Helen Hunt was born in Culver City, California on June 15, 1963. Her family can be safely called “creative”: her father – Gordon Hunt – a famous director, mother – Jane – a famous photographer. Instead of playing dolls with friends, Helen Hunt watched TV and dreamed of becoming an actress. Her father acted as a teacher. When Helen turned eight, she decided she had mastered acting skills and hired an agent. The agent found the girl a job – a role in the television series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”,
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Helen Hunt was born in Culver City, California on June 15, 1963. Her family can be safely called “creative”: her father – Gordon Hunt – a famous director, mother – Jane – a famous photographer. Instead of playing dolls with friends, Helen Hunt watched TV and dreamed of becoming an actress. Her father acted as a teacher.
When Helen turned eight, she decided she had mastered acting skills and hired an agent. The agent found the girl a job – a role in the television series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, after participation in which Hunt began to draw the attention of producers. She starred in several little-known and not-so-successful projects, including The Swiss Robinson Family in 1975. However, in the first place Helen Hunt put not the set, and study. He firmly decided that she needed a good education, so she studied "excellently" and was the pride of the teachers. Hunt has never complained of being too busy and has tried to act exclusively during the summer holidays.
When Helen Hunt turned 18, she enrolled at the University of California. At the same time, her parents divorced. Hunt had enough for exactly 2 months of study, after which she dropped out of university to work on television. As a result, the future star moved to New York. In 1986, she made herself known in the film Peggy Sue Got Married, where she played the role of the daughter of Nicolas Cage and Caitlin Turner. This film was followed by an equally notable one – Dance on the Water with Eric Stolz. The actor himself admitted that Helen is one of the most hardworking actresses. In 1996, the box office came out.
"Tornado" And then there's the famous painting.
"It's never better" Jack Nicholson. The role of the waitress Kerol brought Helen Hunt “Oscar” for Best Actress. This role opened up exciting prospects for Helen, and her subsequent work can be noted as one of the best.
First of all, Helen Hunt finished shooting in the series “Mad About You”. In 2000, she starred in Dr. T and His Women with Richard Gere. In the same year, an amazing comedy appeared on the screens.
"What women want" with Mel Gibson, where Hunt starred. This work was followed by a sensitive drama.
Pay someone else. And the not-so-lucky Rogue. These are Helen Hunt's most significant works to date.
Among the other films of the actress can be noted “The Curse of the Jade Scorpion” (2001), “The Good Wife” (2004), “Bobby” (2006). Helen Hunt was supposed to star in Hannibal, but Juliana Moore got it. Among the latest works is a painting
"Soul surfer" (2011)
In 1999, Helen Hunt married an old friend, Hank Azaria, whom she had known since 1992. But in 2000, the couple broke up. Since 2001, the actress along with Matthew Carnahan. In 2004, their daughter, Makena Leia, was born.