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Helen Hunt Quick Info
Height 5 feet 7 inches
weight 58 kg
Date of birth 15. June 1963
Star sign Twins
Freund unknown

Helen Hunt is a popular American actress, director and screenwriter, best known for appearing in films such as Gone (2000), As Good as It Goes (1997) and Twister (1996). She is also known for her role as Jamie Stemple Buchman on the rom-com show There’s Something About You (1992-1999). Helen has received several awards including an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in1998. She also has a huge following with more than 1 million followers on Facebook, more than 300,000 followers on Twitter and more than 200,000 followers on Instagram.

Born name

Helen Elizabeth Hunt

nickname

Helen

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Culver City, California, USA

Residence

Los Angeles County, California

nationality

training

Helen graduated from Providence High School in Burbank, California. She later joined the University of California, Los Angeles , but dropped out herself at the end of the 1st month.

occupation

Actress, director, screenwriter

family

  • Father – Gordon Hunt (Director, Actor, Producer, Writer)
  • Mother – Jane Elizabeth Novis (Photographer)
  • Siblings – Colleen Hunt (Sister)
  • Others – Peter H. Hunt (uncle) (director), Dorothy Jane Anderson (maternal grandmother) (voice coach), Edward Norman Novis (maternal grandfather), George Smith Hunt II (paternal grandfather), Helen Florence Roberts (paternal grandmother)

Manager

Helen is represented by Slate PR (Public Relations Agency).

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm

weight

58 kg or 128 lbs

friend/spouse

Helen dated –

  1. Adam Guettel – Helen is said to have dated composer and lyricist Adam Guettel in the past.
  2. Matthew Broderick (1986) – Helen briefly dated actor Matthew Broderick in 1986.
  3. Doc O’Conner (1991-1992) – Helen reportedly dated Doc O’Conner from 1991-1992.
  4. Eric Stoltz (1992) – Helen and actor Eric Stoltz are said to have been dating in 1992.
  5. Hank Azaria (1994-2000) – Actor Hank Azaria and Helen started dating in 1994. The two married in 1999. Unfortunately, their marriage ended 17 months later.
  6. Matthew Carnahan (2001-2017) – Helen and producer Matthew CarnahanThe couple always seemed deeply in love with each other. However, behind closed doors, Helen found it difficult to trust Matthew as she believed he was cheating on her. The two were in a relationship for 16 years and had one child together, a girl named Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan (b. 2004), who underwent IVF treatment. Later, in 2017, the couple finally ended their relationship.

race/ethnicity

White

Helen is of half Ashkenazi Jewish and half English ancestry on her father’s side, while she is of English ancestry on her mother’s side.

hair colour

Blond

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

  • Thin Lips
  • Looks a lot like actress Jodie Foster

brand promotion

In 2000, Helen appeared in a print ad for Sensa Pens to promote her help in the Healing Hands Project .

Religion

Helen is Methodist and Jewish.

Known for

  • Received several awards, including an Oscar for “Best Actress in a Leading Role” in 1998 for her role As Good as It Goes (1997) and several Golden Globe awards for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical” in the rom-com crazy about you
  • Director of Then She Found Me (2007) and Horseback Riding (2014)
  • Under People Magazine ranked the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1998

first movie

Helen made her big screen debut as Tracy Calder in Rollercoaster in 1977.

First TV show

She made her television debut as Jill Prentiss in the crime series Amy Prentiss in 1974.

As a voice actress, she made her TV show debut in the animated series Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour in 1982.

Personal trainer

Helen’s training routine consists of outdoor sports such as surfing and paddling.

Helen Hunt favorite things

  • Place To Go-To – Hawaii
  • Movies – Top Hat (1935)
  • Actress – Maggie Smith
  • Food – Vegan Diet Food from In-N-Out Burger

Helen Hunt Facts

  1. She was born in Culver City but grew up in New York City after her parents moved there when she was just 3 years old.
  2. As a child, Hunt accompanied her father to his place of work, where he directed the theater while she sat and watched.
  3. She is a trained ballet dancer.
  4. Helen was 10 years old when she starred in her first made-for-TV film called Pioneer in 1973.
  5. In 2006, Helen bought an apartment in Upper West Side, New York for $2.4 million, which she listed for $2.75 million in 2011.
  6. In 2015, The New York Post called her “lively, funny, and touching” for her role in Horseback Riding (2014).
  7. She co-founded the Hunt/Tavel Productions company alongside TV producer Connie Tavel. The production company was made a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment .
  8. In January 2017, she joined more than 5 million people in the 2017 Women’s March to revolt against a controversial statement by President Donald J Trump. The protest was recorded as one of the largest one-day protests in United States history.
  9. She and director Anthony Edwards get together every year to enjoy the spirit of Thanksgiving.
  10. She is best friends with actress Helen Slater.
  11. Helen took a close look at the attacks on the World Trade Center from her apartment.
  12. In 1998 she became the 2nd actress to win a Golden Globe , Oscar , and an Emmy award in the same year, after actress Liza Minnelli won them in 1973.
  13. Helen was 14 years old when she first traveled to Hawaii. Since then she has been going there more often.
  14. In 1994, she was featured in the music video for The Muppets – She Drives Me Crazy .
  15. During the 1998-1999 season of All About You Helen, a salary of $1 million per episode was paid.
  16. In the past, Helen asked writer Robert B. Parker to write a novel featuring a character who is a private investigator. This led to a series of books he wrote from 1999 to 2006.
  17. Helen has a dog.
  18. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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