Helen Hunt

She had a very brief marriage with actor Hank Azaria that hardly lasted a couple of years.

She is currently in a relationship with director/producer Matthew Carnahan with whom she has one daughter.

Helen Hunt was born to Gordon Hunt and his photographer wife, Jane. Her father was an acting coach and theater director. She is of mixed descent.

She became familiar with the theater from a young age because of her father’s profession and regularly attended plays as a child.

She made her film debut as a child artist in television movie ‘Pioneer Woman’ in 1973.

All through the 1970-80’s she appeared in various television series, television films, and feature films in minor roles. As a teenager she appeared in several television series like ‘The Swiss Family Robinson’ (1975-76) and ‘It takes two’ (1982-83).

As a young woman, she was cast in a recurring role in the medical drama ‘St. Elsewhere’ as Clancy Williams during the 1984-86 seasons.

Her big television break happened when she was offered the role of Jamie Buchman, a newly wed woman, in the NBC sitcom ‘Mad About You’ in 1992. The highly popular show ran till 1999.

The success of ‘Mad About You’ ensured that the actress got noticed for her vast talents. After playing minor roles in films so far, she was being offered more substantial roles. She played Dr. Jo Harding in the disaster drama film ‘Twister’ in 1996 which became a huge commercial hit.

Her claim to fame was the television series ‘Mad About You’ in which she played Jamie Buchman. She won numerous awards for this show and it also paved the way for a highly successful Hollywood career as well.

She gave one of her finest performance in the romcom ‘As Good as it Gets’ for which she earned several awards including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.