Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt did a role in "Mad About You" (1992) as Jamie Stemple Buchman in company with Rodney Van Johnson (as Park Ranger).
Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born 15 June 1963) is an American actress.
Hunt was born in Culver City, California to Gordon Hunt, a half-Jewish film director, and Jane Novis, a Methodist photographer. The daughter of an acting coach, she showed interest in acting as a child. In the 1970s and 1980s, she appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies.
In the 1990s, Hunt became well-known to television audiences as co-star of sitcom Mad About You, winning Emmy Awards for her performance in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. By the end of the show in 1997, 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, which made her a household name. 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 1998, Hunt was the first actress to win both an Emmy and an Academy Award in the same year.
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.
Hunt was married to actor Hank Azaria from 1999 to 2000. She has a daughter, Makena'lei Gordon Carnahan (b. 2004), with Matthew Carnahan.
She currently owns a production company with Connie Tavel, Hunt/Tavel Productions under Sony.
Hunt also 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, the only actress to win four consecutive Emmys, and the only actress to win four Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
Hunt is a staunch Democrat and an activist for many like minded causes.
Filmography
Then She Found Me (2007)
Empire Falls (Made for TV) (2005)
A Good Woman (2005)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Timepiece (2001)
Cast Away (2000)
Pay It Forward (2000)
What Women Want (2000)
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
Twelfth Night (Made for TV) (1998)
Twister: Ride it Out (1998)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Twister (1996)
Kiss of Death (1995)
In the Company of Darkness (Made for TV) (1993)
Sexual Healing (1993)
Trancers III (1992)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Only You (1992)
The Waterdance (1992)
Into the Badlands (Made for TV) (1991)
Trancers II (1991)
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (Made for TV) (1991)
Next of Kin (1989)
Incident at Dark River (Made for TV) (1989)
The Frog Prince (1988)
Stealing Home (1988)
Miles from Home (1988)
Shooter (Made for TV) (1988)
Project X (1987)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
The Nativity (1986)
Girls Just Want To Have Fun (1985)
Waiting to Act (1985)
Trancers (1985)
Sweet Revenge (Made for TV) (1984)
Choices of the Heart (Made for TV) (1983)
Quarterback Princess (Made for TV) (1983)
Bill: On His Own (Made for TV) (1983)
Desperate Lives (Made for TV) (1982)
The Miracle of Kathy Miller (Made for TV) (1981)
Angel Dusted (Made for TV) (1981)
The Best Little Girl in the World (Made for TV) (1981)
I Think I'm Having a Baby (Made for TV) (1981)
Child Bride of Short Creek (Made for TV) (1981)
Transplant (Made for TV) (1979)
Rollercoaster (1977)
The Spell (Made for TV) (1977)
Having Babies (Made for TV) (1976)
The Swiss Family Robinson (Made for TV) (1975)
All Together Now (Made for TV) (1975)
Death Scream (Made for TV) (1975)
Pioneer Woman (Made for TV) (1973)
Awards Won
Academy Award
1998 Best Actress in As Good as It Gets
Emmy Award
1999 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You
1998 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You
1997 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You
1996 Outstanding Lead Actress in Mad About You
Golden Globe Award
1998 Best Performance by an Actress in As Good as It Gets
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in Mad About You
1995 Best Performance by an Actress in Mad About You
1994 Best Performance by an Actress in Mad About You
Screen Actors Guild Award
1998 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in As Good as It Gets
1995 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in Mad About You
Trivia
She donated $100,000 to help the SAG cause.
Over 25 million people tuned in to see her performance in an episode of Mad About You titled, 'The Birth'.
Murphy Brown's Candice Bergen praised Hunt as her "hero" in her Emmy acceptance speech.
Hunt was approached by a publisher about writing a book, however, content was not discussed.
Steven Spielberg wrote Helen a fan letter after seeing Quarterback Princess and Hunt wrote Spielberg a fan letter too after seeing Saving Private Ryan.
