Helena Bonham Carter

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Sometimes Credited As:
Helena Bonham-Carter

Date of Birth:
May 26, 1966

Place of Birth:
Golders Green, London, England, UK

Biography:
The great-great granddaughter of H.H. Asquith, British Prime Minister and cousin of Crispin Bonham-Carter, this tiny, pale, frail-looking British actress has exhibited strength and passion in high-profile period pieces such as the 19th-century A Room With a View (1985), the Tudor Lady Jane (1986), and Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet (1990, as Ophelia). Her father was severely paralyzed by botched brain surgery in the 80's. She was rejected admission to King's College, Cambridge University, not because of her grades or her test scores, but because school officials were afraid that she would leave mid-term to pursue her acting career. Because of Cambridge's rejection, Helena decided to concentrate fully on acting. The French fluent actress played the title role in the 1993 telefilm Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald before returning to period clothes for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. From 1994 to September 1999, she lived with Kenneth Branagh and have been dating director Tim Burton since October 2001.

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Filmography:

The Heart of Me (2002)

Football (2001) ..as Mum

Till Human Voices Wake Us (2001)

Novocaine (2001) ..as Susan Ivey

Planet of the Apes (2001) ..as Ari

"5 News" (2001) TV Series ..as "Herself"

Carnivale (1999) ..as Milly ... aka Carnivale (1999) (France)

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999) (TV) ..as Herself

Women Talking Dirty (1999) ..as Cora

Fight Club (1999) ..as Marla Singer

The Theory of Flight (1998) ..as Jane Hatchard

The Revengers' Comedies (1998) ..as Karen Knightly ... aka Amour, vengeance et trahison (1999) (France) ... aka Sweet Revenge (2000) (USA: cable TV title)

Merlin (1998) (TV) ..as Morgan Le Fey

The Petticoat Expeditions (1997) ..as Narrator

Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) ..as Rosemary ... aka Comstock and Rosemary (1997) ... aka A Merry War (1998) (New Zealand: English title)

The Wings of the Dove (1997) ..as Kate Croy

"The Great War" (1996) (mini) TV Series (voice) ..as Vera Brittain ... aka "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" (1996) (mini)

Portraits chinois (1996) ..as Ada
... aka Shadow Play

Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996) ..as Olivia ... aka Twelfth Night

Margaret's Museum (1995) ..as Margaret MacNeil

Mighty Aphrodite (1995) ..as Amanda Weinrib

Butter (1994) (TV)

A Dark Adapted Eye (1994) (TV) ..as Faith (adult)

"Absolutely Fabulous" (1994) TV Series ..as "Saffron" in episode: "Hospital" (episode # 2.1)

Frankenstein (1994) ..as Elizabeth ... aka Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) (TV) ..as Marina Oswald ... aka Marina's Story (1993) (TV)

Dancing Queen (1993) (TV) ..as Pandora/Julie ... aka Rik Mayall Presents Dancing Queen (1993) (TV)

Howards End (1992) ..as Helen Schlegel

Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) ..as Caroline Abbott

"Jackanory" (1990) TV Series ..as "Narrator" in episode: "The Way to Sattin Shore"

Hamlet (1990) ..as Ophelia

Francesco (1989) ..as Chiara ... aka Franziskus (1989) (West Germany) ... aka St. Francis of Assisi (1989)

Getting It Right (1989) ..as Lady Minerva Munday

La Maschera (1988) ..as Iris ... aka The Mask (1988)

Maurice (1987) (uncredited) ..as Lady at Cricket Match

The Vision (1987) ..as Jo Marriner

A Hazard of Hearts (1987) (TV) ..as Serena Staverley

"Miami Vice" (1987) TV Series ..as "Theresa" in episode: "Theresa" (episode # 3.16) "The Savage a.k.a. Duty and Honor" (episode # 3.15)

A Room with a View (1986) (as Helena Bonham-Carter) ..as Lucy Honeychurch

Lady Jane (1986) ..as Lady Jane Grey

A Pattern of Roses (TV) ..as Netty