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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- The Simpsons (1989) as Renee (voice)
- Friends (1994) as Jamie Buchman
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Facts of Life (1979) as Emily
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Laurie Slaughter
- Hacks (2021) as Winnie Landell
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Winner
- Knots Landing (1979) as Brenda
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Ellen (1994) as Ellen Screen Test #2
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Mad About You (1992) as Jamie Buchman
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Clancy Williams
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Lizzy MacGill