Helen Hunt Biography

Helen Hunt

Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born 15 June 1963) is an American actress.

Hunt was born in Culver City, California to Gordon Hunt, a half-Jewish film director, and Jane Novis, a Methodist photographer. The daughter of an acting coach, Helen Hunt showed interest in acting as a child. In the 1970s and 1980s, Helen Hunt appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies.

In the 1990s, Hunt became well-known to television audiences as co-star of sitcom Mad About You, winning Emmy Awards for Helen Hunt's performance in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. By the end of the show in 1997, Hunt was the highest paid TV actress in history, earning $1 million per episode.

Hunt has also had a successful film career and has been in Hollywood movies such as Cast Away and the 1996 blockbuster Twister, which made Helen Hunt's a household name. After winning an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1998 for Helen Hunt's performance in As Good as It Gets, Helen Hunt took time off from movie work to play Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Center in New York City. In 1998, Hunt was the first actress to win both an Emmy and an Academy Award in the same year.

In 2000, Hunt returned to the screen in four films: Dr. T & the Women with Richard Gere, Pay It Forward with Kevin Spacey & Haley Joel Osment, What Women Want with Mel Gibson, and Cast Away with Tom Hanks.

In 2003, Helen Hunt returned to Broadway in Yasmina Reza's Life x 3.

Hunt was married to actor Hank Azaria from 1999 to 2000. Helen Hunt has a daughter, Makena'lei Gordon Carnahan (b. 2004), with Matthew Carnahan.

Helen Hunt currently owns a production company with Connie Tavel, Hunt/Tavel Productions under Sony.

Hunt also holds many awards records; Helen Hunt is the only actress to win a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year, the only actress to win four consecutive Emmys, and the only actress to win four Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.

Hunt is a staunch Democrat and an activist for many like minded causes.

Filmography

Then Helen Hunt Found Me (2007)
Empire Falls (Made for TV) (2005)
A Good Woman (2005)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Timepiece (2001)
Cast Away (2000)
Pay It Forward (2000)
What Women Want (2000)
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
Twelfth Night (Made for TV) (1998)
Twister: Ride it Out (1998)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Twister (1996)
Kiss of Death (1995)
In the Company of Darkness (Made for TV) (1993)
Sexual Healing (1993)
Trancers III (1992)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Only You (1992)
The Waterdance (1992)
Into the Badlands (Made for TV) (1991)
Trancers II (1991)
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (Made for TV) (1991)
Next of Kin (1989)
Incident at Dark River (Made for TV) (1989)
The Frog Prince (1988)
Stealing Home (1988)
Miles from Home (1988)
Shooter (Made for TV) (1988)
Project X (1987)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
The Nativity (1986)
Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1985)
Waiting to Act (1985)
Trancers (1985)
Sweet Revenge (Made for TV) (1984)
Choices of the Heart (Made for TV) (1983)
Quarterback Princess (Made for TV) (1983)
Bill: On His Own (Made for TV) (1983)
Desperate Lives (Made for TV) (1982)
The Miracle of Kathy Miller (Made for TV) (1981)
Angel Dusted (Made for TV) (1981)
The Best Little Girl in the World (Made for TV) (1981)
I Think I'm Having a Baby (Made for TV) (1981)
Child Bride of Short Creek (Made for TV) (1981)
Transplant (Made for TV) (1979)
Rollercoaster (1977)
The Spell (Made for TV) (1977)
Having Babies (Made for TV) (1976)
The Swiss Family Robinson (Made for TV) (1975)
All Together Now (Made for TV) (1975)
Death Scream (Made for TV) (1975)
Pioneer Woman (Made for TV) (1973)

Awards Won

Academy Award

1998 Best Actress in As Good as It Gets
Emmy Award

1999 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You

1998 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You

1997 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You

1996 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You
Golden Globe Award

1998 Best Performance by an Actress in As Good as It Gets

1997 Best Performance by an Actress in Mad About You

1995 Best Performance by an Actress in Mad About You

1994 Best Performance by an Actress in Mad About You
Screen Actors Guild Award

1998 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in As Good as It Gets

1995 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in Mad About You

Trivia

Helen Hunt donated $100,000 to help the SAG cause.
Over 25 million people tuned in to see Helen Hunt's performance in an episode of Mad About You titled, 'The Birth'.
Murphy Brown's Candice Bergen praised Hunt as Helen Hunt's "hero" in Helen Hunt's Emmy acceptance speech.
Hunt was approached by a publisher about writing a book, however, content was not discussed.
Steven Spielberg wrote Helen a fan letter after seeing Quarterback Princess and Hunt wrote Spielberg a fan letter too after seeing Saving Private Ryan.

