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Helen Hunt

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Helen Hunt: Biography

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Birth Name: Helen Elizabeth Hunt
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/15/1963, Gemini
Profession: Actor; producer; director

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Helen Hunt Fast Facts:

Studied acting as a child with her father, director Gordon Hunt.
Made screen debut at 10 in the TV-movie Pioneer Woman.
Received the ShoWest Actress of the Year award in 1997.
Became the first woman to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe and an Emmy for acting in the same year (1997).
Received American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a Motion Picture for As Good As It Gets in 1998.
Did a guest voice on The Simpsons in 1998 as Moe's girlfriend, Renee. The voice of Moe is then-boyfriend Hank Azaria.
Directed episodes of Mad About You and the feature film Then She Found Me (2007).

Helen Hunt Relationships:
Peter H. Hunt - Uncle
Gordon Hunt - Father
Jane Hunt - Mother
Dorothy Fries - Grandmother
Hank Azaria - Ex-husband
Matthew Carnahan - Significant Other
Colleen Hunt - Sister
Makena'lei Gordon Carnahan - Daughter
Matthew Broderick - Ex-significant Other
Helen Hunt Awards:
1997 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1999 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Winner
1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Comedy Series - Winner
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
College:
Attended University of California, Los Angeles, CA