Helena Bonham Carter
Biography
Helena Bonham Carter is a British actress known for playing eccentric women in blockbusters, independent films and period dramas. Born in London, she had no formal acting training and entered the field by winning a national writing contest, making her professional debut at 16 in a television commercial. Her breakthrough came as Lucy Honeychurch in the Forster adaptation A Room with a View (1986), and she played the title role in Lady Jane (1986). Early period roles typecast her as an English rose, but she later took parts such as Kate Croy in the film The Wings of the Dove (1997), which earned her an Academy Award nomination, and Marla Singer in Fight Club (1999). She played Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series from 2007 to 2011 and won a BAFTA for The King's Speech (2010) as Queen Elizabeth. Other films include Sweeney Todd (2007), Les Misérables (2012), Cinderella (2015), Ocean's Eight (2018) and Enola Holmes (2020).
60years old
Turns 61 on May 26in 227 days
- Born London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Helena Bonham-Carter (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 57
- Career span
- 40 years1986 to 2026
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A role that slipped away
Bonham Carter was originally cast as Bess McNeill in Breaking the Waves, but she backed out during production because of what Roger Ebert called the character's painful psychic and physical exposure. Emily Watson took the role and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Big break
Bonham Carter's breakthrough role was Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View, an adaptation of E. M. Forster's 1908 novel. The film was made after Lady Jane but came out two months sooner.
First role
Bonham Carter's first professional acting job came at 16, in a television commercial. She also took a small role in the 1983 TV film A Pattern of Roses.
Early training
During the early 1990s, Bonham Carter trained in clowning at École Philippe Gaulier, where her teacher was the master clown Philippe Gaulier.
Languages
Bonham Carter speaks French fluently and starred in Portraits chinois, a French film titled Portraits chinois that came out in 1996.
Helena Bonham Carter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tim Burton directed seven of these films, David Yates four and Tom Hooper two. Ralph Fiennes appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ralph Fiennes's page
Johnny Depp's page
Alan Rickman's page
Robbie Coltrane's page
Timothy Spall's page
Daniel Radcliffe's page
All films by Tim Burton
All films by David Yates
Tom HooperDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2012
All films by Tom Hooper
Also five films together3 more actors
- Rupert GravesSalting the Battlefield (2014), Turks & Caicos (2014), The Revengers' Comedies (1998), Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) and A Room with a View (1986)
- Emma WatsonHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Rupert GrintHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Helena Bonham Carter's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$9.9 billion
36 of the 57 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 57 films: 36 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 13 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 36Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 13Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 67% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B13.5% of the total
- 2$1.0B10.3% of the total
- 3$954M9.6% of the total
- 4$938M9.4% of the total
- 5$934M9.4% of the total
- 6$544M5.5% of the total
- 7$475M4.8% of the total
- 8$443M4.5% of the total
$3.3 billionfrom the other 28 films with a worldwide figure, 33% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2011 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The King's Speech | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| International Emmy Award for Best Actress | Won | ||
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Britannia Awards | Won | ||
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
| Genie Awards | Won | ||
| Satellite Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.