Helen Hunt - Latest News

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Movies Helen Hunt has stared in:

Helen Hunt has stared in A Merry War

Helen Hunt has stared in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Helen Hunt has stared in A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Helen Hunt has stared in Bridget Jones's Diary

Helen Hunt has stared in Bulworth

Helen Hunt has stared in Cast Away

Helen Hunt has stared in Dr. T and the Women

Helen Hunt has stared in Fight Club

Helen Hunt has stared in Gosford Park

Helen Hunt has stared in Greenfingers

Helen Hunt has stared in Haiku Tunnel

Helen Hunt has stared in Happiness

Helen Hunt has stared in Here on Earth

Helen Hunt has stared in Kissing Jessica Stein

Helen Hunt has stared in Mr. Accident

Helen Hunt has stared in Novocaine

Helen Hunt has stared in Pay It Forward

Helen Hunt has stared in Picnic at Hanging Rock

Helen Hunt has stared in Planet of the Apes

Helen Hunt has stared in Superstar

Helen Hunt has stared in Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Helen Hunt has stared in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Helen Hunt has stared in The Emporer's New Clothes

Helen Hunt has stared in The Last September

Helen Hunt has stared in The Emperor's New Clothes

Helen Hunt has stared in The Third Miracle

Helen Hunt has stared in Traffic

Helen Hunt has stared in Under the Sun

Some Films Helen Hunt has stared in:

Helen Hunt has stared in A Bug's Life

Helen Hunt has stared in Affliction

Helen Hunt has stared in All About the Benjamins

Helen Hunt has stared in Apocalypse Now Redux

Helen Hunt has stared in A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Helen Hunt has stared in Blade II

Helen Hunt has stared in Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Helen Hunt has stared in Boys and Girls

Helen Hunt has stared in Bulworth

Helen Hunt has stared in Cast Away

Helen Hunt has stared in Crooked Earth

Helen Hunt has stared in Deep Imapct

Helen Hunt has stared in Detroit Rock City

Helen Hunt has stared in Double Jeopardy

Helen Hunt has stared in Dragonfly

Helen Hunt has stared in Dr. T and the Women

Helen Hunt has stared in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Helen Hunt has stared in Enemy at the Gates

Helen Hunt has stared in Enough

Helen Hunt has stared in Entrapment

Helen Hunt has stared in Finding Forrester

Helen Hunt has stared in Giraffe

Helen Hunt has stared in Here on Earth

Helen Hunt has stared in Highlander: Endgame

Helen Hunt has stared in Himalaya

Helen Hunt has stared in I Dreamed of Africa

Helen Hunt has stared in Impostor

Helen Hunt has stared in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Helen Hunt has stared in Jesus' Son

Helen Hunt has stared in John Carpenter's Vampires

Helen Hunt Related Quotes

In war there is no prize for runner-up. by Bradley, Omar

Another Helen Hunt Related Quote

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them. by Camus, Albert

Yet Another Helen Hunt Related Quote

Religions change; Beer and Wine remain. by Allen, Hervey

And our last Helen Hunt Related Quote

All animals but men know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it -and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow it. by Butler, Samuel

Helen Hunt News

JCC neighborhood pointedly debates proposed deer hunt (Daily Press)

Some Stonehouse residents call the animals nuisances. Others allege a plot by hunting fans.

Collecting French antiques (San Francisco Chronicle)

We know you're out there, you lovers of fine French antiques. Maybe you've got an expert combing shops and Web sites for your next find, but if you love the hunt, you'll want to consider these tips from Mary Helen McCoy, one of only 15 U.S. dealers belonging...

Saddle Club marks 75 years (Ottumwa Courier)

OTTUMWA ? ?For the love of an animal.? That?s Ethel Jerred?s answer to why Ottumwa Saddle Club members have labored so hard over the years to have a place to work and play with their four-legged friends.

Pony Club mounted games team disqualified for 'cruelty' (Horse and Hound)

The Cheshire Hunt North branch of the Pony Club has been stripped of their qualification for the Horse of the Year Show following allegations of cruelty

Labor and love (The Prague Post)

Helen Hunt?s first outing as a film director (she has directed television) is one of those true labors of love.

Key views conference tapes in hunt for infiltrator (The New Zealand Herald)

National Party leader John Key will today view surveillance footage from his party's recent conference where MPs were secretly recorded. But Prime Minister Helen Clark says the hunt for who was behind the recordings is a smokescreen to divert attention from what was said.

Sightings: Tyler, Lohan and Hunt (E! Online)

GIRL'S BEST FRIEND: Liv Tyler, walking her dog near her apartment in New York City's West Village. LIGHTEN UP: Lindsay Lohan, getting her highlights touched up at the Neil George...

Sports scoreboard (Akron Beacon Journal)

ODDS Glantz-Culver LineToday's Games Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Chicago -135 at Florida +125 at Cincinnati -110 St. Louis +100 New York -185 at Pittsburgh +175 San Francisco -150 at Atlanta +140 Colorado -150 at Washington +140 at Houston -105 Arizona -105 at Los Angeles -130 Milwaukee +120 Philadelphia -185 at San Diego +175 ...

Obituaries August 17, 2008 (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)

Wilma Rudell McCoy Parker OXFORD - Wilma Rudell McCoy Parker, 83, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.

Sightings: Tyler, Lohan and Hunt (E! Online via Yahoo! News)

GIRL'S BEST FRIEND: Liv Tyler, walking her dog near her apartment in New York City's West Village.

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