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Helen Hunt

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Helen Hunt

Born June 15, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA69 films

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.

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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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Essential films

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As Good as It Gets poster7.4As Good as It Gets1997Pay It Forward poster7.4Pay It Forward2000Twister poster6.6Twister1996What Women Want poster6.5What Women Want2000I See You poster7.0I See You2019Soul Surfer poster7.0Soul Surfer2011The Curse of the Jade Scorpion poster6.6The Curse of the Jade Scorpion2001The Sessions poster6.9The Sessions2012

Filmography

69 films as actor
  1. TBATower Stories
  2. TBAA PatriotScarlett
  3. 2026In Cold LightClaire
  4. 2021How It EndsLucinda
  5. 2020The Night ClerkEthel Bromley
  6. 2019I See YouJackie Harper
  7. 2018Candy JarKathy
  8. 2018The Miracle SeasonKathy Bresnahan
  9. 2017I Love You, DaddyAura Topher
  10. 2014RideJackie
  11. 2014Decoding Annie ParkerMary-Claire King
  12. 2012Wide-AwakeThe Yoga Master
  13. 2012The SessionsCheryl
  14. 2011Jock the Hero DogJess (voice)
  15. 2011Soul SurferCheri Hamilton
  16. 2010Every DayJeannie
  17. 2007Then She Found MeApril Epner
  18. 2006BobbySamantha Stevens
  19. 2004A Good WomanMrs. Stella Erlynne
  20. 2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionBetty Ann Fitzgerald
  21. 2000Cast AwayKelly Frears
  22. 2000What Women WantDarcy McGuire
  23. 2000Pay It ForwardArlene McKinney
  24. 2000Dr. T & the WomenBree Davis
  25. 1998Twelfth NightViola & Cesario
  26. 1998Chicken Little(voice)
  27. 1997As Good as It GetsCarol Connelly
  28. 1996TwisterJo
  29. 1995Kiss of DeathBev Kilmartin
  30. 1993Sexual HealingRene
  31. 1993In the Company of DarknessGina Pulasky
  32. 1992Trancers IIILena
  33. 1992Mr. Saturday NightAnnie Wells
  34. 1992Bob RobertsRose Pondell
  35. 1992Only YouClare Enfield
  36. 1992The WaterdanceAnna
  37. 1991Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryPamela Smart
  38. 1991Trancers IILena Deth
  39. 1991Into the BadlandsBlossom
  40. 1990The Easter StoryJerusalem Woman #1 (voice)
  41. 1989Incident at Dark RiverJesse McCandless
  42. 1989Next of KinJessie Gates
  43. 1988Miles from HomeJennifer
  44. 1988ShooterTracey
  45. 1988Stealing HomeHope Wyatt
  46. 1988Pulse PoundersLeena (Trancers sequence)
  47. 1988Trancers: City of Lost AngelsLena
  48. 1987Project XTeri
  49. 1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedBeth Bodell
  50. 1986The Frog PrincePrincess Henrietta
  51. 1986The NativityMary (voice)
  52. 1985Girls Just Want to Have FunLynne Stone
  53. 1984TrancersLeena
  54. 1984Sweet RevengeDebbie Markham
  55. 1983Choices of the HeartCathy
  56. 1983Quarterback PrincessTami Maida
  57. 1983Bill: On His OwnJenny Wells
  58. 1982Desperate LivesSandy Cameron
  59. 1981Child Bride of Short CreekNaomi
  60. 1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerKathy Miller
  61. 1981I Think I'm Having A BabyPhoebe
  62. 1981Angel DustedLizzie Eaton
  63. 1979TransplantJanice Hurley
  64. 1977RollercoasterTracy Calder
  65. 1977The SpellKristina Matchett
  66. 1976Having BabiesSharon McNamara
  67. 1975Death ScreamTeila Rodriguez
  68. 1975All Together NowSusan Lindsay
  69. 1973Pioneer WomanSarah Sargeant