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Helen Hunt
Born · June 15, 1963 (61 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Bio
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Electric State
0.0
2025
United We Fan
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2018
The Miracle Season
Kathy Bresnahan
7.2
2018
Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"
Self
0.0
2016
Ride
Jackie
5.7
2014
Decoding Annie Parker
Mary-Claire King
6.0
2014
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Pamela Smart (archive footage)
6.0
2014
The Sessions
Cheryl
6.9
2012
Jock the Hero Dog
Jess (voice)
4.4
2011
Soul Surfer
Cheri Hamilton
7.0
2011
Every Day
Jeannie
5.1
2010
Then She Found Me
April Epner
5.6
2007
Bobby
Samantha Stevens
6.4
2006
Aliens Gone Wild
Lena (archive footage)
6.3
2005
A Good Woman
Stella Erlynne
6.3
2004
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
0.0
2002
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Betty Ann Fitzgerald
6.6
2001
Cast Away
Kelly Frears
7.7
2000
What Women Want
Darcy McGuire
6.5
2000
Pay It Forward
Arlene McKinney
7.3
2000
Dr. T & the Women
Bree
4.9
2000
Chicken Little
(voice)
0.0
1998
As Good as It Gets
Carol Connelly
7.4
1997
Twister
Jo
6.5
1996
Kiss of Death
Bev Kilmartin
5.6
1995
Sexual Healing
Rene
0.0
1993
In the Company of Darkness
Gina Pulasky
6.6
1993
Trancers 3: Deth Lives
Lena
5.7
1992
Mr. Saturday Night
Annie Wells
5.7
1992
Bob Roberts
Rose Pondell
6.5
1992
The Waterdance
Anna
6.1
1992
Only You
Clare Enfield
5.5
1992
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Pamela Smart
5.4
1991
Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
Lena Deth
5.7
1991
Into the Badlands
Blossom
5.5
1991
The Easter Story
Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice)
7.5
1990
Next of Kin
Jessie Gates
5.9
1989
Miles from Home
Jennifer
5.4
1988
Shooter
Tracey
5.5
1988
Stealing Home
Hope Wyatt
6.3
1988
Pulse Pounders
Leena (Trancers sequence)
5.1
1988
Trancers: City of Lost Angels
Lena
6.1
1988
Project X
Teri Macdonald
6.3
1987
The Nativity
Mary (voice)
7.5
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
Beth Bodell
6.1
1986
The Frog Prince
Henrietta
6.4
1986
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Lynne Stone
6.2
1985
Trancers
Leena
5.8
1984
Sweet Revenge
Debbie Markham
6.2
1984
Quarterback Princess
Tami Maida
6.9
1983
Bill: On His Own
Jenny Wells
6.7
1983
Desperate Lives
Sandy Cameron
6.0
1982
Child Bride of Short Creek
Naomi
7.4
1981
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Kathy Miller
7.0
1981
Angel Dusted
Lizzie Eaton
0.0
1981
Transplant
Janice Hurley
0.0
1979
Rollercoaster
Tracy Calder
6.0
1977
The Spell
Kristina Matchett
4.9
1977
Pioneer Woman
Sarah Sargeant
4.8
1973
Lucca Mortis
0.0
In Cold Light
Claire
0.0
A Patriot
Scarlett
0.0
Meet Marry Murder
Narrator (voice) · (10 episodes)
0.0
2022
How It Ends
Lucinda
5.1
2021
Blindspotting
Rainey · (16 episodes)
6.8
2021
Hacks
Winnie Landell · (1 episode)
7.5
2021
The Night Clerk
Ethel Bromley
6.3
2020
Mad About You
Jamie Buchman · (12 episodes)
8.4
2019
World on Fire
Nancy Campbell · (13 episodes)
7.6
2019
I See You
Jackie Harper
7.0
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
5.2
2018
Candy Jar
Kathy
6.1
2018
I Love You, Daddy
Aura Topher
5.7
2017
Shots Fired
Governor Patricia Eamons · (10 episodes)
5.8
2017
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Wide-Awake
The Yoga Master
5.8
2012
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
5.0
2009
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
Empire Falls
Janine Roby · (2 episodes)
6.6
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Twelfth Night
Viola & Cesario
0.0
1998
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
4.4
1997
Friends
Jamie Buchman · (1 episode)
8.4
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
Ellen
Ellen Screen Test #2 · (1 episode)
6.4
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Mad About You
Jamie Buchman · (164 episodes)
6.7
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
Helen Hunt · (1 episode)
7.7
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
1992
My Life and Times
Rebecca Miller · (6 episodes)
6.0
1991
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Bridget Kane · (1 episode)
5.3
1990
The Simpsons
Renee (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Incident at Dark River
Jesse McCandless
0.0
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.2
1988
China Beach
Amanda "Sissy" Simpson · (1 episode)
7.3
1988
Galtar and the Golden Lance
Rava (voice) · (21 episodes)
6.6
1985
Highway to Heaven
Lizzy MacGill · (2 episodes)
7.4
1984
Choices of the Heart
Cathy
5.5
1983
The Hitchhiker
Donette · (1 episode)
6.1
1983
Christmas in Washington
Self · (1 episode)
7.7
1982
St. Elsewhere
Clancy Williams · (8 episodes)
5.4
1982
It Takes Two
Lisa Quinn · (22 episodes)
5.0
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · (2 episodes)
5.9
1982
Darkroom
Nancy Lawrence · (1 episode)
7.5
1981
Gimme a Break!
Valerie · (1 episode)
6.6
1981
I Think I'm Having A Baby
Phoebe
4.0
1981
Knots Landing
Brenda · (1 episode)
6.8
1979
The Facts of Life
Emily · (1 episode)
7.0
1979
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
Phoebe · (1 episode)
0.0
1978
The Fitzpatricks
Kerry Gerardi · (13 episodes)
5.0
1977
Battle of the Network Stars
(1 episode)
7.2
1976
Having Babies
Sharon McNamara
6.0
1976
Ark II
Diana · (1 episode)
6.0
1976
The Bionic Woman
Princess Aura · (1 episode)
7.0
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Death Scream
Teila Rodriguez
6.6
1975
The Swiss Family Robinson
Helga Wagner · (20 episodes)
6.4
1975
All Together Now
Susan Lindsay
0.0
1975
Amy Prentiss
Jill Prentiss · (3 episodes)
5.0
1974
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Laurie Slaughter · (1 episode)
7.5
1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
7.0
1953