Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

1963-06-15 Los Angeles, California, USA 77 Credits

Biography

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 earned 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 ...

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In Cold Light

In Cold Light

2025

as Claire

8.0
Acting

Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee for her life and tra...

How It Ends

How It Ends

2021

as Lucinda

4.9
Acting

Liza scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won't be easy, as her car has been stolen, and the clock is ti...

The Night Clerk

The Night Clerk

2020

as Ethel Bromley

6.2
Acting

Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the p...

I See You

I See You

2019

as Jackie Harper

7.0
Acting

When a 10-year-old boy goes missing, lead investigator Greg Harper struggles to balance the pressure of the investigation and troubles with his wife, ...

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

2018

as Self

5.2
Acting

An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

United We Fan

United We Fan

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Fans, stars, creators, and more come together to explore the dynamic history and evolution of save-our-show television fan campaigns from the letter-w...

Candy Jar

Candy Jar

2018

as Kathy

6.1
Acting

Dueling high school debate champs who are at odds on just about everything forge ahead with ambitious plans to get into the colleges of their dreams.

The Miracle Season

The Miracle Season

2018

as Kathy Bresnahan

7.2
Acting

After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance o...

I Love You, Daddy

I Love You, Daddy

2017

as Aura Topher

5.7
Acting

When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to hand...

Ride

Ride

2014

as Jackie

5.7
Acting

Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instruct...

Ride

Ride

2014

Screenplay, Director, Producer

5.7
Writing Directing Producing

Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instruct...

Decoding Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

2014

as Mary-Claire King

6.0
Acting

The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart

2014

as Pamela Smart (archive footage)

6.1
Acting

In an extraordinary and tragic American story, a small town murder becomes one of the highest profile cases of all time. From its historic role as the...

Wide-Awake

Wide-Awake

2012

as The Yoga Master

5.8
Acting

Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who gave the dreamiest performances of 2012.

The Sessions

The Sessions

2012

as Cheryl

6.9
Acting

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment ...

Jock the Hero Dog

Jock the Hero Dog

2011

as Jess (voice)

4.2
Acting

Animated-family adventure based on a true story that tells the heart-warming, coming-of-age story of a man and his best-friend, a lovable and fearless...

Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer

2011

as Cheri Hamilton

7.0
Acting

The true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, thro...

Every Day

Every Day

2010

as Jeannie

5.1
Acting

Ned is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. His work as a writer on an outrageous, semi-pornographic TV show is less than satisfying. His fifteen year ...

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

2007

as April Epner

5.6
Acting

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an e...

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

2007

Director, Screenplay, Producer

5.6
Directing Writing Producing

A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an e...

Bobby

Bobby

2006

as Samantha Stevens

6.4
Acting

In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assas...

Aliens Gone Wild

Aliens Gone Wild

2005

as Lena (archive footage)

5.0
Acting

The ships have landed and the extraterrestrials are on the rampage in this collection of the most terrifying sci-fi clips in Full Moon history. There'...

A Good Woman

A Good Woman

2004

as Stella Erlynne

6.3
Acting

Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Er...

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Acting

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

2001

as Betty Ann Fitzgerald

6.6
Acting

CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task ...

Cast Away

Cast Away

2000

as Kelly Frears

7.7
Acting

Chuck Nolan, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malays...

What Women Want

What Women Want

2000

as Darcy McGuire

6.5
Acting

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking...

Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

2000

as Arlene McKinney

7.4
Acting

Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the worl...

Dr. T & the Women

Dr. T & the Women

2000

as Bree Davis

4.9
Acting

A successful Texas gynecologist finds himself amid a bevy of women and their problems – his wife’s breakdown, his daughter's fake marriage, his other ...

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1998

as Viola & Cesario

1.0
Acting

Ah, summer! School is out, work slows down and passions heat up in the warm summer air. Theatrically speaking, it's the perfect time for a sexy comedy...

Chicken Little

Chicken Little

1998

as (voice)

Acting

A classic story of Chicken Little and her bird-brained friends who think the sky is falling.

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997

as Carol Connelly

7.4
Acting

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. Aft...

Twister

Twister

1996

as Jo

6.5
Acting

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaki...

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1995

as Bev Kilmartin

5.7
Acting

Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job because his so-called friend's life is threatened....

Sexual Healing

Sexual Healing

1993

as Rene

Acting

A recently dumped single guy and a bored housewife meet through a phone dating service and begin a hot "verbal" affair over the phone.

In the Company of Darkness

In the Company of Darkness

1993

as Gina Pulasky

6.6
Acting

An undercover policewoman (Helen Hunt) alarms her colleague lover (Jeff Fahey) as she role-plays to lure out a serial killer (Steven Weber) to secure ...

Trancers 3: Deth Lives

Trancers 3: Deth Lives

1992

as Lena

5.6
Acting

A time traveling cop, Jack Deth, from the future is taken back to the past to be given the task of destroying the Trancer program before it has a chan...

Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

1992

as Annie Wells

5.7
Acting

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes ...

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992

as Rose Pondell

6.5
Acting

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by sing...

The Waterdance

The Waterdance

1992

as Anna

6.1
Acting

Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist bik...

Only You

Only You

1992

as Clare Enfield

5.5
Acting

Dumped by his fiancée, Clifford Godfrey goes on vacation anyway where he ends up torn between a sober party girl and his travel agent.

