Helen Hunt

  • Name: Helen Hunt
  • Date of Birth: June 15, 1963
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Mini-bio: Hunt showed an interest in acting as a child and began her career in the 1970s as a child actress. Her early roles included an appearance as Murray Slaughter's daughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a...( read more)nd a regular role in the television series Swiss Family Robinson. She appeared as a marijuana smoking classmate on an episode of The Facts of Life. She also memorably appeared as a young woman who, while on PCP, jumps out of a second story window in a 1982 after school special called Desperate Lives. In the mid-1980s, she had a recurring role on St. Elsewhere as Clancy Williams, girlfriend of Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison.

In the 1990s, Hunt became well-known to television audiences as co-star of sitcom Mad About You with screen partner Paul Reiser, winning Emmy Awards for her performance in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. By the end of the show in 1999, Hunt was the highest paid TV actress in history, earning $1 million per episode.

Hunt has also had a successful film career and has been in Hollywood movies such as Cast Away and the 1996 blockbuster Twister. After winning an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1998 for her performance in As Good as It Gets, she took time off from movie work to play Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Center in New York City.

In 2000, Hunt returned to the screen in four films: Dr. T & the Women with Richard Gere, Pay It Forward with Kevin Spacey & Haley Joel Osment, What Women Want with Mel Gibson, and Cast Away with Tom Hanks. In 2003, she returned to Broadway in Yasmina Reza's Life x 3. She currently owns a production company with Connie Tavel, Hunt/Tavel Productions under Sony.

In 2006, Hunt will appear in the film Bobby, which is scheduled for a November 22 release. She is also scheduled to start filming Then She Found Me, with Bette Midler, Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick, which she will direct as well as star.

Hunt holds many awards records. She is the only actress to win a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year (1998), the only actress to win four consecutive Emmys, and the only actress to win four Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
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Replace this image with an actor photoHelen Hunt mini-bio: Hunt showed an interest in acting as a child and began her career in the 1970s as a child actress. Her early roles included an appearance as Murray Slaughter's daughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and a regular role in the television series Swiss Family Robinson. She appeared as a marijuana smoking classmate on an episode of The Facts of Life. She also memorably appeared as a young woman who, while on PCP, jumps out of a second story window in a 1982 after school special called Desperate Lives. In the mid-1980s, she had a recurring role on St. Elsewhere as Clancy Williams, girlfriend of Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison.

In the 1990s, Hunt became well-known to television audiences as co-star of sitcom Mad About You with screen partner Paul Reiser, winning Emmy Awards for her performance in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. By the end of the show in 1999, Hunt was the highest paid TV actress in history, earning $1 million per episode.

Hunt has also had a successful film career and has been in Hollywood movies such as Cast Away and the 1996 blockbuster Twister. After winning an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1998 for her performance in As Good as It Gets, she took time off from movie work to play Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Lincoln Center in New York City.

In 2000, Hunt returned to the screen in four films: Dr. T & the Women with Richard Gere, Pay It Forward with Kevin Spacey & Haley Joel Osment, What Women Want with Mel Gibson, and Cast Away with Tom Hanks. In 2003, she returned to Broadway in Yasmina Reza's Life x 3. She currently owns a production company with Connie Tavel, Hunt/Tavel Productions under Sony.

In 2006, Hunt will appear in the film Bobby, which is scheduled for a November 22 release. She is also scheduled to start filming Then She Found Me, with Bette Midler, Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick, which she will direct as well as star.

Hunt holds many awards records. She is the only actress to win a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year (1998), the only actress to win four consecutive Emmys, and the only actress to win four Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.


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  • chinchu
    chinchu
    OMG!! Biggest crush I've ever had...
    posted 152 days ago
  • venumar30
    venumar30
    Me encanta esa cpmposición de Niña-Mujer, que ella me transmite.
    posted 303 days ago
  • pelisj39
    pelisj39
    hello,. :)
    posted 320 days ago
  • rosethorn2223
    rosethorn2223
    I've been inlove with you forever! You are soooo beautiful! Twister was that shit!
    posted 358 days ago
  • samantharose15
    samantharose15
    i'm your HUGE fan of Pay it forward your such a great Actress so keep up that great work.


    Love SAm xoxox:-)
    posted 375 days ago
  • exnavykds
    exnavykds
    Anyone ever look at her and think, "OMG, she looks just like an older Leelee Sobieski"?
    posted 423 days ago
  • cisson1
    cisson1
    i ve fall in love with u in the english patient
    posted 452 days ago
  • clodjack
    clodjack
    hi so how r u doin are u fine u look pregnant
    posted 457 days ago
  • vicwinprivate
    vicwinprivate
    My Dear Good Friend ,
    How are you ? I hope you are doing well by the special grace of God .I just view your profile what a wonderful profile you have ! for me I work in one of the highest business institution that’s the bank of Ghana in Accra Ghana.
    I will like to have a companion who can be my closest and everlasting friend . We can share ideas, have fun and laugh together .We can also share contacts like email , telephone and mobile numbers for easy communication .You can contact me on this email below so that we can share and have fun together .



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    +233 276 632 743

    Please get back to me so that we can discuss more about more of our friendship .I hope you will. Please drop your contacts in your next email .
    Hope to hear from you soon .

    Best Regards ,
    Victor Winners
    posted 458 days ago
  • grayfox007
    grayfox007
    Helen: Sweetness is your name and the girl next door is your game. Hunter
    posted 458 days ago
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