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Helen Hunt

Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Film Director / Screenwriter / Voice Actress / Film Producer / Stage Actress | * 06/15/1963 (60) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and director. Her accolades include an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Hunt rose to fame portraying newlywed Jamie Buchman in the sitcom Mad About You (1992–1999), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress. Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as a single mother in the romantic comedy film As Good as It Gets (1997), and established a film career by starring in Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), and Pay It Forward (2000). Hunt made her directorial film debut with Then She Found Me (2007). For her portrayal of Chery... ()
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Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, before being cast in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets (for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress) and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion. Some of her other Hollywood credits include Twister, Cast Away, What Women Want and Pay It Forward. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with Then She Found Me.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

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Awards & Nominations for Helen Hunt

Academy Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Golden Globe Awards Emmy Awards 4x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Helen Hunt as Actress(68)

as Scarlett2023 A Patriot
as Liza's Mom2021 How It Ends
as Ethel Bromley2020 The Night Clerk
as Jackie Harper2019 I See You
as Self (archive footage)2018 United We Fan
as Kathy Bresnahan2018 The Miracle Season
as Kathy2018 Candy Jar
as Aura Topher2017 I Love You, Daddy
as Pamela Smart (archive footage)2014 Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
as Mary-Claire King2014 Decoding Annie Parker
as Jackie2014 Ride
as Cheryl Cohen Greene2012 The Sessions
as Cheri Hamilton2011 Soul Surfer
as Jess (voice)2011 Jock the Hero Dog
as Jeannie2010 Every Day
as Self (archive footage)2009 Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
as April Epner2007 Then She Found Me
as Samantha Stevens2006 Bobby
as Stella Erlynne2004 A Good Woman
as Betty Ann Fitzgerald2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Kelly Frears2000 Cast Away
as Darcy McGuire2000 What Women Want
as Bree2000 Dr. T & the Women
as Arlene McKinney2000 Pay It Forward
as (voice)1998 Chicken Little
as Viola & Cesario1998 Twelfth Night
as Carol Connelly1997 As Good as It Gets
as Dr. Jo Harding1996 Twister
as Bev Kilmartin1995 Kiss of Death
as Rene1993 Sexual Healing
as Gina Pulasky1993 In the Company of Darkness
as Reporter, Rose Pondell1992 Bob Roberts
as Anna1992 The Waterdance
as Annie Wells1992 Mr. Saturday Night
as Clare Enfield1992 Only You
as Blossom1991 Into the Badlands
as Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice)1990 The Easter Story
as Jessie Gates1989 Next of Kin
as Jesse McCandless1989 Incident at Dark River
as Jennifer1988 Miles from Home
as Tracey1988 Shooter
as Leena (Trancers sequence)1988 Pulse Pounders
as Teri Macdonald1987 Project X
as Mary (voice)1987 The Nativity
as Henrietta1986 The Frog Prince
as Beth Bodell1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
as Lynne Stone1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
as Leena1984 Trancers
as Tami Maida1983 Quarterback Princess
as Jenny Wells1983 Bill: On His Own
as Sandy Cameron1982 Desperate Lives
as Lizzie Eaton1981 Angel Dusted
as Kathy Miller1981 The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Janice Hurley1979 Transplant
as Tracy Calder1977 Rollercoaster
as Kristina Matchett1977 The Spell
as Sharon McNamara1976 Having Babies
as Teila Rodriguez1975 Death Scream
as Susan Lindsay1975 All Together Now
as Sarah Sargeant1973 Pioneer Woman

TV Shows/Series with Helen Hunt as Actress(39)

2021 Amend: The Fight for America
as Rainey2021 Blindspotting
as Nancy Campbell2019 World on Fire
as Jamie Buchman2019 Mad About You
as Governor Patricia Eamons2017 Shots Fired
as Self - Guest2005 The Reichen Show
as herself1997 The View
as Jamie Buchman1994 Friends
as Ellen Screen Test #21994 Ellen
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Jamie Buchman1992 Mad About You
as herself1992 The Larry Sanders Show
as Bridget Kane1990 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Rava (voice)1985 Galtar and the Golden Lance
as Donette1983 The Hitchhiker
as Lisa Quinn1982 It Takes Two
as Kerry Gerardi1977 The Fitzpatricks
as Diana1976 Ark II
as Helga Wagner1975 The Swiss Family Robinson
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as Jill Prentiss1974 Amy Prentiss

Movies with Helen Hunt as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2014 Ride
Production/Producer2014 Ride
Writing/Screenplay2014 Ride
Directing/Director2007 Then She Found Me
Production/Producer2007 Then She Found Me
Writing/Screenplay2007 Then She Found Me

TV Shows/Series with Helen Hunt as Crew(8)

Directing/Director2018 Splitting Up Together
Directing/Director2017 FEUD
Directing/Director2016 This Is Us
Directing/Director2016 American Housewife
Directing/Director2015 Life in Pieces
Directing/Director2007 Californication
Production/Executive Producer1992 Mad About You
Directing/Director1992 Mad About You

Additional Information

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Full Name: Helen Elizabeth Hunt
Born: Saturday, 06/15 1963 (June) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 60 years + 288 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: California State University, Los Angeles, Providence High School, University of California, Los Angeles
Spouses (current/former): Hank Azaria
Children: Makena Lei Carnahan
Father: Gordon Hunt
Mother: Jane Elizabeth Novis
Other names for Helen Hunt (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"헬렌 헌트"
"Έλεν Χαντ"
"Έλεν Ελίζαμπεθ Χαντ"
"Хелен Хант"
"Helen Elizabeth Hunt"
Helen Hunt frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (33x, Actor)
Bill Hader (24x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (19x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (18x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Albert Brooks (16x, Actor)
Will Forte (16x, Actor)
Charles Band (10x, Crew)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1078, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024