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Helen Hunt Biography

Birth Name:
Helen Elizabeth Hunt
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor, producer, director

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)

Awards

  • 2013Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Female: winner
  • 2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2012Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2007Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1999People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1999Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1998Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1997Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1997Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1997Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1997Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1996Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1996Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress for a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1995Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1995Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1994Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1994Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1993Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1993Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated

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