A pretty, effervescent blonde player, Helen Hunt is the daughter of acting coach and director Gordon Hunt. Born in Culver City, CA, she moved with her family to NYC for six years where she was exposed to theater. When her family returned to L.A., Hunt had decided she wanted to be an actress. Her first job was in the TV-movie "Pioneer Woman" (ABC, 1973), as the daughter of Joanna Pettet. Hunt landed her first spot as a series regular playing the daughter of a policewoman (Jessica Walter) on "Amy Prentiss" (NBC, 1974-75). She continued playing daughters ("Swiss Family Robinson", ABC 1975-76; "It Takes Two" ABC, 1982-83) or girls-next-door ("The Fitzpatricks", CBS 1977-78) in series TV, guest appearances ("Family") and TV-movies ("Angel Dusted", NBC 1981). Her lead performance in the CBS TV-movie "Quarterback Princess" (1983) earned her praise. One of Hunt's first adult roles was as the girlfriend of Dr. Jack Morrison (David Morse) on the acclaimed NBC drama series "St. Elsewhere". She played the title role in "Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story" (1991) about a school teacher arrested along with her 16-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. Hunt received some of her best notices to date (as well as several awards including two Emmys) as Jamie Buchman in the weekly comedy series "Mad About You" (NBC, 1992-99), co-starring with Paul Reiser as a couple facing the ups and downs of marriage.

On stage, Hunt appeared off-Broadway with Mary Stuart Masterson in "Been Taken" (1985) and co-starred opposite first Eric Stoltz and later Jason Gedrick on Broadway as Emily Webb in a revival of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" (1989). She has appeared in Los Angeles-area productions of "Vital Signs", "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Value of Names".

On the big screen, Hunt made her debut in "Rollercoaster" (1977), played Sarah Jessica Parker's goofy friend in "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1985) and Kathleen Turner's teenaged daughter in Francis Ford Coppola's "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986). She brought spunk to her role as an animal trainer in "Project X" (1987), was wasted as Patrick Swayze's wife in "Next of Kin" (1989) and delivered a delicately nuanced, richly observed portrayal of a married editor of a writer crippled in a climbing accident who becomes romantically involved with him in Neil Jimenez's "The Waterdance" (1992). In 1992, her "Quarterback Princess" co-star Tim Robbins directed her in a cameo in his political satire "Bob Roberts" and she won praise as a smart-mouthed young agent of Buddy Young Jr (Billy Crystal) in "Mr. Saturday Night" (1992). After a turn as David Caruso's wife in Barbet Schroeder's "Kiss of Death" (1995), Hunt had her biggest screen hit with Jan De Bont's "Twister" (1996). Hunt looked great in a tank top but also brought a strong presence and believable intelligence to her role as a scientist tracking tornadoes with her estranged husband (Bill Paxton). She earned glowing reviews and netted a Best Actress Oscar for her turn as a single mother and waitress who becomes involved with Jack Nicholson's curmudgeon in "As Good As It Gets" (1997). On the strength of this performance, Hunt was cast as the leading lady in a slew of movies in 2000, playing opposite Kevin Spacey, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson and Tom Hanks. In 2001, she starred opposited Woody Allen in "Curse of the Jade Scorpion," and in 2002 was busy developing several projects under her Hunt/Tavel Productions company, these with Hunt in a leading, rather than romantic supporting role.


