Helen Hunt(I)

Actress
Producer
Director

The story centers on Ashley, who is living in Oakland until her partner and father of their son, is incarcerated, leaving her to navigate an existential crisis.

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Blindspotting (2021–2023)

Helen Hunt began studying acting at the age of eight with her father, respected director and acting coach Gordon Hunt. A year later she made her professional debut and afterwards worked steadily in films, theatre and television.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 47 wins & 68 nominations total

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Known for

As Good as It Gets

7.7

Carol Connelly

1997

Twister

6.5

Dr. Jo Harding

1996

Mad About You

6.8

TV Series

Jamie Buchman

Then She Found Me

5.9

April Epner

2007

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Actress

Hacks
8.2
TV Series
- Winnie Landell
- 2024
Alethea
8.9
Podcast Series
- Joan
- 2023
Blindspotting
6.6
TV Series
- Rainey
- 2021–2023
Solar
7.9
Podcast Series
- Margaret Cohen
- 2022
The Cinnamon Bear: A Holiday Adventure
6.7
Podcast Series
- Professor Wiz the Owl
- 2021
How It Ends
5.4
- Lucinda
- 2021
The Night Clerk
5.6
- Ethel Bromley
- 2020
Mad About You
6.8
TV Series
- Jamie Buchman
- 1992–2019
World on Fire
7.4
TV Series
- Nancy Campbell
- 2019
I See You
6.8
- Jackie Harper
- 2019
Candy Jar
5.8
- Kathy
- 2018
The Miracle Season
6.5
- Kathy Bresnahan
- 2018
I Love You, Daddy
6.3
- Aura
- 2017
Shots Fired
6.7
TV Series
- Governor Patricia Eamons
- 2017
Ride
5.7
- Jackie
- 2014

Producer

Director

Mad About You
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1998–2019
The Politician
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2019
American Housewife
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 2018
Splitting Up Together
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 2018
Feud
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 2017
Life in Pieces
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 2016
This Is Us
8.7
TV Series
- Director
- 2016
House of Lies
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 2016
Revenge
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 2013–2015
Ride
5.7
- Director
- 2014
Californication
8.3
TV Series
- Director
- 2012
The Paul Reiser Show
3.5
TV Series
- Director
- 2011
Then She Found Me
5.9
- Director
- 2007

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Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- June 15, 1963
- Culver City, California, USA
Spouse
- Hank AzariaJuly 17, 1999 - December 18, 2000 (divorced)
Children
- Makena Lei Carnahan
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Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Viola" / "Cesario") in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at The Lincoln Center, New York City.
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Hunt won four Emmys, four Golden Globes, a Blockbuster Award, two Screen Actors Guild awards, four American Comedy Awards, three Viewers for Quality Television Awards and an Oscar, along with other awards. She is only the second actress to win a Golden Globe, an Oscar, and an Emmy in the same calendar year. The first was Liza Minnelli in 1973.

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To tell you the truth, I don't have any expensive tastes. I'm just as happy going to a beach and sitting in the sun today as I was ten years ago. I wouldn't feel comfortable if I drove there in a Bentley convertible.