Helen Hunt

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1963-06-15 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Helen Hunt

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 S...

Acting

1996

Twister

as Jo

1986

Peggy Sue Got Married

as Beth Bodell

1992

Bob Roberts

as Rose Pondell

2000

Pay It Forward

as Arlene McKinney

1977

Rollercoaster

as Tracy Calder

2001

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

as Betty Ann Fitzgerald

2000

What Women Want

as Darcy McGuire

2006

Bobby

as Samantha Stevens

1997

As Good as It Gets

as Carol Connelly

2000

Dr. T & the Women

as Bree Davis

1984

Trancers

as Leena

1995

Kiss of Death

as Bev Kilmartin

2000

Cast Away

as Kelly Frears

2007

Then She Found Me

as April Epner

1989

Next of Kin

as Jessie Gates

1983

Bill: On His Own

as Jenny Wells

2005

Aliens Gone Wild

as Lena (archive footage)

2004

A Good Woman

as Stella Erlynne

1992

2011

Soul Surfer

as Cheri Hamilton

2010

Every Day

as Jeannie

1985

1992

Only You

as Clare Enfield

1987

Project X

as Teri Macdonald

1977

The Spell

as Kristina Matchett

1988

Miles from Home

as Jennifer

1984

Sweet Revenge

as Debbie Markham

1998

Chicken Little

as (voice)

1986

The Frog Prince

as Princess Henrietta

2011

Jock the Hero Dog

as Jess (voice)

1988

Shooter

as Tracey

1992

Mr. Saturday Night

as Annie Wells

1979

Transplant

as Janice Hurley

1982

Desperate Lives

as Sandy Cameron

1983

2012

The Sessions

as Cheryl

1990

The Easter Story

as Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice)

1991

1981

Angel Dusted

as Lizzie Eaton

2014

Decoding Annie Parker

as Mary-Claire King

1973

Pioneer Woman

as Sarah Sargeant

1988

Pulse Pounders

as Leena (Trancers sequence)

2018

United We Fan

as Self (archive footage)

2025

In Cold Light

as Claire

2014

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

as Pamela Smart (archive footage)

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A Patriot

as Scarlett

2014

Ride

as Jackie

1988

Stealing Home

as Hope Wyatt

1993

1987

The Nativity

as Mary (voice)

1993

1981

2018

The Miracle Season

as Kathy Bresnahan

1989

Incident at Dark River

as Jesse McCandless

2017

I Love You, Daddy

as Aura Topher

2018

Candy Jar

as Kathy

2019

I See You

as Jackie Harper

2012

Wide-Awake

as The Yoga Master

2020

The Night Clerk

as Ethel Bromley

1975

All Together Now

as Susan Lindsay

1998

Twelfth Night

as Viola & Cesario

1975

Death Scream

as Teila Rodriguez

2021

How It Ends

as Lucinda

1976

Having Babies

as Sharon McNamara

Production

2007

2007

Then She Found Me

as Screenplay

2007

2014

Ride

as Screenplay

2014

Ride

as Director

2014

Ride

as Producer

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