I just realized that my post may not have expressed what I meant very clearly. For me, it's not about her acting abilities. I'm not American, so perhaps there's some social or cultural significance to her that I'm unaware of. For example, I'm not from the UK either, but I understand that Maggie Smith and Judi Dench are considered "national treasures" there. Perhaps Holly Hunter is considered a national treasure in the same sense in the US, but I wasn't really aware of that. That was the comment I wanted to make in the first place.Check out Broadcast News and Raising Arizona.
I will definitely check out those movies. Thanks for the recommendation!
