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Helen Hunt
2 FOLLOWERS • 52 CREDITS • JUN 15, 1963 • 61
Biography
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).
Hunt made her directorial film debut with Then She Found Me (2007), and has directed the film Ride (2014), and episodes of television series, including House of Lies, This Is Us, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Housewife, and the premiere episode of the Mad About You revival.
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Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Friends
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Knots Landing
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Highway to Heaven
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St. Elsewhere
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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The Hitchhiker
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China Beach
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Late Night with David Letterman
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Gimme a Break!
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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The Larry Sanders Show
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The Simpsons
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The Facts of Life
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CBS Afternoon Playhouse
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The Oscars
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Bob Roberts
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Peggy Sue Got Married
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Amend: The Fight for America
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
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The Fitzpatricks
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Blindspotting
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Candy Jar
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Ark II
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Into the Badlands
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The Night Clerk
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Empire Falls
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World on Fire
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What Women Want
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As Good as It Gets
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Pay It Forward
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Cast Away
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Project X
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Mad About You
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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Amy Prentiss
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I See You
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Quarterback Princess
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In the Company of Darkness
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Twister
Production Credits
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