Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress . In 1998 she was awarded the Oscar for best actress for the role in Better It Isn't Possible. She made her debut as a film director with Then She Found Me in 2007.
Life
childhood
Her parents, the director Gordon Hunt (1929-2016) and his wife Jane, moved to New York in 1966, but only six years later they moved back to Los Angeles. Helen Hunt got her first role in the television film Pioneer Woman on the side of William Shatner . In the following years she was seen in various television productions.
First successes
The first major film role she had in 1985 in the teen comedy Girls Just Want to Have Fun on the side of Sarah Jessica Parker . This was followed by roles in Peggy Sue Married and Project X with Matthew Broderick in 1987 . In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hunt was again in front of the camera for several television productions.
She received top reviews for her portrayal in the film Waterdance (1992) around three paraplegics. Actually, she had not intend to act in television series, but the offer of Paul Reiser in the series, Mad About You (Mad About You) to assume the role of his wife, let them reconsider their position. The for many surprising success of the series led to numerous nominations and awards, so u. a. to several American Comedy Awards , several Emmys and a total of three Golden Globes for Helen Hunt as best actress in a series. Her father directed around 30 episodes, and later she even helped write the script herself and sat on the director's chair in five episodes.
Cinema career
In 1996 she had her breakthrough alongside Bill Paxton as Dr. JoAnne "Jo" Thornton-Harding in the movie Twister . Just one year later, the next successful performance as a single waitress Carol alongside Jack Nicholson in the comedy Good as It Gets (As Good as It Gets) . Both were recognized as best leading actor at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes .
After this career peak, Hunt starred as Tom Hanks' friend in the movie Cast Away . Films like Dr. T and the Women alongside Richard Gere or with Mel Gibson in the film What Women Want . After 2001 turned The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (The Curse of the Jade Scorpion) , she joined in 2004, again as an actress in appearance. In 2005 she worked on the television production Empire Falls , where she starred alongside Ed Harris , Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright Penn . Other roles in various cinema productions followed.
Private
Helen Hunt was married to actor Hank Azaria from 1999 to 2000 . From 2001 to 2017 she was in a relationship with producer Matthew Carnahan (* 1961), with whom she has a daughter (* 2004).
Filmography (selection)
As an actress
- 1973: The Long Way West ( Pioneer Woman , TV movie)
- 1976: An American Family (series)
- 1977: roller coaster
- 1978: The Seven Million Dollar Woman ( The Bionic Woman , TV series, episode 3x16)
- 1981: Angel Dusted ( Angel Dusted , Movie made for TV)
- 1983: The Football Princess (Quarterback Princess)
- 1984: Trancers
- 1984: Sweet Revenge (TV movie)
- 1985: An Angel on Earth ( Highway to Heaven , TV series, episodes 1x23–1x24)
- 1985: Lipstick & Icecream (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)
- 1986: Peggy Sue got married (Peggy Sue Got Married)
- 1987: The Frog Prince
- 1987: Project X
- 1988: Katie's Desire (Stealing Home)
- 1988: Shooter
- 1988: Miles from Home
- 1989: Incident at Dark River
- 1989: Call for Retribution (Next of Kin)
- 1990: Trancers II
- 1991: Land of the Forgotten (Into the Badlands)
- 1991: Trancers 2010 (Trancers III)
- 1991: Murder in New Hampshire (Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story)
- 1992: Karate Warrior 6
- 1992: Only You
- 1992: Waterdance (The Waterdance)
- 1992-1999: Mad About You ( Mad About You , television series)
- 1992: The Last Comedian - Mr. Saturday Night (Mr. Saturday night)
- 1992: Bob Roberts
- 1993: Sexual Healing
- 1993: On the Edge of Darkness ( In the Company of Darkness , TV movie)
- 1994: Friends (1.16)
- 1995: Kiss of Death
- 1996: Twister
- 1997: It couldn't be better (As Good as It Gets)
- 2000: Dr. T and the Women
- 2000: Castaway - Lost (Castaway)
- 2000: What women want (What Women Want)
- 2000: The principle of happiness (Pay It Forward)
- 2001: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (The Curse of the Jade Scorpion)
- 2004: Good Woman - A Summer in Amalfi (A Good Woman)
- 2005: Empire Falls ( Empire Falls , TV movie)
- 2006: Bobby
- 2007: Then She Found Me
- 2010: A Family Like Any Other (Every Day)
- 2011: Soul Surfer
- 2012: The Sessions - When Words Touch (The Sessions)
