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In the late 1990s, Helena Bonham Carter seemed poised to embark on the next phase of her career, moving from capable actress to compelling star. Audiences and critics had long been enchanted by her delicate beauty, evocative of another time and place; in 1997, she showed that she was more than a pretty face and a skilled line-reader... See full bio »

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2013 The Lone Ranger (pre-production)
 
2012 Les Misérables (pre-production)
Madame Thénardier
 
2012 Dark Shadows (post-production)
Dr. Julia Hoffman
 
2012 Great Expectations (post-production)
Miss Havisham
 
2011 The Gruffalo's Child (TV movie)
Mother Squirrel (voice)
 
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Bellatrix Lestrange
 
2010/I Toast
Mrs. Potter
 
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Bellatrix Lestrange
 
2010 The King's Speech
Queen Elizabeth
 
2010 Alice in Wonderland
Red Queen
 
2009 The Gruffalo (TV movie)
Mother Squirrel (voice)
 
2009 Enid (TV movie)
Enid Blyton
 
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Bellatrix Lestrange
 
2009 Terminator Salvation
Dr. Serena Kogan
 
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Mrs. Lovett
 
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Bellatrix Lestrange
 
2006 Sixty Six
Esther Rubens
 
2005 Magnificent 7 (TV movie)
Maggi Jackson
 
2005/I Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Video Game)
Lady Tottington (voice)
 
2005 Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride (voice)
 
2005 Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Lady Campanula Tottington (voice)
 
2005 Conversations with Other Women
Woman
 
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mrs. Bucket
 
2003 Big Fish
Jenny - Young / Jenny - Senior / The Witch
 
2003 Henry VIII (TV movie)
Anne Boleyn
 
2002 Live from Baghdad (TV movie)
Ingrid Formanek
 
2002 Till Human Voices Wake Us
Ruby
 
2002 The Heart of Me
Dinah
 
2001 Novocaine
Susan
 
2001 Planet of the Apes
Ari
 
2001 Football (short)
Mum (as Helena Bonham-Carter)
 
2000 Carnivale
Milly (voice)
 
1999 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (TV movie)
Lily
 
1999 Women Talking Dirty
Cora
 
1999 Fight Club
Marla Singer
 
1998 The Theory of Flight
Jane Hatchard
 
1998 The Revengers' Comedies
Karen Knightly
 
1998 Merlin (TV mini-series)
Morgan Le Fey
 
1997 A Merry War
Rosemary
 
1997 The Wings of the Dove
Kate Croy
 
1997 The Petticoat Expeditions
Narrator
 
1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV series)
Vera Brittain
– Explosion (1996) … Vera Brittain (voice)
– Slaughter (1996) … Vera Brittain (voice)
 
1996 Humanoids from the Deep (TV movie)
Lead female (uncredited)
 
1996 Portraits chinois
Ada
 
1996 Twelfth Night
Olivia
 
1995 Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex (video)
 
1995 Mighty Aphrodite
Amanda
 
1995 Margaret's Museum
Margaret MacNeil
 
1994 Frankenstein
Elizabeth
 
1994 Absolutely Fabulous (TV series)
Dream Saffron
– Hospital (1994) … Dream Saffron
 
1994 Butter (TV short)
Dorothy
 
1994 A Dark Adapted Eye (TV movie)
Faith Severn (adult)
 
1993 Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (TV movie)
Marina Oswald
 
1993 Dancing Queen (TV movie)
Pandora/Julie (as Helena Bonham-Carter)
 
1992 White Bear's Secret (TV movie)
White Bear (voice) (as Helena Bonham-Carter)
 
1992 Howards End
Helen Schlegel
 
1991 Brown Bear's Wedding (TV movie)
White Bear (voice) (as Helena Bonham-Carter)
 
1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread
Caroline Abbott
 
1991 Jackanory (TV series)
Reader
– The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 5 (1991) … Reader
– The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 4 (1991) … Reader
– The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 3 (1991) … Reader
– The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 2 (1991) … Reader
– The Way to Sattin Shore: Part 1 (1991) … Reader
 
