Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Hunt rose to fame in 1992, portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom Mad About You which earn ... ed her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Lead Actress. In 1997, Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets, while her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in The Sessions (2012), gained her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Bobby (2006), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Miracle Season (2018). Hunt made her directorial film debut with Then She Found Me (2007), and has directed the film Ride (2014), and episodes of television series, including House of Lies, This Is Us, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Housewife, and the premiere episode of the Mad About You revival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | As Good as It Gets | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actress | Ricky Bobby: Sports Century | Nominated |
Mad About You
as Jamie Buchman
Episodes: 164
First Aired: Sep 23, 1992
It Takes Two
as Lisa Quinn
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Oct 14, 1982
Galtar and the Golden Lance
as Rava (voice)
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Sep 02, 1985
The Swiss Family Robinson
as Helga Wagner
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Sep 14, 1975
Blindspotting
as Rainey
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Jun 13, 2021
The Fitzpatricks
as Kerry Gerardi
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Sep 05, 1977
World on Fire
as Nancy Campbell
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Sep 29, 2019
Mad About You
as Jamie Buchman
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Nov 20, 2019
Shots Fired
as Governor Patricia Eamons
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 22, 2017
Meet Marry Murder
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Oct 03, 2022
St. Elsewhere
as Clancy Williams
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 26, 1982
My Life and Times
as Rebecca Miller
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 24, 1991
Amy Prentiss
as Jill Prentiss
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 01, 1974
Highway to Heaven
as Lizzy MacGill
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 19, 1984
Empire Falls
as Janine Roby
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 28, 2005
The Simpsons
as Renee (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Ellen
as Ellen Screen Test #2
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 29, 1994
The Facts of Life
as Emily
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 24, 1979
The Bionic Woman
as Princess Aura
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 14, 1976
China Beach
as Amanda "Sissy" Simpson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 26, 1988
The Larry Sanders Show
as Helen Hunt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 15, 1992
Knots Landing
as Brenda
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 27, 1979
Gimme a Break!
as Valerie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1981
Darkroom
as Nancy Lawrence
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 27, 1981
Ark II
as Diana
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1976
The Hitchhiker
as Donette
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 1983
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
as Phoebe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 04, 1978
Friends
as Jamie Buchman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Laurie Slaughter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1970
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Bridget Kane
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1990
Hacks
as Winnie Landell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 2021
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
The View
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 01, 1982
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Battle of the Network Stars
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 13, 1976
Christmas in Washington
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 15, 1982
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 05, 2010
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
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