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Helen Hunt

Jamie Stemple Buchman in Mad About You

Photos Helen Hunt Birth name: Helen Elizabeth Hunt
Birth date: 1963/06/15 (60 years old)
Birth place : Los Angeles
Height: 1.73 m

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Biography for Helen Hunt

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.

Daughter of Gordon Hunt, producer and dramatic art teacher, Helen Hunt begins to take lessons with his father from the age of 8 years. Two years later, she launched herself in the trade and began her career in various TV movies.

She plays her first role in the cinema in the film toboggan of death. In 1986, she filmed with Francis Ford Coppola in Peggy Sue married where she played the daughter of Kathleen Turner.

It is on TV where she makes herself known to the general public in the crazy series of you. Contacted by Paul Reiser for the role of his wife, she signs by thinking that she does not invest in the long term. The series actually lasts 6 seasons, it becomes a producer and even performs some episodes.

She won her first big role by chasing tornadoes in Twister (1996). Critical and public recognition is not waiting, since they arrive the following year with for the worst and for the best, in which it embodies the main role alongside the manic-depressive character of Jack Nicholson. Helen Hunt thus achieves the feat of harvesting the Oscar for the best actress, Oscar that the forecasts intended for Kate Winslet for Titanic.

In 2000, we see her at the head of the superproductions where she offers herself of choice partners, such as a better world where she plays alongside Kevin Spacey, Doctor T and the women of Robert Altman where she turns the Head of Richard Gere, follows alone in the world of Robert Zemeckis where she plays the partner of Tom Hanks, and again what women want, in the role of the one who makes Mel Gibson run.

Helen Hunt offers a strong and positive image which allows him to continue his cinematographic path with the older ones. In 2001, her career was growing more when she shared the poster of the film Le Sortilège du Scorpion de Jade with Woody Allen (who is also the director) and Charlize Theron. In 2007, we saw her play a small role in Bobby.

In 2008, Helen Hunt went behind the camera for the first time since the crazy series of you, and realized the dramatic comedy a family story where she heads Colin Firth and herself played the main role.

Helen Hunt is an American actress born June 15, 1963 in Culver City, California. She studied at the California University of Arts in Los Angeles before starting her acting career at the age of eight. Hunt became famous thanks to her role as Jamie Stemple Buchman in the television series Mad About You, who won an Emmy Award in 1995. She was also nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film AS Good As It Gets in 1997 .

Hunt has played in many films and television series during his career, especially in the films Twister, Pay It Forward and The Sessions. In addition to her acting work, Hunt is also a director, screenwriter and producer. She won an Emmy for the best achievement in 2012 for the TV series The Standing Still.

Apart from his career, Hunt is also known for his philanthropic and social commitments. It is active in charitable organizations such as UNICEF and has also worked for awareness campaigns on subjects such as hunger and breast cancer. Hunt is also engaged in the fight against climate change and became a member of the Board of Directors of the Organization 1% for the Planet in 2010.

In summary, Helen Hunt is a talented and committed American actress, recognized for her performances in popular films and television series. She has won numerous awards for her work as actress, director and producer, and is also active in important philanthropic causes.

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Filmography

Title Role
Every Day (2009) (post-production) Jeannie
Then She Found Me (2007) April Epner
Bobby (2006) Samantha
Empire Falls (2005) (TV) Janine Roby
A Good Woman (2004) Mrs. Erlynne
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) Betty Ann Fitzgerald
One Night at McCool's (2001) (scenes deleted) Truck Driver
What Women Want (2000) Darcy McGuire
Cast Away (2000) Kelly Frears
Pay It Forward (2000) Arlene McKinney
Dr T and the Women (2000) Bree
Mad About You Jamie Stemple Buchman (161 episodes, 1992-1999)
Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1998) (TV) Viola
The Simpsons Renee (1 episode, 1998)
As Good as It Gets (1997) Carol Connelly
Twister (1996) Dr. Jo Harding
Kiss of Death (1995/I) Bev Kilmartin
Friends Jamie Buchman (1 episode, 1995)
In the Company of Darkness (1993) (TV) Gina Pulasky
Sexual Healing (1993) Rene
Trancers III (1992) (V) Lena
Mr. Saturday Night (1992) Annie Wells
Bob Roberts (1992) Rose Pondell
Only You (1992/I) Clare Enfield
The Waterdance (1992) Anna
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991) (TV) Pamela Smart
Trancers II (1991) Lena Deth
Into the Badlands (1991) (TV) Blossom
My Life and Times Rebecca Miller (4 episodes, 1991)
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Bridget Kane (1 episode, 1990)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) TV series Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
China Beach Amanda 'Sissy' Simpson (1 episode, 1990)
Incident at Dark River (1989) (TV) Jesse McCandless
Next of Kin (1989) Jessie Gates
American Playhouse Mary Austin (1 episode, 1989)
The Easter Story (1989) (V) (voice)
Miles from Home (1988) Jennifer
Shooter (1988) (TV) Tracey
Stealing Home (1988) Hope Wyatt (adult and pregnant)
Project X (1987) Teri
The Hitchhiker Donette (1 episode, 1987)
The Nativity (1987) (V) (voice) Mary
The Frog Prince (1986) Princess Henrietta
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Beth Bodell
St. Elsewhere Clancy Williams (8 episodes, 1984-1986)
Trancers (1985) Leena
Highway to Heaven Lizzy MacGill (2 episodes, 1985)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) Lynne Stone
Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985) TV series Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
Waiting to Act (1985) Tracy
Sweet Revenge (1984) (TV) Debbie Markham
Choices of the Heart (1983) (TV) Cathy
Quarterback Princess (1983) (TV) Tami Maida
Bill: On His Own (1983) (TV) Jenny Wells
It Takes Two Lisa Quinn (2 episodes, 1983)
Weekend (1982) (TV) Sarah
Gimme a Break! Valerie (1 episode, 1982)
Desperate Lives (1982) (TV) Sandy Cameron
Child Bride of Short Creek (1981) (TV) Naomi
Darkroom Nancy Lawrence (1 episode, 1981)
The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981) (TV) Kathy Miller
CBS Afternoon Playhouse Phoebe (1 episode, 1981)
Angel Dusted (1981) (TV) Lizzie Eaton
Knots Landing Betsy / ... (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
The Facts of Life Emily (1 episode, 1980)
Family Robin Task / ... (3 episodes, 1976-1980)
Transplant (1979) (TV) Janice Hurley
The Bionic Woman Princess Aura (1 episode, 1978)
The Fitzpatricks Kerry Gerardi (9 episodes, 1977-1978)
Rollercoaster (1977) Tracy Calder
The Spell (1977) (TV) Kristina Matchett
Mary Tyler Moore Laurie Slaughter (1 episode, 1977)
Having Babies (1976) (TV) Sharon McNamara
Ark II Diana (1 episode, 1976)
Swiss Family Robinson Helga Wagner (20 episodes, 1975-1976)
Death Scream (1975) (TV) Teila Rodriguez
The Swiss Family Robinson (1975) (TV) Roberta
All Together Now (1975) (TV) Susan Lindsay
Amy Prentiss Jill Prentiss (4 episodes, 1974-1975)

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