Helena Bonham Carter
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials | Lady Caterham | TV |
| 2026 | The Land of Sometimes | Mediocris (voice) | Film |
| 2026 | Enola Holmes 3 | Eudoria Holmes | Film |
| 2025 | Tim Burton: Life in the Line | Self | TV |
| 2025 | Four Letters of Love | Margaret Gore | Film |
| 2024 | Tim Burton: Life in the Line | Self | Film |
| 2023 | Nolly | Noele 'Nolly' Gordon | TV |
| 2023 | One Life | Babi Winton | Film |
| 2022 | Enola Holmes 2 | Eudoria Holmes | 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 |
| 2021 | Dragonheart: Vengeance | Siveth (voice) | Film |
| 2020 | Enola Holmes | Eudoria Holmes | Film |
| 2020 | The Magical World of Julia Donaldson | Self - Readings | Film |
| 2018 | 55 Steps | Eleanor Riese | Film |
| 2018 | Ocean's Eight | Rose Weil | 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 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 |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Red Harrington | Film |
| 2012 | The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | Film |
| 2012 | The Price of Kings: Yasser Arafat | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | A Therapy | Patient | Film |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Dr. Julia Hoffman | Film |
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Madame Thénardier | Film |
| 2011 | The Gruffalo's Child | Mother Squirrel (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Bellatrix Lestrange | Film |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Queen Elizabeth | Film |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Bellatrix Lestrange | Film |
| 2010 | Toast | Mrs Potter | Film |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Iracebeth / Red Queen | 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 | Henry VIII | Anne Boleyn | TV |
| 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 | Planet of the Apes | Ari | Film |
| 2001 | Women Talking Dirty | Cora | 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 |
| 1998 | Merlin | Morgan le Fay | TV |
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Kate Croy | Film |
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Rosemary | Film |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Film |
| 1996 | Shadow Play | Ada | Film |
| 1995 | Margaret's Museum | Margaret MacNeil | Film |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Amanda | Film |
| 1994 | Butter | Dorothy | Film |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Elizabeth | 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 |
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