Helen Hunt

• 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
• Peggy Sue Got Married(1986) .... Beth Bodell
• The Frog Prince(1986) .... Princess Henrietta
• 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 (1982) TV series .... Lisa Quinn (unknown episodes)
• 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
• The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) (TV)
• 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)
• Pioneer Woman (1973) (TV) .... Sarah Sargeant

Graduated from Providence High School in Burbank, California.

She and her "Mad About You" (1992) co-star, Paul Reiser, were both given $1,000,000 per episode salaries for the 1999 TV season.

Attended UCLA for 1 month.

Celebrates Thanksgiving every year with Anthony Edwards.

Did a guest voice on "The Simpsons" (1989) in episode: #9.16 "Dumbbell Indemnity," as Moe's girlfriend, Renee. The voice of Moe is Hank Azaria, Helen's real-life love at that time.

Got the role in Twister (1996) based on her performance in The Waterdance (1992).

Daughter of Gordon Hunt.

One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. [1998]

Got the lead in As Good as It Gets (1997) after Holly Hunter turned it down.

After divorcing Hank Azaria, she moved to New York, intending to do theater work, especially William Shakespeare. [2000]

Dated Eric Stoltz, her The Waterdance (1992) co-star.

Has won Four Emmys, four Golden Globes, a Blockbuster Award, two Screen Actors Guild awards, four American Comedy Awards, three Viewers for Quality Television Awards and an Oscar, along with other awards. [2001]

In the early 1990s she dated her agent at Creative Artists Agency, Doc O'Conner.

Her best friend is Helen Slater.

Witnessed the World Trade Center attacks from the roof of her brand new New York apartment and decided to leave the city right away, but could not get a flight out. She booked a private jet at considerable expense and flew herself and her staff out of Connecticut three days later, the first day they allowed private jets to fly. [September 2001]

She appeared in four movies released in the year 2000. Two of them were in theaters at the same time during the end-of-the-year holiday season, and grossed over $150 million each: Cast Away (2000) and What Women Want (2000).

Only the second actress to win a Golden Globe, an Oscar, and an Emmy in the same calendar year. The first was Liza Minnelli in 1973.

Daughter, Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan, born 13 May 2004 with boyfriend Matthew Carnahan.

Beat Teri Hatcher for the role of Jamie Buchman in "Mad About You" (1992) at the final auditions.

She and her ex-husband, Hank Azaria, have both guest-starred on the TV show "Friends" (1994), though not in the same episode.

Her daughter, Makena Lei, was named after a friend's dream. The name means "many flowers of heaven." The baby's middle name, Gordon, is in honor of Helen's father, Gordon Hunt.

Frequents Hawaii, which she first visited when she was 14. Says, "It's where I feel right. I can write here, think, chill and get a clear head.".

Asked novelist Robert B. Parker to create a female private detective for her to play. The result was Parker's series of novels featuring Sunny Randall.

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