Helena Bonham Carter
female

Born on May 26, 1966 (59 years old)
From Golders Green, London, England, UK
Known for Acting
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 Aphrodite (1995), Fight Club (1999), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), the Harry Potter series (2007–2011) as Bellatrix Lestrange, Great Expectations (2012) as Miss Havisham, Les Misérables (2012), Cinderella (2015), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Enola Holmes (2020). Her collaborations with director Tim Burton, her former domestic partner, include Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) as Mrs. Lovett, Alice in Wonderland (2010) as the Red Queen, and Dark Shadows (2012). For her role as children's author Enid Blyton in the BBC Four biographical film Enid (2009), she won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Her other television films include Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993), Live from Baghdad (2002), Toast (2010), and Burton & Taylor (2013). From 2019 to 2020, she portrayed Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in seasons three and four of Netflix's The Crown.
Cast Credits
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- 2012
Dark Shadows
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Dr. Julia Hoffman
2012
Les Misérables
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Madame Thénardier
2012
Great Expectations
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Miss Havisham
2012
A Therapy
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Patient
2012
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The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres
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Narrator
2012
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The Price of Kings: Yasser Arafat
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Narrator
2012
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
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Self
2012
- 2011
- 2010
Alice in Wonderland
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Iracebeth / Red Queen
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
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Bellatrix Lestrange
2010
Toast
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Mrs Potter
2010
The King's Speech
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Queen Elizabeth
2010
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Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
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Self
2010
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Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
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Self
2010
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland
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Self
2010
- 2009
Terminator Salvation
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Serena
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Bellatrix Lestrange
2009
The Gruffalo
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Mother Squirrel (voice)
2009
Enid
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Enid Blyton
2009
Live from Studio Five
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Self
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Self - Guest
2009
Creating the World of Harry Potter
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Self - 'Bellatrix Lestrange'
2009
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