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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 (As Good as It Gets, a Golden Globe and an Emmy (both for Mad About You) 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 was supplied by her then future (now ex) husband Hank Azaria. The two also appeared together on Mad About You.
  • Helen Hunt Relationships:
  • Colleen Hunt - Sister
  • Dorothy Fries - Grandmother
  • Gordon Hunt - Father
  • Hank Azaria - Ex-husband
  • Jane Hunt - Mother
  • Makena'lei Gordon Carnahan - Daughter
  • Matthew Broderick - Ex-significant Other
  • Matthew Carnahan - Significant Other
  • Peter H. Hunt - Uncle
  • Helen Hunt Awards:
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - 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
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 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 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1995 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
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1999 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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