Twister
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Complete Movie List
| Movie | Year | Plays |
| Then She Found Me | 2007 | April Epner |
| "100 Greatest Teen Stars" | 2006 | Herself |
| Bobby | 2006 | Samantha |
| Empire Falls | 2005 | Janine Roby |
| Dueling Divas | 2005 | |
| RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare | 2005 | Herself |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade | 2005 | Total Bastard Airlines Stewardess |
| 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments | 2004 | Herself |
| Good Woman, A | 2004 | Mrs. Erlynne |
| TV's Greatest Sidekicks | 2004 | |
| Michael Moore, el gran agitador | 2004 | Jamie Stemple Buchman |
| Accidental Stripper | 2003 | Stripper #2 |
| "Tribeca Film Festival Presents" | 2003 | Herself |
| "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" | 2003 | Herself |
| 74th Annual Academy Awards, The | 2002 | Herself - Presenter |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks | 2002 | Herself |
| NBC 75th Anniversary Special | 2002 | Herself |
| Pulse Pounders | 2002 | Leena (Trancers sequence) |
| Making of 'Cast Away', The | 2001 | Herself |
| Making of 'Dr. T and the Women', The | 2001 | Herself |
| One Night at McCool's | 2001 | Truck Driver |
| Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The | 2001 | Betty Ann Fitzgerald |
| 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | Herself |
| What Women Want | 2000 | Darcy McGuire |
| Pay It Forward | 2000 | Arlene McKinney |
| Cast Away | 2000 | Kelly Frears |
| Dr T and the Women | 2000 | Bree |
| 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The | 1999 | Herself |
| 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | |
| 71st Annual Academy Awards, The | 1999 | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor |
| 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The | 1998 | Herself |
| 52nd Annual Tony Awards, The | 1998 | Herself - Presenter |
| 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards, The | 1998 | Herself/Winner |
| 70th Annual Academy Awards, The | 1998 | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Visual Effects |
| Twelfth Night, or What You Will | 1998 | Viola |
| Twister: Ride It Out | 1998 | Herself |
| Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live, The | 1998 | Stewardess |
| Getting the Goods on 'As Good As It Gets' | 1997 | Herself |
| 69th Annual Academy Awards, The | 1997 | Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards |
| As Good as It Gets | 1997 | Carol Connelly |
| "View, The" | 1997 | Herself |
| Twister | 1996 | Dr. Jo Harding |
| "Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" | 1996 | Herself |
| "E! True Hollywood Story" | 1996 | Herself |
| Kiss of Death | 1995/I | Bev Kilmartin |
| 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1995 | |
| 50 Years of Funny Females | 1995 | |
| "Friends" | 1994 | Jamie Buchman |
| "HBO First Look" | 1994 | Herself |
| "Inside the Actors Studio" | 1994 | Herself |
| "Ellen" | 1994 | Herself |
| Sexual Healing | 1993 | Rene |
| In the Company of Darkness | 1993 | Gina Pulasky |
| "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" | 1993 | Herself |
| "Late Show with David Letterman" | 1993 | Herself |
| "Wild West, The" | 1993 | Abbie Bright |
| Only You | 1992/I | Clare Enfield |
| Trancers III | 1992 | Lena |
| Making 'Mr. Saturday Night' | 1992 | Herself |
| "Larry Sanders Show, The" | 1992 | Herself |
| "Mad About You" | 1992 | Jamie Stemple Buchman |