- 2013: Trancers: City of Lost Angels
- 2014: Ride - When fun comes in waves (Ride)
- 2017: I Love You, Daddy
- 2018: The Miracle Season
- 2019: I See You
- since 2019: World on Fire (TV series)
As a director
- 1998-1999: Mad About You ( Mad About You , television series, 5 episodes)
- 2007: Then She Found Me
- 2014: Ride - When fun comes in waves (Ride)
- 2016: Life in Pieces (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2018: American Housewife (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2019: The Politician (TV series, episode 1x04)
As a screenwriter
- 1999: Going the Distance ( Mad About You , television series, 2 episodes)
- 2007: Then She Found Me
- 2014: Ride - When fun comes in waves (Ride)
Awards (selection)
- Award
- 1998: Best Actress for Better It Couldn't Be
- nomination
- 2013: Best Supporting Actress for The Sessions
- Awards
- 1994: Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 1995: Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 1997: Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (It couldn't be better)
- Nominations
- 1993: Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 1996: Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Best Actress in a Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 2013: Best Supporting Actress (The Sessions - When Words Touch)
- Awards
- 1996: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1997: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1999: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- Nominations
- 1993: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1994: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1995: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1997: Outstanding Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- Awards
- 1994: Funniest Lead Actress in a TV Series (Crazy About You)
- 1995: Funniest Lead Actress in a TV Series (Crazy About You)
- 1996: Funniest Lead Actress in a TV Series (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Funniest leading actress in a film (it couldn't be better)
- nomination
- 1999: Funniest Lead Actress in a TV Series (Crazy About You)
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
- Awards
- 1997: Favorite Actress - Action / Adventure (Twister)
- 1999: Most Popular Actress - Video (It couldn't be better)
- 2001: Favorite Actress - Comedy / Romance (What Women Want)
- 2001: Most Popular Supporting Actress - Drama (Cast Away)
- Nominations
- 2001: Most Popular Actress - Drama (The Happiness Principle)
- Award
- 1998: Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (It couldn't be better)
- Nominations
- 1997: Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- 1999: Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (Crazy About You)
- Awards
- 1995: Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Best Actress (It couldn't be better)
- Nominations
- 1995: Best Acting Company in a TV Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 1996: Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 1996: Best Acting Company in a TV Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 1997: Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 1997: Best Acting Company in a TV Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 1998: Best Acting Company in a TV Series - Comedy (Crazy About You)
- 2007: Best Acting Ensemble (Bobby)
Viewers for Quality Television Award
- Awards
- 1994: Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1996: Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- 1997: Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
- Nominations
- 1998: Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (Crazy About You)
Further awards
- 1998: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (It couldn't be better)
- 1998: ShoWest Award for Actress of the Year
- 1999: People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress
- 2006: Gracie Ellen Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama Special (Empire Falls)
- 2006: Hollywood Film Award for Ensemble of the Year (Bobby)
- 2008: Palm Springs International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Film (Then She Found Me)
- 2008: Rogue Award of the Ashland Independent Film Festival (Then She Found Me)
- 2008: ShoWest Award for Breakthrough Director of the Year
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Helen Hunt and Matthew Carnahan Break Up After 16 Years. In: E! On-line. E! Entertainment Television, August 16, 2017, accessed June 3, 2020 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hunt, Helen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hunt, Helen Elizabeth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , USA |