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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In Cold Light
Claire
2025
United We Fan
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Miracle Season
Kathy Bresnahan
2018
Ride
Jackie
2014
Decoding Annie Parker
Mary-Claire King
2014
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Pamela Smart (archive footage)
2014
The Sessions
Cheryl
2012
Jock the Hero Dog
Jess (voice)
2011
Soul Surfer
Cheri Hamilton
2011
Every Day
Jeannie
2010
Then She Found Me
April Epner
2007
Bobby
Samantha Stevens
2006
Aliens Gone Wild
Lena (archive footage)
2005
A Good Woman
Stella Erlynne
2004
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Betty Ann Fitzgerald
2001
Cast Away
Kelly Frears
2000
What Women Want
Darcy McGuire
2000
Pay It Forward
Arlene McKinney
2000
Dr. T & the Women
Bree Davis
2000
Chicken Little
(voice)
1998
As Good as It Gets
Carol Connelly
1997
Twister
Jo
1996
Kiss of Death
Bev Kilmartin
1995
Sexual Healing
Rene
1993
In the Company of Darkness
Gina Pulasky
1993
Trancers 3: Deth Lives
Lena
1992
Mr. Saturday Night
Annie Wells
1992
Bob Roberts
Rose Pondell
1992
The Waterdance
Anna
1992
Only You
Clare Enfield
1992
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Pamela Smart
1991
Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
Lena Deth
1991
Into the Badlands
Blossom
1991
Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"
Self
1991
The Easter Story
Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice)
1990
Incident at Dark River
Jesse McCandless
1989
Next of Kin
Jessie Gates
1989
Miles from Home
Jennifer
1988
Shooter
Tracey
1988
Stealing Home
Hope Wyatt
1988
Pulse Pounders
Leena (Trancers sequence)
1988
Trancers: City of Lost Angels
Lena
1988
Project X
Teri Macdonald
1987
The Nativity
Mary (voice)
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
Beth Bodell
1986
The Frog Prince
Princess Henrietta
1986
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Lynne Stone
1985
Trancers
Leena
1984
Sweet Revenge
Debbie Markham
1984
Quarterback Princess
Tami Maida
1983
Bill: On His Own
Jenny Wells
1983
Desperate Lives
Sandy Cameron
1982
Child Bride of Short Creek
Naomi
1981
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Kathy Miller
1981
Angel Dusted
Lizzie Eaton
1981
Transplant
Janice Hurley
1979
Rollercoaster
Tracy Calder
1977
The Spell
Kristina Matchett
1977
Pioneer Woman
Sarah Sargeant
1973
Tower Stories
A Patriot
Scarlett
Meet Marry Murder
Narrator (voice) · (10 episodes)
2022
How It Ends
Lucinda
2021
Blindspotting
Rainey · (16 episodes)
2021
Hacks
Winnie Landell · (8 episodes)
2021
The Night Clerk
Ethel Bromley
2020
Mad About You
Jamie Buchman · (12 episodes)
2019
World on Fire
Nancy Campbell · (13 episodes)
2019
I See You
Jackie Harper
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
2018
Candy Jar
Kathy
2018
I Love You, Daddy
Aura Topher
2017
Shots Fired
Governor Patricia Eamons · (10 episodes)
2017
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Wide-Awake
The Yoga Master
2012
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
2009
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005
Empire Falls
Janine Roby · (2 episodes)
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Working Shakespeare
(5 episodes)
2003
Twelfth Night
Viola & Cesario
1998
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
Friends
Jamie Buchman · (1 episode)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Ellen
Ellen Screen Test #2 · (1 episode)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Mad About You
Jamie Buchman · (164 episodes)
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
Helen Hunt · (1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (1 episode)
1992
My Life and Times
Rebecca Miller · (6 episodes)
1991
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Bridget Kane · (1 episode)
1990
The Simpsons
Renee (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
China Beach
Amanda "Sissy" Simpson · (1 episode)
1988
Galtar and the Golden Lance
Rava (voice) · (21 episodes)
1985
Highway to Heaven
Lizzy MacGill · (2 episodes)
1984
Choices of the Heart
Cathy
1983
The Hitchhiker
Donette · (1 episode)
1983
Christmas in Washington
Self · (1 episode)
1982
St. Elsewhere
Clancy Williams · (8 episodes)
1982
It Takes Two
Lisa Quinn · (22 episodes)
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · (2 episodes)
1982
Darkroom
Nancy Lawrence · (1 episode)
1981
Gimme a Break!
Valerie · (1 episode)
1981
I Think I'm Having A Baby
Phoebe
1981
Knots Landing
Brenda · (1 episode)
1979
The Facts of Life
Emily · (1 episode)
1979
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
Phoebe · (1 episode)
1978
The Fitzpatricks
Kerry Gerardi · (13 episodes)
1977
Battle of the Network Stars
(1 episode)
1976
Having Babies
Sharon McNamara
1976
Ark II
Diana · (1 episode)
1976
The Bionic Woman
Princess Aura · (1 episode)
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1975
Death Scream
Teila Rodriguez
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
Helga Wagner · (26 episodes)
1975
All Together Now
Susan Lindsay
1975
Amy Prentiss
Jill Prentiss · (3 episodes)
1974
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Laurie Slaughter · (1 episode)
1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953