Linda Hunt – Age 76

After graduating from the Goodman School of Drama, DePaul University, New Jersey native Lydia Susanna “Linda” Hunt made her television debut in a 1978 awards ceremony. This was shortly followed by her first big-screen appearance in 1908’s Popeye.

Hunt is an acting veteran, with over 40 years of theatrical and film experience under her belt, in notable productions like Pocahontas, The Year of Living Dangerously, Dune, and Kindergarten Cop. Despite her versatile performances on stage and voice-over work, Hunt is, perhaps, best known for her portrayal of Hetty Lange, an operations manager in NCIS: Los Angeles. The television show returns in 2012 for its 12th season on the CBS Paramount+ platform.