1990/I Hamlet
Ophelia
 
1989 Getting It Right
Lady Minerva Munday
 
1989 Theatre Night (TV series)
Raina Petkoff
– Arms and the Man (1989) … Raina Petkoff
 
1989 Francesco
Chiara
 
1988 Six Minutes with Ludwig (short)
The Star
 
1988 La maschera
Iris
 
1987 A Hazard of Hearts (TV movie)
Serena Staverley
 
1987 Screen Two (TV series)
Jo Marriner
– The Vision (1987) … Jo Marriner
 
1987 Maurice
Lady at Cricket Match (uncredited)
 
1987 Miami Vice (TV series)
Dr. Theresa Lyons
– Theresa (1987) … Dr. Theresa Lyons
– The Savage (1987) … Dr. Theresa Lyons
 
1986 Lady Jane
Lady Jane Grey
 
1985 A Room with a View
Lucy Honeychurch, Miss Bartlett's cousin and charge (as Helena Bonham-Carter)
 
1983 A Pattern of Roses (TV movie)
Netty, The Past (introducing)
 
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2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (performer: "The Worst Pies In London", "Poor Thing", "My Friends", "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir", "Wait", "Epiphany", "A Little Priest", "God, That's Good!", "By The Sea", "Not While I'm Around", "Toby's Finger Searching, Part 1", "Final Scene Part 1")
 
2005 Corpse Bride (performer: "Tears to Shed")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1999 Passion and Romance: The Wings of the Dove (video documentary short) (thanks)
 
1995 Othello (special thanks - as Helena Bonham-Carter)
 
Show ShowSelf (59 titles)
2011 Life's Too Short (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The King's Speech: A Courageous Journey (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Colin Firth (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1998-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #19.84 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 February 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2010-2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Helena Bonham Carter/Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers (2011) … Herself
– Episode #6.101 (2010) … Herself
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself - Actress / Herself
– Episode dated 7 January 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 6 December 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 12 November 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 22 October 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 3 November 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2010 Film Fiend (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Tron: Legacy (2010) … Herself - Guest
 
2010 BFI London Film Festival Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 The British Academy Television Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– 2010 Academy Awards Spotlight (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.117 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Xposé (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.119 (2010) … Herself
– Episode #4.116 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.157 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Go' aften Danmark (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 February 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 29 November 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2001-2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) … Herself
– Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008) … Herself
– 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix': Fulfilling a Prophecy (2007) … Herself
– Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) … Herself
– Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) … Herself
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2008 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Tim Burton (2008) … Herself
 
2005-2008 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 January 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 30 October 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2008 Broadway Beat (TV series)
Herself
– The Homecoming Opening/Sweeney Todd from Stage to Screen (2008) … Herself
 
2007 Achter de schermen bij 'Harry Potter en de orde van de feniks' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Das große RTL Special zum Film (TV series)
Herself
– Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (2007) … Herself
 
2007 The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Cartelera (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 July 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Summer Exhibition (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #12.6 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 American Idol (TV series)
Herself
– Idol Gives Back: Part Two (2007) … Herself
 
2006 Cannes, la alfombra roja (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 Voices from the Underworld (video short)
Herself
 
2005 At the Movies (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.41 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Planet Voice (TV series)
Herself
– På den røde løber med Planet Voice (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Big Brother's Efourum (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.22 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Building 'Howards End' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 November 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Hollywood, Inc. (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Battle of the Blockbusters (2002) … Herself
 
2002 The Kumars at No. 42 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.5 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2002 So Graham Norton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.12 (2002) … Herself
 
2001 The Making of 'Planet of the Apes' (TV documentary short)
Herself - 'Ari' (also archive footage)
 
2001 5 News (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 August 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet (TV documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1999 Passion and Romance: The Wings of the Dove (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1999 Comic Relief: The Record Breaker (TV movie)
Herself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1998 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
 
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 November 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 January 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1994 The Good Sex Guide (TV series)
– Episode #2.1 (1994)
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Documentary, Short Subjects
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2007 ...10 años de Proyecto Corto (TV movie)
Marla Singer
 
2007 Penélope, camino a los Oscar (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2006 Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Fashion Police Academy Awards 2006 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
 
1997 Venice Report (TV documentary short)
Kate Croy
 
1987 Especial Oscars 86 (TV movie)
Lucy Honeychurch
 

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Narrator of the "The Way to Sattin Shore" by Philippa Pearce (1994). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Helena Bonham-Carter

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on breast-feeding her baby]: People say, "You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could. See more »

Trivia:

Turned down the role of Bess in Breaking the Waves due to the sexual content. The role went to Emily Watson who was nominated for an Oscar for that role. See more »

Trademark:

Often plays pre-20th century characters See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini