Android, Mermaid, Cave girl, Pretty Woman's friend, Giant... as a little girl, Daryl liked to fantasize -- little did she dream she would play all these roles in movies, and more! Daryl Christine Hannah was born December 3rd, 1960. She graduated from the University of Southern California School of Theatre. Daryl practiced ballet with Maria Tallchief and studied drama at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. In her twenties, she played keyboard and sang backup for Jackson Browne. This tall (5' 10") blond beauty, with the haunting blue-green eyes, was a natural for show biz. She started with small roles, as in The Fury and, in 1981, she landed the role of Kim Basinger's little sister in the movie Hard Country.

Daryl's breakout role was as the acrobatic, beautiful replicant Pris in Blade Runner; 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 in the zany comedy Splash, and a Cro-Magnon in The Clan of the Cave Bear. She was teamed with some big-name stars in the romantic comedy Steel Magnolias (with pre-Pretty Woman Julia Roberts). A giant achievement was starring in the 1993 remake of the 1958 classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, which Daryl also co-produced. And with almost a dozen projects for 1999-2000, Daryl's childhood dream of playing fantasy roles just keeps having a future that is brighter and brighter.



Graduated the University of Southern California School of Theatre. Sister of Page Hannah. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36. [1984] Is missing part of her left hand index finger. She sometimes uses a prosthetic finger in movies. Was in a serious relationship with John Kennedy Jr. for several years, but never married due to Jacqueline Kennedy's disapproval of her son marrying an actress. Since there was no girls' soccer team at Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, she played on the boys' team. Anne Heche graduated from this same school. Half sister of Tanya Wexler. Measurements: 34B-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). Is a vegan. On two occasions has run after and captured muggers in New York City. She says that both men's faces displayed mixed emotions when they realized who was sitting on their chests, holding them for police. Good friends with John Corbett She attended the 2005 Gumball 3000 car race with Tina Basich. They drove a pink Range Rover Hybrid that used biodiesel made from cooking oil as fuel. Lives in Colorado. She turned down the role of Vivian in Pretty Woman (1990) because she felt it was denigrating to women. However, she went on to appear in Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) as a stripper. The box-office performance of Splash (1984) was a large part of the reason that the Walt Disney company greenlighted not only a made-for-television sequel, but also its animated feature The Little Mermaid (1989). The fact that her character was blonde, however, inspired the company to go in a radically different direction for its new heroine. For this reason, the choice was made that Ariel would have red hair. Produces a "green" vlog called "dhlovelife.com" which focuses on healthy living, renewable energy, and sustainable farming. Turned down the role of "Emmeline Lestrange" for The Blue Lagoon (1980), that ultimately went to Brooke Shields. In an interview with British tabloid "The Guardian" in February 2010 she stated that her favourite role was that of Pris in Blade Runner and her low points were movies that she had done just for the cash and that hopefully went straight to video.