Helena Bonham Carter Biography (1966-)

Born May 26, 1966, in Golders Green, London, England; daughter of Raymond (amerchant banker) and Elena (a psychotherapist; maiden name, Propper de Callejon) Bonham Carter. Addresses: Agent: Conway van Gelder, Ltd., 18/21 Jermyn St., London SW1 6HP, England; United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd.,Fifth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Bloch/Korenbrot Public Relations, 8271 Melrose Ave., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: May 26, 1966; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Lady Jane Grey (title role), Lady Jane, Paramount, 1985
(As Helena Bonham-Carter) Lucy Honeychurch (Miss Bartlett's cousin), ARoom with a View, Cinecom International, 1986
Iris, La maschera (also known as The Mask), Italnoleggio Cinematografica, 1987
Young lady at a cricket match, Maurice, Cinecom International, 1987
Chiara, Francesco (also known as St. Francis, St. Francis of Assisi, and Franziskus), Hemdale Home Video, 1988
Lady Minerva Munday, Getting It Right, Manson International, 1989
Ophelia, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1990
Caroline Abbott, Where Angels Fear to Tread, Fine Line, 1991
Helen Schlegel, Howards End, Sony Pictures Classics, 1992
Elizabeth, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (also known as Frankenstein), TriStar, 1994
Amanda Weinrib, Mighty Aphrodite, Miramax, 1995
Margaret MacNeil, Margaret's Museum, CFP Distribution, 1995
Ada, Portraits chinois (also known as Shadow Play), Ima Films, 1996
Olivia, Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (also known as TwelfthNight), Fine Line, 1996
Kate Croy, The Wings of the Dove, Miramax, 1997
Narrator, The Petticoat Expeditions, National Film Board of Canada, 1997
Rosemary, Keep the Aspidistra Flying (also known as Comstock and Rosemary and A Merry War), A-pix Entertainment, 1997
Jane Hatchard, The Theory of Flight, Fine Line, 1998
Karen Knightly, The Revengers' Comedies (also known as Sweet Revenge and Amour, vengeance et trahison), Miramax, 1998
Cora, Women Talking Dirty, Rocket Pictures, 1999
Marla Singer, Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Milly, Carnivale, Anura, 1999
Ari, Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Mum, Football, 2001
Ruby, Till Human Voices Wake Us, Paramount Classics, 2001
Susan Ivey, Novocaine, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Dinah, The Heart of Me, Pandora Film, 2002
Hope Springs, 2002
Poor Things, c. 2002
Television Appearances
Miniseries

Voices of Vera Brittain, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Helen Thomas, The GreatWar (also known as The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century), PBS, 1996
Morgan Le Fey, Merlin, NBC, 1998
Movies
Netty (the past), A Pattern of Roses, Channel 4, 1982
Jo Marriner, The Vision, BBC, 1987
Serena Staverly, A Hazard of Hearts, CBS, 1987
Beatrix Potter, The Early Life of Beatrix Potter, 1990
Adult Faith Severn, A Dark Adapted Eye, BBC, 1993
Marina Oswald, Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (also knownas Marina's Story), NBC, 1993
Butter, 1994
Flora, A Little Loving, 1995
Ingrid Formaneck, Live from Baghdad, HBO, 2002
Specials
Raina, Arms and the Man, BBC, 1988
Classic Mel: The Making of Mel Gibson's Hamlet (documentary), HBO,1991
Pandora/Julie, Dancing Queen (also known as Rik Mayall PresentsDancing Queen), Granada Television, 1993
Chastity, The Good Sex Guide, 1994
Herself, The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything, BBC,1999
Herself, Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet (documentary), Fox, 2001
Awards Presentations
The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards, 1998
Herself, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2002
Episodic
Dr. Theresa Lyons, "The Savage (a.k.a. Duty and Honor)," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
Dr. Theresa Lyons, "Theresa," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
Narrator, "The Way to Sattin Shore," Jackanory, BBC, 1990
Dream Saffron, "Hospital," Absolutely Fabulous (also known as AbFab), BBC-2, 1994
(As Helena Bonham-Carter) Jo Brand through the Cakehole, Channel 4, 1994
Herself, 5 News, Channel 5, 2001
Herself, So Graham Norton (multiple episodes), Channel 4, 2002
Stage Appearances
The Tempest, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1987
Laura Fairlie, The Woman in White, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1988
The Chalk Garden, Windsor, England, 1989
The House of Bernarda Alba, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, 1991
The Barber of Seville, Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1992
Trelawny of the Wells, various theatres, including ones in Guildford, England and Brighton, England, then Comedy Theatre, London, 1992
Radio Appearances
The Reluctant Debutante, BBC Radio 4, 1985
The Happiest of All Princesses, BBC Radio 4, 1989
The Seagull, BBC Radio 4, 1994
Song of Love, BBC Radio 4, 1995
I Capture the Castle, BBC Radio 4, 1996
A House by the Sea, BBC Radio 4, 1997
WRITINGS
Poetry
Submitted poetry to contests, c. 1979.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
Newsmakers 1998, Issue 4, Gale, 1998

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 13, 1998, pp. 28-30
Los Angeles Magazine, November, 1999, p. 94
People Weekly, January 19, 1998, p. 112; March 16, 1998, p. 138; January 11, 1999, p. 73
Premiere, November, 1994, p. 104
WWD, February 19, 1998, p. 16

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