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Helena Bonham Carter, an English actress of formidable range and eccentric flair, has carved out a career marked by both period dramas and contemporary blockbusters. Rising to fame in films like "A Room with a View" and "Lady Jane," she initially grappled with the typecasting of a virginal "English rose." Her performances, from the ethereal Miss Havisham in "Great Expectations" to the menacing Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series, showcase her versatility. Notable collaborations with director Tim Burton, including her chilling portrayal of Mrs. Lovett in "Sweeney Todd," have earned her critical acclaim and multiple award nominations, culminating in a BAFTA for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in "The King's Speech." Beyond cinema, her television work, such as her portrayal of Princess Margaret in "The Crown," further solidifies her status as one of Britain's most dynamic and distinctive performers.
The roles that explain the career.
79 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Land of Sometimes | Mediocris (voice) | Film |
| 2026 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials | Lady Caterham | TV |
| 2026 | Enola Holmes 3 | Eudoria Holmes | Film |
| 2026 | Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World | Self | Film |
| 2025 | Four Letters of Love | Margaret Gore | Film |
| 2023 | Nolly | Noele 'Nolly' Gordon | TV |
| 2023 | One Life | Babi Winton | Film |
| 2022 | Three Minutes: A Lengthening | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | Film |
| 2022 | The House | Jen (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Enola Holmes 2 | Eudoria Holmes | Film |
| 2020 | Enola Holmes | Eudoria Holmes | Film |
| 2018 | Ocean's Eight | Rose Weil | Film |
| 2018 | 55 Steps | Eleanor Riese | Film |
| 2018 | 55 Steps | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Iracebeth / Red Queen | Film |
| 2015 | Suffragette | Edith Ellyn | Film |
| 2015 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Film |
| 2014 | Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley | Self | Film |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Red Harrington | Film |
| 2013 | The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet | Dr. Clair | Film |
| 2013 | Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self | Film |
| 2013 | Burton and Taylor | Elizabeth Taylor | Film |
| 2012 | The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Dr. Julia Hoffman | Film |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Madame Thénardier | Film |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | Film |
| 2012 | The Price of Kings: Yasser Arafat | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | A Therapy | Patient | Film |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Bellatrix Lestrange | Film |
| 2011 | The Gruffalo's Child | Mother Squirrel (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Queen Elizabeth | Film |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Bellatrix Lestrange | Film |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Iracebeth / Red Queen | Film |
| 2010 | Toast | Mrs Potter | Film |
| 2009 | Enid | Enid Blyton | Film |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Serena | Film |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Bellatrix Lestrange | Film |
| 2009 | The Gruffalo | Mother Squirrel (voice) | Film |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett | Film |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Bellatrix Lestrange | Film |
| 2006 | Sixty Six | Esther Rubens | Film |
| 2006 | Conversations with Other Women | Woman | Film |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Mrs. Bucket | Film |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Lady Campanula Tottington (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Corpse Bride (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | The Heart of Me | Dinah | Film |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Beatrice Baudelaire (uncredited) | Film |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch | Film |
| 2002 | Till Human Voices Wake Us | Ruby | Film |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Ingrid Formanek | Film |
| 2001 | Novocaine | Susan | Film |
| 2001 | Women Talking Dirty | Cora | Film |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Ari | Film |
| 2000 | Carnivale | Milly (voice) | Film |
| 1999 | The Theory of Flight | Jane Hatchard | Film |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Marla Singer | Film |
| 1998 | The Revengers' Comedies | Karen Knightly | Film |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Rosemary | Film |
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Kate Croy | Film |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Film |
| 1996 | Shadow Play | Ada | Film |
| 1995 | Margaret's Museum | Margaret MacNeil | Film |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Amanda | Film |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Elizabeth | Film |
| 1994 | Butter | Dorothy | Film |
| 1992 | Howards End | Helen Schlegel | Film |
| 1991 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | Caroline Abbott | Film |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Film |
| 1989 | Arms and the Man | Raina Petkoff | Film |
| 1989 | Getting It Right | Minerva Munday | Film |
| 1989 | Francesco | Chiara | Film |
| 1988 | The Mask | Iris | Film |
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts | Serena Staverley | Film |
| 1987 | Maurice | Young Lady at Cricket Match (uncredited) | Film |
| 1986 | Lady Jane | Lady Jane Grey | Film |
| 1986 | A Room with a View | Lucy Honeychurch | Film |
| Not Bloody Likely | Mrs. Patrick Campbell | Film | |
| The Housekeeper | Adelaide | Film |
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