Helen Hunt

Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, film director and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, before being cast in the romantic comedy As Good As It Gets, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of her other Hollywood credits include Twister, Cast Away, What Women Want and Pay It Forward. She made her

directorial debut in 2008 with Then She Found Me.
Television
Year Series Role Other notes
1974 Amy Prentiss Jill Prentiss 
1975 The Swiss Family Robinson Helga 
1982 It Takes Two Lisa Quinn 
1977 The Fitzpatricks Kerry Gerardi 
1979 The Bionic Woman Princess Aura 
1984-1986 St. Elsewhere Clancy Williams 
1991 My Life and Times Rebecca Miller 
1992-1999 Mad About You Jamie Stemple Buchman Emmy Award – 7 nominations (1993-1999), 4 wins (1996-1999)
Golden Globe – 6 nominations (1993 – 1998), 3 wins (1994, 1995, 1997); Screen Actors Guild Award – 1995
2005 Empire Falls Janine Roby 
Films
Year Title Role Other notes
1973 Pioneer Woman Sarah Sargeant Made for TV
1975 Death Scream Teila Rodriguez Made for TV
All Together Now Susan Lindsay Made for TV
1976 Having Babies Sharon McNamara Made for TV
1977 The Spell Kristina Matchett Made for TV
Rollercoaster Tracy Calder 
1979 Transplant Janice Hurley Made for TV
1981 Child Bride of Short Creek Naomi Made for TV
CBS Afternoon Playhouse Phoebe I Think I’m Having a Baby
The Best Little Girl in the World  Made for TV
Angel Dusted Lizzie Eaton Made for TV
The Miracle of Kathy Miller Kathy Miller Made for TV
1982 Desperate Lives Sandy Cameron Made for TV
1983 Bill: On His Own Jenny Wells Made for TV
Quarterback Princess Tami Maida Made for TV
Choices of the Heart Cathy Made for TV
1984 Sweet Revenge Debbie Markham Made for TV
1985 Trancers Leena 
Waiting to Act Tracy 
Girls Just Want to Have Fun Lynne Stone 
1986 The Nativity Mary voice
Peggy Sue Got Married Beth Bodell 
1987 Project X Teri 
1988 Shooter Tracey Made for TV
Miles from Home Jennifer 
Stealing Home Hope Wyatt (adult and pregnant) 
The Frog Prince Princess Henrietta 
1989 Incident at Dark River Jesse McCandless Made for TV
Next of Kin Jessie Gates 
1991 Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story Pamela Smart Made for TV
Trancers II Lena Deth 
Into the Badlands Blossom Made for TV
1992 The Waterdance Anna 
Only You Clare Enfield 
Mr. Saturday Night Annie Wells 
Bob Roberts Rose Pondell 
Trancers III Lena 
1993 Sexual Healing Rene 
In the Company of Darkness Gina Pulasky Made for TV
1995 Kiss of Death Bev Kilmartin 
1996 Twister Dr. Jo Harding (Adult) 
1997 As Good as It Gets Carol Connelly Academy Award for Best Actress; Golden Globe;
Screen Actors Guild Award
1998 Twelfth Night  Made for TV
2000 Dr. T & the Women Bree 
What Women Want Darcy McGuire 
Pay It Forward Arlene McKinney 
Cast Away Kelly Frears 
2001 One Night at McCool’s Truck driver scenes deleted
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Betty Ann Fitzgerald 
2005 A Good Woman Mrs. Erlynne 
2006 Bobby Samantha Stevens 
2007 Then She Found Me April Epner Also co-screenwriter, producer & director