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Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Acting
Born: May 26, 1966
From: Golders Green, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born May 26, 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, especially period dramas, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, and five Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonham Carter rose to prominence by playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985) and the title character in Lady Jane (1986). Her early period roles saw her typecast as a virginal "English rose", a label she was uncomfortable with. She is best known for her eccentric fashion, dark aesthetic, and for often playing quirky women. For her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997), Bonham Carter received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in The King's Speech (2010), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include Hamlet (1990), Howards End (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Mighty …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Real Nolly Self - Narrator (voice) 2023
Enola Holmes 2 Eudoria Holmes 2022 7.297
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Self 2022 7.311
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Bellatrix Lestrange 2011 8.08
Alice in Wonderland Iracebeth / Red Queen 2010 6.639
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Bellatrix Lestrange 2010 7.734
Terminator Salvation Serena 2009 6.1
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Bellatrix Lestrange 2009 7.681
The Gruffalo Mother Squirrel (voice) 2009 7.3
Enid Enid Blyton 2009 6.392
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Bellatrix Lestrange 2007 7.672
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Mrs. Lovett 2007 7.178
Sixty Six Esther Rubens 2006 6.606
Conversations with Other Women Woman 2006 6.328
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mrs. Bucket 2005 7.037
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Lady Campanula Tottington (voice) 2005 7.116
Corpse Bride Corpse Bride (voice) 2005 7.584
The Heart of Me Dinah 2004 6.074
Big Fish Jenny (young & senior) / … 2003 7.757
Live from Baghdad Ingrid Formanek 2002 6.722
Till Human Voices Wake Us Ruby 2002 5.259
Planet of the Apes Ari 2001 5.768
Novocaine Susan 2001 6.003
The Revengers' Comedies Karen Knightly 1998 5.773
Mighty Aphrodite Amanda 1995 6.737
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Elizabeth 1994 6.446
Howards End Helen Schlegel 1992 6.995
Hamlet Ophelia 1990 6.606
Lady Jane Lady Jane Grey 1986 6.905
A Room with a View Lucy Honeychurch 1986 6.946
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1966
FromGolders Green, London, …