Helen Hunt
Acting

Helen Hunt

June 15, 1963 (62 years old) Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as: 헬렌 헌트, هلن هانت, Helen Elizabeth 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.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • TV

Friends

Friends

1994 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • TV

Cast Away

Cast Away

2000 • Movie

What Women Want

What Women Want

2000 • Movie

Movie Credits (54)

Acting

2000

Cast Away

as Kelly Frears

2000

What Women Want

as Darcy McGuire

1996

Twister

as Jo

1990

The Easter Story

as Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice)

2000

Pay It Forward

as Arlene McKinney

1997

As Good as It Gets

as Carol Connelly

2006

Bobby

as Samantha Stevens

2011

Soul Surfer

as Cheri Hamilton

1987

Project X

as Teri Macdonald

1988

Miles from Home

as Jennifer

1992

Only You

as Clare Enfield

1984

Trancers

as Leena

1977

The Spell

as Kristina Matchett

1992

The Waterdance

as Anna

2012

The Sessions

as Cheryl

2004

A Good Woman

as Stella Erlynne

1979

Transplant

as Janice Hurley

1986

Peggy Sue Got Married

as Beth Bodell

1989

Next of Kin

as Jessie Gates

1983

Bill: On His Own

as Jenny Wells

Crew

2007

Then She Found Me

Director

2007

Then She Found Me

Producer

2014

Ride

Director

2014

Ride

Producer

TV Credits (59)

Acting

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

1989

The Simpsons

as Renee (voice)

1 episodes

1994

Friends

as Jamie Buchman

1 episodes

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

2 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Hacks

as Winnie Landell

8 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

3 episodes

1992

Mad About You

as Jamie Buchman

164 episodes

1979

Knots Landing

as Brenda

1 episodes

1982

St. Elsewhere

as Clancy Williams

8 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

1984

Highway to Heaven

as Lizzy MacGill

2 episodes

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2 episodes

1979

The Facts of Life

as Emily

1 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

1 episodes

1994

Ellen

as Ellen Screen Test #2

1 episodes

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Laurie Slaughter

1 episodes

Crew

1992

Mad About You

Director

1992

Mad About You

Executive Producer

2007

Californication

Director

2016

This Is Us

Director

2016

American Housewife

Director

2018

Splitting Up Together

Director

2017

FEUD

Director

2015

Life in Pieces

Director

2011

Revenge

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
June 15, 1963 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity
4.5

Career Stats

54
Movies
59
TV Shows