Helena Bonham Carter

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Helena Bonham Carter: Biography

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Birth Place: Golders Green, London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/26/1966, Gemini
Profession: Actor

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Helena Bonham Carter Fast Facts:

Great-grandfather Herbert Henry Asquith was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Great-uncle Anthony Asquith was a renowned film director and screenwriter (Pygmalion, The Importance of Being Earnest).
As a teenager, used money she won in a poetry contest to buy an ad in an actor's directory to try and get acting jobs.
Her father was left half-paralyzed from a stroke due to complications from surgery; she studied his body language for her performance as a woman with Lou Gehrig's disease in The Theory of Flight.
Directed by longtime companion (and father of her two children) Tim Burton in the movies Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd and Alice in Wonderland.
After their son Billy Ray was born, she and Burton bought houses next door to each other in London.
Named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2011.

Helena Bonham Carter Relationships:
Nell Burton - Daughter
Maurice Bonham Carter - Grandfather
Elena Bonham Carter - Mother
Raymond Bonham Carter - Father
Edward Bonham Carter - Brother
Thomas Bonham Carter - Brother
Tim Burton - Significant Other
Billy Raymond Burton - Son
Violet Bonham Carter - Grandmother
Helena Bonham Carter Awards:
2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1997 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1997 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1992 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1995 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
2011 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Winner
2010 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee