Helen Hunt
Actress
Birth Date: June 15, 1963
Age: 60 years old
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
Despite decades of potential career minefields, actress Helen Hunt emerged as an Oscar and Emmy winner en route to becoming one of the most popular actresses of the 1990s. Early in her career, Hunt made the risky transition from precocious TV kid and mainstay in melodramatic movies-of-the-week to land a seven-year run on one of the era's most awarded sitcoms, "Mad About You" (NBC, 1992-99). During that time, she diversified her talents by directing several episodes, a skill she would use elsewhere later in her career. Meanwhile, Hunt went from sitcom star to feature film leading lady with performances in the blockbuster "Twister" (1996) and the award-winning romantic comedy "As Good as It Gets" (1997), which earned her the Best Actress Academy Award. From there, she was the star of the moment with leading roles in "Pay it Forward" (2000), "What Women Want" (2000) and "Cast Away" (2000), only to step back from the limelight following her divorce from famous husband, Hank Azaria. Hunt later reemerged with "Empire Falls" (HBO, 2005), wrote and directed the features "Then She Found Me" (2008) and "Ride" (2014), and earned new buzz for her fearless performance in indie drama "The Sessions" (2012) while developing a new career as an in-demand television director. Always grounded and intelligent, Hunt brought strength, sensitivity and relatable complexity to her characters, all of which earned her a loyal fan base among modern independent women.
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1995
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1982
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1981
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‘Hacks’: Deborah & Ava Reunite in Season 3’s Hookup-Heavy Trailer (VIDEO)
‘Hacks’ Season 3 Recruits Christopher Lloyd, Helen Hunt & More to Guest
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Helen Hunt’s Rainey Confronts Ashley in ‘Blindspotting’ Season 2 Finale Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
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‘Blindspotting’: Jasmine Cephas Jones Teases ‘Even Funnier, More Chaotic’ Season 2
‘Blindspotting’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date as Starz Unveils First Look (PHOTOS)
‘Blindspotting’ Season 2 Casts LeVar Burton & More in Recurring Roles
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Jasmine Cephas Jones Shines in Starz Dark Comedy ‘Blindspotting’
Helen Hunt Joins the Cast of ‘Blindspotting’ at Starz
‘World on Fire’ Portrays the Reality, Heroism & Tragedy of War (VIDEO)
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2020 Preview: ‘World On Fire’s EP Previews the Show’s Interweaving Tales
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Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt Are Still ‘Mad About’ Each Other and the Buchmans
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‘Mad About You’s Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt on What’s Changed, What’s the Same in the Revival
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‘Mad About You’ Brings Back Anne Ramsay & Jerry Adler for Revival
TV News Roundup: ‘Mad About You’ Revival Premiere Date, ’13 Reasons Why’ Casting & More
All 164 Episodes of ‘Mad About You’ Coming to Spectrum Originals — Find Out When
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Jenna Fischer’s ‘Splitting Up Together’ Blog: Working With Director Helen Hunt
Art Promises to Imitate Life in Fox’s Hard-Hitting Limited Series ‘Shots Fired’
‘Shots Fired’ Casts Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss and Stephen Moyer
