Helen Hunt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Female

Birthday

1963-06-15 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Helen Hunt

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The View

    The View

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • Hacks

    Hacks

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • China Beach

    China Beach

  • What Women Want

    What Women Want

  • Pay It Forward

    Pay It Forward

  • Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

  • Cast Away

    Cast Away

  • As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

    Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

  • Twister

    Twister

  • Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

  • CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

    CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • The Sessions

    The Sessions

  • Next of Kin

    Next of Kin

  • Peggy Sue Got Married

    Peggy Sue Got Married

  • Blindspotting

    Blindspotting

  • Soul Surfer

    Soul Surfer

  • The Miracle of Kathy Miller

    The Miracle of Kathy Miller

  • Quarterback Princess

    Quarterback Princess

  • Child Bride of Short Creek

    Child Bride of Short Creek

  • The Night Clerk

    The Night Clerk

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Trancers: City of Lost Angels

    Trancers: City of Lost Angels

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • Pulse Pounders

    Pulse Pounders

  • World on Fire

    World on Fire

  • Tower Stories

    Tower Stories

  • I See You

    I See You

  • Empire Falls

    Empire Falls

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • Project X

    Project X

  • Rollercoaster

    Rollercoaster

  • Death Scream

    Death Scream

  • Mr. Saturday Night

    Mr. Saturday Night

  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

    The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

  • In Cold Light

    In Cold Light

  • Miles from Home

    Miles from Home

  • A Good Woman

    A Good Woman

  • Shots Fired

    Shots Fired

  • Into the Badlands

    Into the Badlands

  • Bob Roberts

    Bob Roberts

  • Then She Found Me

    Then She Found Me

  • The Fitzpatricks

    The Fitzpatricks

  • Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

    Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

  • Bill: On His Own

    Bill: On His Own

  • The Swiss Family Robinson

    The Swiss Family Robinson

  • Choices of the Heart

    Choices of the Heart

  • Dr. T & the Women

    Dr. T & the Women

  • Christmas in Washington

    Christmas in Washington

  • Darkroom

    Darkroom

  • Ark II

    Ark II

  • It Takes Two

    It Takes Two

  • Ride

    Ride

  • Galtar and the Golden Lance

    Galtar and the Golden Lance

  • Every Day

    Every Day

  • The Waterdance

    The Waterdance

  • Working Shakespeare

    Working Shakespeare

  • In the Company of Darkness

    In the Company of Darkness

  • United We Fan

    United We Fan

  • I Love You, Daddy

    I Love You, Daddy

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • Only You

    Only You

  • The Miracle Season

    The Miracle Season

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun

  • Trancers

    Trancers

  • Pioneer Woman

    Pioneer Woman

  • Having Babies

    Having Babies

  • The Spell

    The Spell

  • A Patriot

    A Patriot

  • Candy Jar

    Candy Jar

  • Transplant

    Transplant

  • The Frog Prince

    The Frog Prince

  • Wide-Awake

    Wide-Awake

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Amy Prentiss

    Amy Prentiss

  • Sweet Revenge

    Sweet Revenge

  • My Life and Times

    My Life and Times

  • The Easter Story

    The Easter Story

  • Jock the Hero Dog

    Jock the Hero Dog

  • Desperate Lives

    Desperate Lives

  • I Think I'm Having A Baby

    I Think I'm Having A Baby

  • Sexual Healing

    Sexual Healing

  • Angel Dusted

    Angel Dusted

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • All Together Now

    All Together Now

  • Meet Marry Murder

    Meet Marry Murder

  • Trancers 3: Deth Lives

    Trancers 3: Deth Lives

  • CBS Afternoon Playhouse

    CBS Afternoon Playhouse

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • Decoding Annie Parker

    Decoding Annie Parker

  • Incident at Dark River

    Incident at Dark River

  • How It Ends

    How It Ends

  • Shooter

    Shooter

  • Stealing Home

    Stealing Home

  • Chicken Little

    Chicken Little

  • Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"

    Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"

  • Aliens Gone Wild

    Aliens Gone Wild