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Acting
Helen Hunt
- Born
- (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 138 titles
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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Signature work
Known For
7.7
Movie
8.0
TV
The Simpsons
8.4
TV
Friends
6.5
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What Women Want
7.4
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As Good as It Gets
6.6
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Twister
7.4
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Pay It Forward
7.0
Movie
I See You
8.2
TV
This Is Us
7.6
TV
Californication
7.0
Movie
Soul Surfer
6.2
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The Night Clerk
7.5
TV
Revenge
6.6
Movie
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
6.1
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Peggy Sue Got Married
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The Sessions
6.9
TV
Saturday Night Live
6.1
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Candy Jar
Acting credits 131
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Tower Stories Film | |
| TBA | A Patriot Film | Scarlett |
| TBA | RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare Film | Self |
| 2026 | In Cold Light Film | Claire |
| 2025 | No Friends Film | Jamie Buchman |
| 2022 | Meet Marry Murder TV | Narrator (voice) (10 ep) |
| 2021 | How It Ends Film | Lucinda |
| 2021 | Blindspotting TV | Rainey (16 ep) |
| 2021 | Hacks TV | Winnie Landell (8 ep) |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV | Self - Contestant (1 ep) |
| 2020 | The Night Clerk Film | Ethel Bromley |
| 2019 | Mad About You TV | Jamie Buchman (12 ep) |
| 2019 | World on Fire TV | Nancy Campbell (13 ep) |
| 2019 | I See You Film | Jackie Harper |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2018 | CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion Film | Self |
| 2018 | United We Fan Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Candy Jar Film | Kathy |
| 2018 | The Miracle Season Film | Kathy Bresnahan |
| 2017 | I Love You, Daddy Film | Aura Topher |
| 2017 | Shots Fired TV | Governor Patricia Eamons (10 ep) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self, Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Ride Film | Jackie |
| 2014 | Decoding Annie Parker Film | Mary-Claire King |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Wide-Awake Film | The Yoga Master |
| 2012 | The Sessions Film | Cheryl |
| 2011 | Jock the Hero Dog Film | Jess (voice) |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer Film | Cheri Hamilton |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Every Day Film | Jeannie |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV | Self - Guest (3 ep) |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me Film | April Epner |
| 2007 | Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation Film | Self |
| 2006 | Bobby Film | Samantha Stevens |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Empire Falls TV | Janine Roby (2 ep) |
| 2005 | Aliens Gone Wild Film | Lena (archive footage) |
| 2004 | A Good Woman Film | Mrs. Stella Erlynne |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2003 | Working Shakespeare TV | (5 ep) |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special Film | Self |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Film | Betty Ann Fitzgerald |
| 2000 | Cast Away Film | Kelly Frears |
| 2000 | What Women Want Film | Darcy McGuire |
| 2000 | Pay It Forward Film | Arlene McKinney |
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women Film | Bree Davis |
| 1998 | Twelfth Night Film | Viola & Cesario |
| 1998 | Chicken Little Film | (voice) |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets Film | Carol Connelly |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1996 | Twister Film | Jo |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death Film | Bev Kilmartin |
| 1994 | Friends TV | Jamie Buchman (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Ellen TV | Ellen Screen Test #2 (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Sexual Healing Film | Rene |
| 1993 | In the Company of Darkness Film | Gina Pulasky |
Crew credits 10
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Splitting Up Together TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2017 | FEUD TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2016 | American Housewife TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2016 | This Is Us TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2014 | Ride Film | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2011 | Revenge TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me Film | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2007 | Californication TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Mad About You TV | Director, Executive Producer (5 ep) |