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Helen Hunt
biography
Name: Helen Hunt
Date of Birth:June 15, 1963
Place of Birth: Culver City, California
Parents" Names: Gordon Hunt and Jane Hunt
Personality: She is energetic and outgoing.
Personal Life: On June 15, 1963, a director, Gordon Hunt and, a photographer, Jane Hunt had their second child in Culver City, California. They named her Helen. Helen"s older sister"s name is Colleen.
When Helen was three her family moved to New York. At age nine she moved back to California, this time to Los Angeles. In 1973 she made her acting debut in Pioneer Women, a television movie. That same year she appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Two years later Helen starred as Helga on the Swiss Family Robinson television series. Her first feature film was Rollercoaster, at age fourteen. Project X, Our Town, the Broadway show, the play The Taming of the Shrew, and The Waterdance are experiences Helen Hunt has had as an actress between the years 1986 and 1992.
Currently she is starring in the television series Mad About You, a show of five years. The most recent movie Helen has done is the 1996 Steven Spielberg production, Twister.
California State University at Northridge is one of the schools Helen attended for her education. She dropped out after one year. She also studied at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and at Chicago"s Goodman Theatre.
This gray-greened eyed, 5"9"" actress is planning to marry actor, Hank Azaria, her lover of three years. Helen not only has a man in her life, she has a dog. Johnny is the name of her samoyed.
Contributions:
Helen Hunt is a hilarious, talented actress. She has won several awards that she certainly deserved. Helen is an excellent role model for young or old. I think she is a significant woman.
Awards and other Recognition:
*Nominated for the Cable Ace award for The Hitchhiker
*Nominated for Emmy for Mad About You
*Named outstanding actress in a comedy series, Mad About You
*Won Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy series, Mad About You
*Won Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by female actor for Mad About You
*Nominated 3rd time for Emmy on Mad About You
*Won 2nd Golden Globe for Mad About You
*Won American comedy Award for funniest female performer in TV series on Mad About You
*Won Emmy for Mad About You
*Won 3rd Golden Globe for Mad About You
*Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Twister
Interesting Trivia:
*Helen likes yoga, painting, and dance.
*She never went to her prom.
* Helen Slater is her best friend.
*She was arrested at age thirteen for shoplifting a leotard.
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Helen Hunt
Personal life
Hunt was married to actor Hank Azaria from 1999 until 2000. Then she briefly dated fellow actor Kevin Spacey in 2000. She has been in a relationship with with Matthew Carnahan since 2001 and they have a daughter, Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan, born in 2004.
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