Filmography

> Then She Found Me (2006) (pre-production) .... April
> Bobby (2006) (filming)
> Empire Falls (2005) (TV) .... Janine Roby
> A Good Woman (2004) .... Mrs. Erlynne
> The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) .... Betty Ann Fitzgerald
... aka Im Bann des Jade Skorpions (Germany)
> One Night at McCool's (2001) (scenes deleted) .... Truck Driver
> What Women Want (2000) .... Darcy McGuire
> Cast Away (2000) .... Kelly Frears
> Pay It Forward (2000) .... Arlene McKinney
> Dr T and the Women (2000) .... Bree
... aka Dr. T and the Women (Germany) (USA: alternative spelling)
> Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1998) (TV) .... Viola
> As Good as It Gets (1997) .... Carol Connelly
> Twister (1996) .... Dr. JoAnne 'Jo' Thornton-Harding
> Kiss of Death (1995/I) .... Bev Kilmartin
> In the Company of Darkness (1993) (TV) .... Gina Pulasky
> Sexual Healing (1993) .... Rene
> Trancers III (1992) (V) .... Lena
... aka Death Lives
... aka Future Cop III
> "Mad About You" (1992) TV Series .... Jamie Stemple Buchman
> Mr. Saturday Night (1992) .... Annie Wells
> Bob Roberts (1992) .... Rose Pondell
> Only You (1992/I) .... Claire Enfield
> The Waterdance (1992) .... Anna
> Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991) (TV) .... Pamela Smart
> Trancers II (1991) .... Lena Deth
... aka Future Cop II
... aka Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth (USA: video box title)
... aka Trancers II: The Two Faces of Death
> Into the Badlands (1991) (TV) .... Blossom
> "My Life and Times" (1991) TV Series .... Rebecca Miller
> "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) TV Series (voice) .... Additional Voices
... aka The New Adventures of Captain Planet (USA: fourth season title)
> Incident at Dark River (1989) (TV) .... Jesse McCandless
... aka Dark River - A Father's Revenge
> Next of Kin (1989) .... Jessie Gates
> The Easter Story (1989) (V) (voice)
... aka Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: The Easter Story (USA)
> The Frog Prince (1988) .... Princess Henrietta
... aka Cannon Movie Tales: The Frog Prince
> Miles from Home (1988) .... Jennifer
... aka Farm of the Year
> Shooter (1988) (TV) .... Tracey
> Stealing Home (1988) .... Hope Wyatt (adult and pregnant)
> Project X (1987) .... Teri
> Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) .... Beth Bodell
> The Nativity (1986) (voice) .... Mary
> Trancers (1985) .... Leena
... aka Future Cop
> Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) .... Lynne Stone
> "Galtar and the Golden Lance" (1985) TV Series (voice) .... Additional Voices
> Waiting to Act (1985) .... Tracy
> "St. Elsewhere" (1982) TV Series .... Clancy Williams (1984-1986)
> Sweet Revenge (1984) (TV) .... Debbie Markham
... aka Bittersweet Revenge
... aka Code of Honor
... aka Her Revenge
> Choices of the Heart (1983) (TV) .... Cathy
... aka In December the Roses Will Bloom Again
> Quarterback Princess (1983) (TV) .... Tami Maida
> Bill: On His Own (1983) (TV) .... Jenny Wells
> "It Takes Two" (1982/I) TV Series .... Lisa Quinn
> Desperate Lives (1982) (TV) .... Sandy Cameron
> Child Bride of Short Creek (1981) (TV) .... Naomi
> The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981) (TV) .... Kathy Miller
> The Best Little Girl in the World (1981) (TV) .... Unknown
> I Think I'm Having a Baby (1981) (TV) .... Phoebe
> Angel Dusted (1981) (TV) .... Lizzie Eaton
... aka Angel Dust (Europe: English title: video title)
> Transplant (1979) (TV) .... Janice Hurley
> "The Fitzpatricks" (1977) TV Series .... Kerry Gerardi
> Rollercoaster (1977) .... Tracy Calder
> The Spell (1977) (TV) .... Kristina Matchett
> Having Babies (1976) (TV) .... Sharon McNamara
... aka Giving Birth (USA)
> Death Scream (1975) (TV) .... Teila Rodriguez
... aka Streetkill
... aka The Woman Who Cried Murder
> "Swiss Family Robinson" (1975) TV Series .... Helga Robinson
... aka Island of Adventure (UK)
> The Swiss Family Robinson (1975) (TV) .... Roberta
> All Together Now (1975) (TV) .... Susan Lindsay
> "Amy Prentiss" (1974) TV Series .... Jill Prentiss
> Pioneer Woman (1973) (TV) .... Sarah Sargeant

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