Daryl Hannah
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Daryl Christine Hannah was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of Susan Jeanne (Metzger), a schoolteacher and later a producer, and Donald Christian Hannah, who owned a tugboat/barge company. Her stepfather was music journalist/promoterJerrold Wexler.Her siblings arePage Hannah,Don HannahandTanya Wexler.She has Scottish, Norwegian, Danish, Irish, English, and German ancestry.
Daryl graduated from the University of Southern California School of Theatre. She practiced ballet withMaria Tallchiefand studied drama at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. In her twenties, she played keyboard and sang backup forJackson Browne.Hannah, a tall (5' 10 ") blond beauty, with haunting blue-green eyes, was a natural for show biz.
She started with small roles, such as a student inThe Fury (1978)and asKim Basinger's kid sister inHard Country (1981).Daryl's breakout role was as the acrobatic, beautiful replicant punk android Pris inBlade Runner (1982);Pris was the vixen who wanted to live beyond her allotted years and risked the wrath of the title character. Showing her versatility, from there she portrayed a mermaid, Madison, who falls in love with Tom Hanks's character in Ron Howard's zany comedySplash (1983),and a Cro-Magnon inThe Clan of the Cave Bear (1986).Hannah played Roxanne in the eponymous Steve Martins contemporary take on the Cyrano de Bergerac story, and co-starred as Elle Driver in Quintin Tarantino's box office hitKill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004).
Hannah has been a consistent, strong supporter of independent cinema, both acting in and producing many films, starring in such indie films asJohn Sayles'sCasa de los babys (2003)as well as his political satireSilver City (2004).She worked on several films with the reveredRobert Altman,includingThe Gingerbread Man (1998),as well as several films with the Polish Brothers includingNorthfork (2003)andJackpot (2001).Daryl starred in the experimental improvisedMichael RadfordfilmDancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)and made As a filmmaker, Hannah wrote, directed, and produced an award winning short film, entitledThe Last Supper (1995).Hannah also directed, produced and shot the documentaryStrip Notes (2002)which was inspired while researching her role forDancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)that was shown on HBO and UK's Channel 4.
Daryl is in the process of shooting a documentary on Human Trafficking and has traveled undercover to South East Asia to document this atrocity and has become and advocates raising awareness and ending slavery. She has made over 40 video blogs for various websites including her popular dhlovelife.com. She designed dhlovelife.com (online since 2005) her website dedicated to sharing solutions on how to live more harmoniously with the planet and all other living things. Daryl has been passionate, committed and effective advocate for a more ethical relationship with each other and all life on the Planet. She has produced, hosted and shot numerous environmental awareness/ health documentaries, TV appearances and is a frequent speaker on both the conservative and progressive news.
Hannah has been a greening consultant for events such as the Virgin Music Festival, attended by over 150,000 people. Her many speaking engagements include keynote speeches at the UN Climate Change Summit, UN Global Business Conference on the environment, Natural and Organic Products Expo, LOHAS and numerous national and international universities, conferences and events. She has written articles on self sufficiency and sustainability for many magazines and has done a plethora of interviews on the topic in thousands of publications. The site features weekly five-minute inspirational video blogs which Daryl produces and films. There are daily news updates, alerts, community and access to goods and services. She is a member of the World Future Council, sits on the boards of the Sylvia Earle Alliance, Mission Blue, Eco America, Environmental Media Association (EMA), The Somaly Mam Foundation, and the Action Sports Environmental Coalition, She is the founder of the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA).
Daryl graduated from the University of Southern California School of Theatre. She practiced ballet withMaria Tallchiefand studied drama at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. In her twenties, she played keyboard and sang backup forJackson Browne.Hannah, a tall (5' 10 ") blond beauty, with haunting blue-green eyes, was a natural for show biz.
She started with small roles, such as a student inThe Fury (1978)and asKim Basinger's kid sister inHard Country (1981).Daryl's breakout role was as the acrobatic, beautiful replicant punk android Pris inBlade Runner (1982);Pris was the vixen who wanted to live beyond her allotted years and risked the wrath of the title character. Showing her versatility, from there she portrayed a mermaid, Madison, who falls in love with Tom Hanks's character in Ron Howard's zany comedySplash (1983),and a Cro-Magnon inThe Clan of the Cave Bear (1986).Hannah played Roxanne in the eponymous Steve Martins contemporary take on the Cyrano de Bergerac story, and co-starred as Elle Driver in Quintin Tarantino's box office hitKill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004).
Hannah has been a consistent, strong supporter of independent cinema, both acting in and producing many films, starring in such indie films asJohn Sayles'sCasa de los babys (2003)as well as his political satireSilver City (2004).She worked on several films with the reveredRobert Altman,includingThe Gingerbread Man (1998),as well as several films with the Polish Brothers includingNorthfork (2003)andJackpot (2001).Daryl starred in the experimental improvisedMichael RadfordfilmDancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)and made As a filmmaker, Hannah wrote, directed, and produced an award winning short film, entitledThe Last Supper (1995).Hannah also directed, produced and shot the documentaryStrip Notes (2002)which was inspired while researching her role forDancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)that was shown on HBO and UK's Channel 4.
Daryl is in the process of shooting a documentary on Human Trafficking and has traveled undercover to South East Asia to document this atrocity and has become and advocates raising awareness and ending slavery. She has made over 40 video blogs for various websites including her popular dhlovelife.com. She designed dhlovelife.com (online since 2005) her website dedicated to sharing solutions on how to live more harmoniously with the planet and all other living things. Daryl has been passionate, committed and effective advocate for a more ethical relationship with each other and all life on the Planet. She has produced, hosted and shot numerous environmental awareness/ health documentaries, TV appearances and is a frequent speaker on both the conservative and progressive news.
Hannah has been a greening consultant for events such as the Virgin Music Festival, attended by over 150,000 people. Her many speaking engagements include keynote speeches at the UN Climate Change Summit, UN Global Business Conference on the environment, Natural and Organic Products Expo, LOHAS and numerous national and international universities, conferences and events. She has written articles on self sufficiency and sustainability for many magazines and has done a plethora of interviews on the topic in thousands of publications. The site features weekly five-minute inspirational video blogs which Daryl produces and films. There are daily news updates, alerts, community and access to goods and services. She is a member of the World Future Council, sits on the boards of the Sylvia Earle Alliance, Mission Blue, Eco America, Environmental Media Association (EMA), The Somaly Mam Foundation, and the Action Sports Environmental Coalition, She is the founder of the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA).
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