X

Join or Sign In

Sign in to customize your TV listings

Continue with Facebook Continue with email

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Helena Bonham Carter Biography

Birth Name:
Helena Bonham Carter
Birth Place:
Golders Green, London, England
Profession
Actor

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 actors' directory to try to 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 her former partner (and father of her two children) Tim Burton in a number of movies, beginning with Planet of the Apes (2001)
  • 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

Awards

  • 2020BAFTA Television Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2020Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
  • 2014Critics' Choice Television Awards-Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Television Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2014Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2011Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2011BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2010London Film Critics Association-Best British Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2010London Film Critics Association-Best British Actress: nominated
  • 2010Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 2008Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2003Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
  • 1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 1998BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1998Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 1997Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actress: winner
  • 1997Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Actress: winner
  • 1997National Board of Review-Best Actress: winner
  • 1997National Society of Film Critics-Best Actress - Runner-up: winner
  • 1997Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1995Genie Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 1993BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated

Relationships

  • Edward Bonham Carter -- Brother
  • Thomas Bonham Carter -- Brother
  • Nell Burton -- Daughter
  • Raymond Bonham Carter -- Father
  • Maurice Bonham Carter -- Grandfather
  • Violet Bonham Carter -- Grandmother
  • Elena Bonham Carter -- Mother
  • Billy Raymond Burton -- Son