The following is the filmography and stage work of Academy Award winning actress and director Helen Hunt.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Rollercoaster | Tracy Calder | |
The Spell | Kristina Matchett | ||
1984 | Trancers | Lena | |
1985 | Waiting to Act | Tracy | Short film |
Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Lynne Stone | ||
1986 | The Frog Prince | Princess Henrietta | |
Peggy Sue Got Married | Beth Bodell | ||
1987 | Project X | Teri MacDonald | |
The Nativity | Mary | Voice role | |
1988 | Stealing Home | Hope Wyatt | |
Miles from Home | Jennifer | ||
1989 | Next of Kin | Jessie Gates | |
1991 | Trancers II | Lena Deth | |
1992 | The Waterdance | Anna | |
Only You | Clare Enfield | ||
Bob Roberts | Rose Pondell | ||
Mr. Saturday Night | Annie Wells | ||
Trancers III | Lena Deth | ||
1993 | Sexual Healing | Rene | Short film |
1995 | Kiss of Death | Bev Kilmartin | |
1996 | Twister | Dr. Jo Harding | |
1997 | As Good as It Gets | Carol Connelly | |
2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Bree Davis | |
Pay It Forward | Arlene McKinney | ||
Cast Away | Kelly Frears | ||
What Women Want | Darcy McGuire | ||
2001 | One Night at McCool's | Truck driver | Scenes deleted |
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Betty Ann Fitzgerald | ||
2004 | A Good Woman | Mrs. Erlynne | |
2006 | Bobby | Samantha Stevens | |
2007 | Then She Found Me | April Epner | Also co-screenwriter, producer and director |
2010 | Every Day | Jeannie Freed | |
2011 | Soul Surfer | Cheri Hamilton | |
Jock the Hero Dog | Jess | Voice role | |
2012 | The Sessions | Cheryl Cohen-Greene | |
2013 | Decoding Annie Parker | Dr. Mary-Claire King | |
2014 | Ride | Jackie Durning | Also writer, director, and producer |
2017 | I Love You, Daddy | Aura Topher | |
2018 | The Miracle Season | Kathy Bresnahan | |
Candy Jar | Kathy | ||
2019 | I See You | Jackie Harper | |
2020 | The Night Clerk | Ethel Bromley | |
2021 | How It Ends | Lucinda | |
TBA | Untitled Peter Greenaway film | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Pioneer Woman | Sarah Sargeant | Movie |
1974–1975 | Amy Prentiss | Jill Prentiss | Main role; 3 episodes |
1975 | Death Scream | Teila Rodriguez | Movie |
1975–1976 | The Swiss Family Robinson | Helga Wagner | Main role; 20 episodes |
1975 | All Together Now | Susan Lindsay | Movie |
1976 | Ark II | Diana | Episode: "Omega" |
Having Babies | Sharon McNamara | Movie | |
1977 | The Spell | Kristina Matchett | |
The Fitzpatricks | Kerry Gerardi | Main role; 9 episodes | |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Laurie Slaughter | Episode: "Murray Ghosts for Ted" | |
1978 | The Bionic Woman | Princess Aura | Episode: "Sanctuary Earth" |
1979 | Transplant | Janice Hurley | Movie |
1980 | The Facts of Life | Emily | Episode: "Dope" |
1980, 1981 | Knots Landing | Betsy, Brenda | Episodes: "Hitchhike" (Part 2), "Step One" |
1981 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Phoebe | Episode: "I Think I'm Having a Baby" |
Child Bride of Short Creek | Naomi | Movie | |
Darkroom | Nancy Lawrence | Episode: "The Bogeyman Will Get You" | |
Angel Dusted | Lizzie Eaton | Movie | |
The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Kathy Miller | ||
1982 | Desperate Lives | Sandy Cameron | |
Gimme a Break! | Valerie | Episode: "An Unmarried Couple" | |
1982–1983 | It Takes Two | Lisa Quinn | Main role; 22 episodes |
1983 | Bill: On His Own | Jenny Wells | Movie |
Quarterback Princess | Tami Maida | ||
Choices of the Heart | Cathy | ||
1984 | Sweet Revenge | Debbie Markham | |
1985 | Highway to Heaven | Lizzy MacGill | Episode: "Thoroughbreds" (Parts 1 & 2) |
1984–1986 | St. Elsewhere | Clancy Williams | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
1988 | Shooter | Tracey | Movie |
1989 | Incident at Dark River | Jesse McCandless | |
1990 | China Beach | Amanda 'Sissy' Simpson | Episode: "The Thanks of a Grateful Nation" |
1991 | My Life and Times | Rebecca Miller | Main role; 6 episodes |
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | Pamela Smart | Movie | |
Into the Badlands | Blossom | ||
1992–1999; 2019 | Mad About You | Jamie Stemple Buchman | Main role; 162 episodes |
1993 | In the Company of Darkness | Gina Pulasky | Movie |
1994, 1997 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (host) | 2 episodes |
1995 | Friends | Jamie Buchman | Episode: "The One with Two Parts: Part 1"; |
1998 | The Simpsons | Renee (voice) | Episode: "Dumbbell Indemnity" |
Twelfth Night | Viola | Movie | |
2005 | Empire Falls | Janine Roby | Miniseries |
2017 | Shots Fired | Governor Patricia Eamons | Main role |
2019 | World on Fire | Nancy Campbell | Main role; 7 episodes |
2021–2023 | Blindspotting | Rainey | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
2024 | Hacks | Winnie Landell | Recurring role |
Director
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
1998, 1999, 2019 | Mad About You | Episodes: "Cheating on Sheila", "Mother's Day", "Farmer Buchman", "The Final Frontier" (Parts 1 & 2), "The Kid Leaves" |
2007 | Then She Found Me | |
2012 | Californication | Episode: "At the Movies" |
2013, 2015 | Revenge | Episodes: "Retribution", "Loss" |
2014 | Ride | |
2016 | Life in Pieces | Episode: "Window Vanity Dress Grace" |
House of Lies | Episode: "Violent Agreement" | |
This Is Us | Episode: "Last Christmas" | |
2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Episode: "Abandoned!" |
2018 | American Housewife | Episodes: "Selling Out", "The Inheritance" |
Splitting Up Together | Episode: "Soups Jealous" | |
2019 | The Politician | Episode: “Gone Girl” |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1989 | Our Town | Emily Webb | Lincoln Center Theater |
1990 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca Minola | New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater |
1998 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Lincoln Center Theater |
2003 | Life x 3 | Sonia | Circle in the Square Theatre |
2010 | Our Town | Stage Manager | Barrow Street Theatre |
Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice | Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles | |
2012 | Our Town | Stage Manager | Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center |
2019 | Working | Angie White | Encores! at City Center |
2022 | Eureka Day | Suzanne | The Old Vic |
2025 | Betrayal | Emma | Goodman Theatre |
References
- "Helen Hunt Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- Sharkey, Betsy. "Helen Hunt: Getting the Chance to Make Hollywood Lengthen Its A-List". New York Times.
- ^ "Helen Hunt: Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "'I See You' Ending Explained: Who Is Behind the Murders and Hauntings?". collider.com. 3 April 2023.
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2016-03-19). "Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer Added to Fox's Police Brutality Series 'Shots Fired'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- "Abandoned!". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- "Helen Hunt," About The Artists. Accessed May 25, 2020.
External links
- Helen Hunt at IMDb