Helen Hunt
Known for ActingBorn 1963-06-15Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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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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Known for
Cast Away
2000 · as Kelly Frears
Twister
1996 · as Jo
What Women Want
2000 · as Darcy McGuire
Pay It Forward
2000 · as Arlene McKinney
As Good as It Gets
1997 · as Carol Connelly
I See You
2019 · as Jackie Harper
Soul Surfer
2011 · as Cheri Hamilton
The Night Clerk
2020 · as Ethel Bromley
Kiss of Death
1995 · as Bev Kilmartin
The Sessions
2012 · as Cheryl
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985 · as Lynne Stone
Stealing Home
1988 · as Hope Wyatt
Candy Jar
2018 · as Kathy
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986 · as Beth Bodell
A Good Woman
2004 · as Mrs. Stella Erlynne
Dr. T & the Women
2000 · as Bree Davis
Trancers
1984 · as Leena
Trancers II
1991 · as Lena Deth