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Daryl Hannah

Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois to Donald Hannah and Susan; her parents divorced shortly after her birth and her mother remarried Jerrold Wexler, a businessman and brother of Haskell Wexler, a noted cinematographer. Hannah, a vegetarian since age 11, grew up with siblings Don and Page Hannah, who also became actors, as well as half sister Tanya Wexler, who is now a film director. Due to a childhood accident, Hannah is missing a part of her left index finger.

Hannah became interested in movies at an early age, due to insomnia. She was very shy and was diagnosed as 'borderline autistic' [1]. Hannah attended the Francis W. Parker School (where she played on the boys' soccer team) and the University of Southern California, majoring in theatre.

Hannah made her film debut in 1978, making a brief appearance in Brian De Palma's horror movie . She subsequently appeared in several early 1980s films, the most notable role of which is probably as the replicant, Pris, in Ridley Scott's 1982 film, , which was a major financial success, grossing over $62 million [2] and establishing Hannah as a notable actress.

, which received mostly negative reviews [3]and performed poorly at the box office [4]. Hannah also played the title role in Fred Schepisi's 1987 movie ), a performance which was described as "sweet" and "gentle" by film critic Roger Ebert [5].

In the 1990s, Hannah's roles included starring as a giantess in the television movie (1993), which she also co-produced. She also appeared as the daughter of Jack Lemmon's character in both of the films. In 1995, Hannah was chosen by Empire magazine as #96 of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history".

Of Hannah's most recent roles, the best-known may be that of the one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in , directed by Quentin Tarantino. Her performance in these films, as well as her appearances in other recent films, including , have been described by some as a sort of cinematic comeback [6] for Hannah, who has not appeared in many widely-seen films through the late 1990s and early 2000s. In late 2004, Hannah was a featured model in , participating in a revealing set of photographs.

Hannah and actress Hilary Shepard have co-created a boardgame called "Liebrary" [7]. Hannah previewed the game on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show in December 2005.

Hannah, who now lives in Colorado, is a keen environmentalist [8] and uses solar power, as well as drives a car that runs off of biodiesel [9].

Hannah was romantically involved with politician John F. Kennedy, Jr, singers Jackson Browne and Robbie Williams, and actor Val Kilmer. She is the sister-in-law of well-known music producer Lou Adler, who is married to Page, Hannah's sister.