Helen Hunt(I)

Actress
Producer
Director

The story centers on Ashley, who is living in Oakland until her partner and father of their son, is incarcerated, leaving her to navigate an existential crisis.

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Blindspotting (2021–2023)

Helen Hunt began studying acting at the age of eight with her father, respected director and acting coach Gordon Hunt. A year later she made her professional debut and afterwards worked steadily in films, theatre and television.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 47 wins & 67 nominations total

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Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson in The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998)

Helen Hunt, Jack Nicholson, and Greg Kinnear in As Good as It Gets (1997)

Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)

Helen Hunt, C. Courtney Joyner, and Tim Thomerson in VideoZone (1989)

Helen Hunt and Jeffrey Combs in VideoZone (1989)

Helen Hunt, Tim Thomerson, and Megan Ward in VideoZone (1989)

Helen Hunt, Paul Reiser, and John Pankow in Mad About You (1992)

Helen Hunt in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Helen Hunt and Jon Bon Jovi in Pay It Forward (2000)

Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)

Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Chris Noth in Cast Away (2000)

Known for:

As Good as It Gets

7.7

Carol Connelly

1997

Twister

6.5

Dr. Jo Harding

1996

Mad About You

6.7

TV Series

Jamie Buchman

Then She Found Me

5.9

April Epner

2007

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Actress

Alethea
9.5
Podcast Series
- Joan Sam's mother
- 2023
Blindspotting
6.6
TV Series
- Rainey
- 2021–2023
Solar
7.7
Podcast Series
- Margaret Cohen
- 2022
How It Ends
5.3
- Lucinda
- 2021
The Night Clerk
5.6
- Ethel Bromley
- 2020
Mad About You
6.7
TV Series
- Jamie Buchman
- 1992–2019
World on Fire
7.3
TV Series
- Nancy Campbell
- 2019
I See You
6.8
- Jackie Harper
- 2019
Candy Jar
5.8
- Kathy
- 2018
The Miracle Season
6.5
- Kathy Bresnahan
- 2018
I Love You, Daddy
6.3
- Aura
- 2017
Shots Fired
6.7
TV Series
- Governor Patricia Eamons
- 2017
Surf Mom
5.7
- Jackie
- 2014
Decoding Annie Parker
6.2
- Mary Claire King
- 2013
The Sessions
7.2
- Cheryl
- 2012

Producer

Director

Mad About You
6.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1998–2019
The Politician
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2019
American Housewife
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 2018
Splitting Up Together
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 2018
Feud
8.4
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 2017
Life in Pieces
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 2016
This Is Us
8.7
TV Series
- Director
- 2016
House of Lies
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 2016
Revenge
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2013–2015
Surf Mom
5.7
- Director
- 2014
Californication
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 2012
The Paul Reiser Show
3.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2011
Then She Found Me
5.9
- Director
- 2007

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Official sites
- Facebook
- Instagram
Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- June 15, 1963
- Culver City, California, USA
Spouse
- Hank AzariaJuly 17, 1999 - December 18, 2000 (divorced)
Children
- Makena Lei Carnahan
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Relatives
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Viola" / "Cesario") in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at The Lincoln Center, New York City.
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Trivia
Witnessed the World Trade Center attacks from the roof of her brand new New York apartment and decided to leave the city right away, but could not get a flight out. She booked a private jet at considerable expense and flew herself and her staff out of Connecticut three days later, the first day they allowed private jets to fly.

Quotes
To tell you the truth, I don't have any expensive tastes. I'm just as happy going to a beach and sitting in the sun today as I was ten years ago. I wouldn't feel comfortable if I drove there in a Bentley convertible.