| Waterdance, The | 1992 | Anna |
| Mr. Saturday Night | 1992 | Annie Wells |
| Bob Roberts | 1992 | Rose Pondell |
| Into the Badlands | 1991 | Blossom |
| Trancers II | 1991 | Lena Deth |
| Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | 1991 | Pamela Smart |
| "My Life and Times" | 1991 | Rebecca Miller |
| "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" | 1990 | Additional Voices |
| "Trials of Rosie O'Neill, The" | 1990 | Bridget Kane |
| Incident at Dark River | 1989 | Jesse McCandless |
| American Playhouse: Land of Little Rain | 1989 | Mary Austin |
| "More You Know, The" | 1989 | Herself |
| Next of Kin | 1989 | Jessie Gates |
| "Simpsons, The" | 1989 | Renee |
| Easter Story, The | 1989 | |
| Shooter | 1988 | Tracey |
| Stealing Home | 1988 | Hope Wyatt (adult and pregnant) |
| Miles from Home | 1988 | Jennifer |
| "China Beach" | 1988 | Amanda 'Sissy' Simpson |
| Project X | 1987 | Teri |
| Frog Prince, The | 1986 | Princess Henrietta |
| Nativity, The | 1986 | Mary |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | 1986 | Beth Bodell |
| "Galtar and the Golden Lance" | 1985 | Additional Voices |
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun | 1985 | Lynne Stone |
| "Roll Over Beethoven" | 1985 | Kinsey |
| Trancers | 1985 | Leena |
| Waiting to Act | 1985 | Tracy |
| "Chance in a Million" | 1984 | Waitress |
| Sweet Revenge | 1984 | Debbie Markham |
| "Highway to Heaven" | 1984 | Lizzy MacGill |
| Octopussy | 1983 | Octopussy Girl |
| "Hitchhiker, The" | 1983 | Donette |
| Bill: On His Own | 1983 | Jenny Wells |
| Choices of the Heart | 1983 | Cathy |
| Quarterback Princess | 1983 | Tami Maida |
| "It Takes Two" | 1982 | Lisa Quinn |
| "Late Night with David Letterman" | 1982 | Herself |
| Weekend | 1982 | Sarah |
| Battle of the Network Stars XIII | 1982 | ABC Team Contestant |
| "St. Elsewhere" | 1982 | Clancy Williams |
| Desperate Lives | 1982 | Sandy Cameron |
| "Gimme a Break!" | 1981 | Valerie |
| "Never the Twain" | 1981 | Trixie |
| Miracle of Kathy Miller, The | 1981 | Kathy Miller |
| Angel Dusted | 1981 | Lizzie Eaton |
| Best Little Girl in the World, The | 1981 | |
| Child Bride of Short Creek | 1981 | Naomi |
| "Darkroom" | 1981 | Nancy Lawrence |
| "CBS Afternoon Playhouse" | 1980 | Phoebe |
| "Knots Landing" | 1979 | Betsy |
| Transplant | 1979 | Janice Hurley |
| "Facts of Life, The" | 1979 | Emily |
| "Fitzpatricks, The" | 1977 | Kerry Gerardi |
| Spell, The | 1977 | Kristina Matchett |
| Rollercoaster | 1977 | Tracy Calder |
| Having Babies | 1976 | Sharon McNamara |
| "Ark II" | 1976 | Diana |
| "Bionic Woman, The" | 1976 | Princess Aura |
| "Family" | 1976 | Sandy |
| Swiss Family Robinson, The | 1975 | Roberta |
| All Together Now | 1975 | Susan Lindsay |
| "Saturday Night Live" | 1975 | Herself - Host |
| "Swiss Family Robinson" | 1975 | Helga Wagner (1975-1976) |
| Death Scream | 1975 | Teila Rodriguez |
| "Amy Prentiss" | 1974 | Jill Prentiss |
| Pioneer Woman | 1973 | Sarah Sargeant |
| "Mary Tyler Moore" | 1970 | Laurie Slaughter |
| "Crossroads" | 1964 | Pippa Wade |
| "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" | 1962 | Herself |
| Excuse My Dust | 1951 | Nurse |
| Journey Into Light | 1951 | Nurse in Blood Bank |
| Easy Living | 1937 | Stenographer |
| Roaring Roads | 1935 | Aunt Agatha |
| Wagon Wheels | 1934 | Mrs. Jed |
| Words and Music | 1929 | Adagio dancer |
| Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 | 1929 | |
| Sawdust Paradise | 1928 | Organist |
| Loves of Ricardo, The | 1926 | Madge |