Helen Hunt
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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Acting (71 movies)
Twister
1996
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
Bob Roberts
1992
Pay It Forward
2000
Rollercoaster
1977
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
What Women Want
2000
Bobby
2006
As Good as It Gets
1997
Dr. T & the Women
2000
Trancers
1984
Kiss of Death
1995
Cast Away
2000
Then She Found Me
2007
Next of Kin
1989
Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth
1991
Bill: On His Own
1983
Aliens Gone Wild
2005
A Good Woman
2004
The Waterdance
1992
Soul Surfer
2011
Every Day
2010
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985
Only You
1992
Project X
1987
Trancers 3: Deth Lives
1992
The Spell
1977
Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"
1991
Miles from Home
1988
Sweet Revenge
1984
Chicken Little
1998
The Frog Prince
1986
Jock the Hero Dog
2011
Shooter
1988
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
Transplant
1979
Desperate Lives
1982
Quarterback Princess
1983
The Sessions
2012
The Easter Story
1990
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991
Into the Badlands
1991
Angel Dusted
1981
Child Bride of Short Creek
1981
Decoding Annie Parker
2014
Pioneer Woman
1973
Pulse Pounders
1988
United We Fan
2018
Trancers: City of Lost Angels
1988
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
In Cold Light
2025
Ride
2014
Stealing Home
1988
In the Company of Darkness
1993
The Nativity
1986
Sexual Healing
1993
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981
The Miracle Season
2018
Incident at Dark River
1989
I Love You, Daddy
2017
Candy Jar
2018
I See You
2019
Wide-Awake
2012
The Night Clerk
2020
All Together Now
1975
I Think I'm Having A Baby
1981
Twelfth Night
1998
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
Death Scream
1975
How It Ends
2021
Having Babies
1976
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Then She Found Me | 2007 | Screenplay |
| Then She Found Me | 2007 | Producer |
| Ride | 2014 | Screenplay |
| Ride | 2014 | Producer |