.
Daryl Hannah  appeared in Robbie Williams' video for the song "Feel", portraying Williams' love interest.
Hannah also is an accomplished theatre actress, reprising Marilyn Monroe's starring role in The Seven Year Itch in 2000 at London's West End. Reviews of the play commended Hannah's performance, with Lizzie Loveridge of Curtain Up! saying that the play was the "perfect vehicle" for Hannah to "show her talents as a comedienne." Daryl Hannah was also in films Cord and First Target in the same year.


Personal Life
Hannah and actress Hilary Shepard Turner created two board games, "Love It Or Hate It" and "LIEbrary", with Hannah previewing the latter on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show in 2005.
Hannah, an active environmentalist, has her own weekly video blog called DHLoveLife on sustainable solutions. Daryl Hannah is often the sound recordist, camera person and on-screen host for the blog. Her home runs on solar power and is built with green materials. Daryl Hannah drives a car that runs on biodiesel.In late 2006, she volunteered to act as a judge for Treehugger.com's "Convenient Truths" contest. On December 4, 2008, Hannah joined Sea Shepherd's crew aboard the MV Steve Irwin, as part of Operation Musashi.
Hannah with Jackson Browne at the Academy Awards 1988Hannah has never married, although she had long-term relationships with singer Jackson Browne and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Daryl Hannah  is the sister-in-law of music producer Lou Adler, who is married to Hannah's sister, Page.
Hannah is a strict vegan.
On June 13, 2006, Hannah was arrested, along with actor Taran Noah Smith, for her involvement with over 350 farmers, their families and supporters, confronting authorities trying to bulldoze the nation's largest urban farm in South Central Los Angeles. Daryl Hannah chained herself to a walnut tree at the South Central Farm for three weeks 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 44 other protesters, and said that she and the others are doing the "morally right thing".Daryl Hannah spent some time in jail.
Hannah has also worked to help end sexual slavery and has been traveling around the world to make a documentary.
Hannah was among 31 people arrested on June 23, 2009, in a protest against mountaintop removal in southern West Virginia, part of a wider campaign to stop the practice in the region. The protesters, who also included NASA climate scientist James E. Hansen, were charged with obstructing officers and impeding traffic after they sat in the middle of State Route 3 outside Massey Energy's Goals Coal preparation plant on Tuesday, the The Charleston Gazette reported.In a Democracy Now! phone interview on June 24, 2009, Hannah spoke briefly on why she went to West Virginia and risked arrest.
In 2010 and in 2011, Hannah supported environmental activist Tom Weis' project Ride for Renewables to promote renewable energy.
On May 14, 2011, Hannah and actress Sheryl Lee attended the iMatter March in Denver, Colorado to raise awareness about climate change.
Daryl Hannah was arrested on August 30, 2011 in front of The White House as part of a sit-in to protest the proposed Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.


Filmography/Television
1978 The Fury Pam
1981 Hard Country Loretta
1982 Blade Runner Pris Stratton
Summer Lovers Cathy Featherstone
1983 The Final Terror Windy
1984 Reckless Tracey Prescott
Splash Madison Saturn Award for Best Actress
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 Earned a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress

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 Grumpy Old Men Melanie Gustafson
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman Nancy Archer TV film
1994 The Little Rascals Miss June Crabtree
1995 The Tie That Binds Leann Netherwood
Grumpier Old Men Melanie Gustafson
1996 Two Much Liz Kerner
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly Margaret
1997 The Last Don Athena Aquitane TV Mini-Series
Muppets Tonight Herself Guest star with her sister Page Hannah 
1998 The Gingerbread Man Lois Harlan
The Real Blonde Kelly
Addams Family Reunion Morticia Addams direct-to-video
Rear Window Claudia Henderson TV film
Hi-Life Maggie
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families Maria Althoff TV film
1999 My Favorite Martian Lizzie
Speedway Junky Veronica
Diplomatic Siege Erica Long
2000 Cord Anne White direct-to-video
Wildflowers Sabine
First Target Alex McGregor TV film
2001 Jackpot Bobbi
Dancing at the Blue Iguana Angel
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Thespee TV film
Cowboy Up Celia Jones aka Ring of Fire
2002 A Walk to Remember Cynthia Carter
Searching for Debra Winger Herself
Hard Cash Virginia
2003 Northfork Flower Hercules
The Job CJ March
Casa de los babys Skipper
The Big Empty Stella
Kill Bill, Volume 1 Elle Driver
2004 Kill Bill, Volume 2 Elle Driver MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Silver City Maddy Pilager
Whore Adriana
Careful What You Wish For Store Patron short film
2006 Love Is the Drug Sandra Brand
Final Days of Planet Earth Liz Quinlan TV film
Keeping Up with the Steins Sacred Feather/Sandy
Olè Maggie Granger
2007 The Poet Marlene Konig
All the Good Ones are Married Alex TV film
2008 Vice Salt
Storm Seekers Leah Kaplan TV film
Kung Fu Killer Jane TV film
The Garden Herself
Shark Swarm Brooke Wilder TV film
The Cycle Carrie aka The Devil's Ground
Dark Honeymoon Jan
2009 Shannon's Rainbow Dr. Rita Baker
2010 A Closed Book Jane Ryder Bahamas Film Award for Best Actress
2011 Every Generation Needs a Revolution Herself short documentary
A Fonder Heart Margaret Boone post-production
Eldorado The Stranger 3-D Film

post-production
As DirectorYear Title Notes
1994 The Last Supper Also writer and co-producer
Berlin International Film Festival For Best Short Film
2001 Strip Notes Video Documentary
In the theatreYear Title Role Notes
2000 Seven Year Itch The Girl Made famous by Marilyn Monroe
Helped Daryl Hannah overcome stage fright.
Cord Anne White
AwardsBest Short—The Berlin Film Festival "The Last Supper", 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