Helen Hunt
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).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
64 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | In Cold Light | Claire | Film |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Lucinda | Film |
| 2019 | I See You | Jackie Harper | Film |
| 2019 | World on Fire | Nancy Campbell | TV |
| 2018 | The Miracle Season | Kathy Bresnahan | Film |
| 2014 | Ride | Jackie | Film |
| 2014 | Decoding Annie Parker | Mary-Claire King | Film |
| 2014 | Ride | Director | Film |
| 2014 | Ride | Producer | Film |
| 2012 | Wide-Awake | The Yoga Master | Film |
| 2011 | Jock the Hero Dog | Jess (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Cheri Hamilton | Film |
| 2010 | Every Day | Jeannie | Film |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | April Epner | Film |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Director | Film |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Producer | Film |
| 2006 | Bobby | Samantha Stevens | Film |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Janine Roby | TV |
| 2004 | A Good Woman | Mrs. Stella Erlynne | Film |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Betty Ann Fitzgerald | Film |
| 2000 | Pay It Forward | Arlene McKinney | Film |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Darcy McGuire | Film |
| 2000 | Cast Away | Kelly Frears | Film |
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Bree Davis | Film |
| 1998 | Twelfth Night | Viola & Cesario | Film |
| 1998 | Chicken Little | (voice) | Film |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Carol Connelly | Film |
| 1996 | Twister | Jo | Film |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Bev Kilmartin | Film |
| 1993 | In the Company of Darkness | Gina Pulasky | Film |
| 1992 | Only You | Clare Enfield | Film |
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Anna | Film |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Jamie Buchman | TV |
| 1992 | Trancers III | Lena | Film |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Rose Pondell | Film |
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Annie Wells | Film |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Executive Producer | TV |
| 1991 | Trancers II | Lena Deth | Film |
| 1991 | Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | Pamela Smart | Film |
| 1991 | Into the Badlands | Blossom | Film |
| 1990 | The Easter Story | Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice) | Film |
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Jessie Gates | Film |
| 1988 | Miles from Home | Jennifer | Film |
| 1988 | Stealing Home | Hope Wyatt | Film |
| 1988 | Pulse Pounders | Leena (Trancers sequence) | Film |
| 1987 | Project X | Teri | Film |
| 1986 | The Frog Prince | Princess Henrietta | Film |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Beth Bodell | Film |
| 1986 | The Nativity | Mary (voice) | Film |
| 1985 | Galtar and the Golden Lance | Rava (voice) | TV |
| 1985 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Lynne Stone | Film |
| 1984 | Trancers | Leena | Film |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own | Jenny Wells | Film |
| 1983 | Quarterback Princess | Tami Maida | Film |
| 1982 | Desperate Lives | Sandy Cameron | Film |
| 1981 | Angel Dusted | Lizzie Eaton | Film |
| 1981 | Child Bride of Short Creek | Naomi | Film |
| 1977 | The Spell | Kristina Matchett | Film |
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Tracy Calder | Film |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family Robinson | Helga Wagner | TV |
| 1974 | Amy Prentiss | Jill Prentiss | TV |
| 1973 | Pioneer Woman | Sarah Sargeant | Film |
| 1934 | Wagon Wheels | Mrs. Jed | Film |
| RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare | Self | Film |
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