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