Daryl Hannah facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Daryl Hannah
Hannah in 2019
Born	(1960-12-03) December 3, 1960 (age 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress environmental activist
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Neil Young ​ (m. 2018)​
Relatives	Page Hannah (sister) Tanya Wexler (half-sister)

Daryl Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and a strong supporter of the environment. She started her movie career in 1978 with the film The Fury. Daryl Hannah became famous for playing a mermaid named Madison in the fun movie Splash (1984). She also starred as Pris Stratton in the science fiction movie Blade Runner (1982) and as Annelle Dupuy Desoto in Steel Magnolias (1989). Later, she won a special award called a Saturn Award for her role as Elle Driver in the action film Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2005). In recent years, she appeared in the Netflix series Sense8.

Daryl Hannah's Early Life

Daryl Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Susan Jeanne Metzger, was a producer and a former teacher. Her father, Donald Christian Hannah, owned a boat company. Her parents divorced, and her mother later married a businessman named Jerrold Wexler. Daryl grew up with her siblings, Don and Page Hannah, and her half-sister, Tanya Wexler, in Long Grove, Illinois. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.

Daryl loved movies from a young age, partly because she had trouble sleeping. She has shared that she was very shy when she was young and found school a bit tough. Later, she was diagnosed with autism. Doctors suggested special care, but her mother chose a different path. Instead, her mother moved with Daryl temporarily to Jamaica, hoping the change would help her daughter. Daryl later went to the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago. After that, she studied ballet and acting at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Daryl Hannah's Acting Career

Movies and TV Shows

Daryl Hannah started acting in movies when she was 17. Her first film was The Fury in 1978. She also had an early role in the horror film The Final Terror (1983).

In 1982, Daryl played an acrobatic character named Pris in the science fiction movie Blade Runner. She did some of her own stunts in this film. That same year, she appeared in Summer Lovers. Her role as a mermaid named Madison in the popular movie Splash (1984), where she starred with Tom Hanks, made her very well-known. Also in 1984, she was in The Pope of Greenwich Village.

During the 1980s, Daryl also appeared in The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) and Legal Eagles (1986) with Robert Redford. She was in the movie Wall Street (1987). Daryl starred in Roxanne (1987), a modern version of the play Cyrano de Bergerac. A film critic named Roger Ebert said her performance was "sweet" and "gentle." She also appeared in High Spirits (1988) and ended the decade with Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Steel Magnolias (1989), which featured Sally Field and Julia Roberts.

Daryl played the daughter of Jack Lemmon's character in both Grumpy Old Men movies. In 1993, she played Nancy Archer in a TV movie remake of Attack Of The Fifty-Foot Woman. In 1995, she was in The Tie That Binds. In 1998, she starred with Christopher Reeve in the TV movie Rear Window. That same year, she played Morticia Addams in Addams Family Reunion.

Daryl Hannah at the Farm Gala in 2006

Daryl Hannah played Elle Driver, a one-eyed assassin, in Kill Bill (2003), directed by Quentin Tarantino. Many people saw this role as a big comeback for her. After Kill Bill, she appeared in several TV movies and mini-series, like Shark Swarm and Final Days of Planet Earth. She also appeared in Shannon's Rainbow and The Cycle in 2009.

In the 2010s, Daryl was in movies like A Closed Book and Eldorado. In 2013, she starred in Zombie Night and the TV movie Social Nightmare, which was about internet bullying.

From 2015 to 2018, Daryl played Angelica Turing in Sense8, a series on Netflix. In 2018, she released a film called Paradox, which she wrote and produced. The movie featured musician Neil Young. In 2020, Daryl starred in The Now, a comedy series. In 2023, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for a music film about Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

Theatre Performances

Daryl Hannah is also a talented theater actress. In 2000, she played the main role in the play The Seven Year Itch in London. This role was made famous by Marilyn Monroe. Reviews said that the play was perfect for Daryl to show her skills as a comedian.

Other Creative Work

Daryl Hannah has also worked behind the scenes. She wrote, directed, and produced a short film called The Last Supper. She also directed and produced a documentary called Strip Notes, which showed the research she did for her role in Dancing at the Blue Iguana.

In 2002, Daryl appeared in Robbie Williams' music video for the song "Feel". Daryl and actress Hilary Shepard Turner created two board games, Love It or Hate It and LIEbrary. Daryl showed LIEbrary on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2005.

Daryl Hannah's Environmental Work

Hannah being interviewed by Link TV during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

Daryl Hannah is a very active environmentalist. She created her own weekly video blog called DHLoveLife, where she shares ideas for living in a way that helps the planet. She often films and hosts the blog herself. Since 2006, her home, built with green materials, has used solar power. She also drives a car that runs on biodiesel. She has been a vegetarian since she was 11 and later became vegan. In 2008, Daryl joined the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship, the MY Steve Irwin, to help protect marine life.

On June 13, 2006, Daryl Hannah was arrested while protesting to save a large urban farm in South Central Los Angeles. She chained herself to a walnut tree for three weeks to stop the farmers from being forced off their land. The farm was created after the 1992 L.A. riots to help people grow their own food. Daryl said she and the other protesters were doing the "morally right thing." She spent some time in jail for this.

Daryl was among 31 people arrested on June 23, 2009, during a protest against mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia. This type of mining harms the environment. The protesters, including NASA scientist James E. Hansen, were charged with blocking traffic. Daryl spoke about why she risked arrest to help protect the environment.

Hannah being arrested in Washington, D.C., while protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, 2013

On August 30, 2011, Daryl Hannah was arrested in front of the White House. She was protesting against the proposed Keystone Pipeline, which would transport oil. She wanted to bring attention to the President's decision on the pipeline. In October 2011, Daryl and other pipeline opponents rode horses and bikes to protest the project.

Daryl Hannah was an executive producer for Greedy Lying Bastards, a 2012 documentary that spoke out against people who deny climate change. In September 2012, she signed an open letter asking leaders to stop supporting the Keystone XL pipeline. On October 4, 2012, Daryl was arrested again in Wood County, Texas, for protesting the pipeline on private land. On February 13, 2013, she was arrested at the White House once more, along with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during another climate change protest.

On April 26, 2014, Daryl Hannah and Neil Young led a march in Washington against the Keystone Pipeline. Daryl supported Senator Bernie Sanders for president in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. She is also a member of the World Future Council, an organization that works for a sustainable future.

Daryl Hannah's Personal Life

Hannah with Jackson Browne at the Academy Awards, 1988

Daryl Hannah had long relationships with John F. Kennedy Jr. and musician Jackson Browne. She and Jackson Browne dated from 1983 to 1992. In 2014, Daryl began a relationship with musician Neil Young, and they got married in 2018.

Daryl Hannah's Filmography (selected)

Actress

Film

Television

Director

Awards and Recognition

• Best Actress—Saturn Award Splash, 1984
• Best Supporting Actress—Saturn Award Kill Bill: Volume 2, 2004
• Influencer of the Year Award—National Biodiesel Board, 2004
• Ongoing Commitment Award—Environmental Media Award, 2004
• Best Fight—MTV Movie Awards Kill Bill: Volume 2, 2005
• Environmental Activism – Water Quality Awards, 2006
• Environmental Preservation – Artivist Awards, 2006
• Special golden camera 300 – Manaki Brothers Film Festival, 2010
• Grammy - Best Music Film for "A Band a Brotherhood A Barn", 2023 (nominated)

Images for kids

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  Hannah in 2019

See also

In Spanish: Daryl Hannah para niños