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991

as Pamela Smart

5.1
Acting

Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitem...

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth

1991

as Lena Deth

5.6
Acting

Once again someone from the future has come back to create an army of Trancers, human zombies who do what they're told without question or pause. Now ...

Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands

1991

as Blossom

5.5
Acting

A bounty hunter searches the west for a wanted outlaw named Red Roundtree.

Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"

Videozone: The Making of "Trancers II"

1991

as Self

Acting

An exclusive behind the scenes look with the cast and crew of the action-packed film, including interviews, hilarious outtakes, and more!

The Easter Story

The Easter Story

1990

as Jerusalem Woman #1 (voice)

7.5
Acting

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, an...

Incident at Dark River

Incident at Dark River

1989

as Jesse McCandless

Acting

When Tim McFall's young daughter dies as the result of toxic waste dumped in the local river, he tries to shut down the company and everybody turns ag...

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

1989

as Jessie Gates

5.9
Acting

Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer...

Miles from Home

Miles from Home

1988

as Jennifer

5.4
Acting

Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosi...

Shooter

Shooter

1988

as Tracey

5.5
Acting

"Shooter," aka Matt Thompson aka Gruwald is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets i...

Stealing Home

Stealing Home

1988

as Hope Wyatt

6.4
Acting

Billy Wyatt (Harmon), a former high school and minor-league baseball baseball player receives a telephone call from his mother revealing that his form...

Pulse Pounders

Pulse Pounders

1988

as Leena (Trancers sequence)

4.8
Acting

In this 'sequel' anthology, the film offers a TRANCERS sequel written by original creators Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo, a new Lovecraft adaptation THE...

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

1988

as Lena

6.0
Acting

Jack Deth, the super cop from the future, has put away three centuries worth of time traveling criminals. But Deth's most dangerous collar, the ultra...

Project X

Project X

1987

as Teri Macdonald

6.3
Acting

A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps ...

The Nativity

The Nativity

1987

as Mary (voice)

7.5
Acting

The Nativity is seen through the eyes of three young visitors from the 20th century who are transported back through time to the Holy City

Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Beth Bodell

6.1
Acting

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

The Frog Prince

The Frog Prince

1986

as Princess Henrietta

6.4
Acting

Children's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall fro...

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985

as Lynne Stone

6.1
Acting

Janey is new in town, and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general, and "Dance TV" in particular. When a competition is announc...

Trancers

Trancers

1984

as Leena

5.9
Acting

Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archene...

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

1984

as Debbie Markham

6.0
Acting

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl...

Choices of the Heart

1983

as Cathy

5.5
Acting

Jeannie Donovan, a party-girl searching for that something missing in her life, finds it in El Salvador, hooking up with three nuns and a heartful of ...

Quarterback Princess

Quarterback Princess

1983

as Tami Maida

6.9
Acting

The Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. There's just one problem. She's a...

Bill: On His Own

Bill: On His Own

1983

as Jenny Wells

6.7
Acting

Bill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian, Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by Ma...

Desperate Lives

Desperate Lives

1982

as Sandy Cameron

6.0
Acting

A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.

Child Bride of Short Creek

Child Bride of Short Creek

1981

as Naomi

6.9
Acting

A dramatization of the true account of a fundamentalist sect in Arizona that practices polygamy, and a returning Korean War veteran's rebellion agains...

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

1981

as Kathy Miller

8.5
Acting

With the support of her parents, an Arizona adolescent overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.

I Think I'm Having A Baby

I Think I'm Having A Baby

1981

as Phoebe

4.0
Acting

Laurie is 15 and she thinks she's pregnant. Her boyfriend doesn't care. Her mother doesn't know. Why did it happen? And whom can she turn to?

Angel Dusted

Angel Dusted

1981

as Lizzie Eaton

Acting

Cautionary anti-drug film based on a true story about the effects on Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill when their teenage son (John Putch, Stapleton's re...

Transplant

Transplant

1979

as Janice Hurley

Acting

Fact-based story about a hard-driving young executive who rebels against his failing heart and undergoes a risky transplant.

Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster

1977

as Tracy Calder

6.0
Acting

A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. Aft...

The Spell

The Spell

1977

as Kristina Matchett

5.0
Acting

A distraught mother must cope with her embittered daughter who has the ability to cause "accidents" to happen.

Having Babies

Having Babies

1976

as Sharon McNamara

6.0
Acting

The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.

Death Scream

Death Scream

1975

as Teila Rodriguez

6.6
Acting

Loosely based on the true story of the killing of Kitty Genovese: A young woman's murder is witnessed by fifteen of her neighbors who do nothing to h...

All Together Now

All Together Now

1975

as Susan Lindsay

Acting

Four orphaned children have 30 days to prove that they can remain together as a family without adult supervision. Based on a true story.

Pioneer Woman

Pioneer Woman

1973

as Sarah Sargeant

4.8
Acting

A homesteading family in 1867 Wyoming faces a crisis when the husband is killed and the wife must decide whether to remain or take her son and daughte...

Tower Stories

Tower Stories

N/A

Acting

A writer, realising his last big adventure will very likely be death, takes a sabbatical and leaves his home in New York City’s Little Italy to travel...

A Patriot

N/A

as Scarlett

Acting