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Born:
1963-06-15
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits:
128 Total Roles
Helen Hunt
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Biography
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
Hunt rose to fame in 1992, portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom Mad About You which earned her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress.
In 1997, Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets, while her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in The Sessions (2012), gained her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Bobby (2006), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Miracle Season (2018).
Hunt made her directorial film debut with Then She Found Me (2007), and has directed the film Ride (2014), and episodes of television series, including House of Lies, This Is Us, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Housewife, and the premiere episode of the Mad About You revival.
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Hunt rose to fame in 1992, portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom Mad About You which earned her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress.
In 1997, Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets, while her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in The Sessions (2012), gained her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Bobby (2006), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Miracle Season (2018).
Hunt made her directorial film debut with Then She Found Me (2007), and has directed the film Ride (2014), and episodes of television series, including House of Lies, This Is Us, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Housewife, and the premiere episode of the Mad About You revival.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Cast Away
Kelly Frears
The Simpsons
Renee (voice)
Friends
Jamie Buchman
What Women Want
Darcy McGuire
As Good as It Gets
Carol Connelly
Twister
Jo
Pay It Forward
Arlene McKinney
I See You
Jackie Harper
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | In Cold Light MOVIE | Claire |
| 2024 | Untold: The Murder of Air McNair MOVIE | Kelly Frears, 'Cast Away' (movie footage) |
| 2022 | Meet Marry Murder TV | Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | How It Ends MOVIE | Lucinda |
| 2021 | Blindspotting TV | Rainey |
| 2021 | Hacks TV | Winnie Landell |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV | Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | The Night Clerk MOVIE | Ethel Bromley |
| 2019 | Mad About You TV | Jamie Buchman |
| 2019 | World on Fire TV | Nancy Campbell |