The following is the filmography and stage work of Academy Award winning actress and director Helen Hunt.[1][2]

Filmography

Film

Film roles[3]
Year Title Role Notes
1977 Rollercoaster Tracy Calder
1981 Child Bride of Short Creek Naomi
1984 Trancers Lena
1985 Waiting to Act Tracy Short film
Girls Just Want to Have Fun Lynne Stone
1986 The Frog Prince Henrietta
Peggy Sue Got Married Beth Bodell
1987 Project X Teri MacDonald
The Nativity Mary Voice role, direct-to-video
1988 Stealing Home Hope Wyatt (adult and pregnant)
Miles from Home Jennifer
1989 Next of Kin Jessie Gates
1991 Trancers II Lena Deth Direct-to-video
1992 The Waterdance Anna
Only You Clare Enfield
Bob Roberts Rose Pondell
Mr. Saturday Night Annie Wells
Trancers III Lena Direct-to-video
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 See full list
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
2011 Soul Surfer Cheri Hamilton
Jock the Hero Dog Jess Voice role
2012 The Sessions Cheryl Cohen-Greene See full list
2013 Decoding Annie Parker Dr. Mary-Claire King
2014 Ride Jackie 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 [4]
2020 The Night Clerk Ethel Bromley
2021 How It Ends Lucinda
TBA Lucca Mortis Filming

Television

TV appearances[3]
Year Title Role Notes
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 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 Movie
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[5] Governor Patricia Eamons Main role
2019 World on Fire Nancy Campbell Main role; 7 episodes
2021–2023 Blindspotting Rainey Recurring role; 9 episodes

Director

Film and TV[3]
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!"[6]
2018 American Housewife Episodes: "Selling Out", "The Inheritance"
Splitting Up Together Episode: "Soups Jealous"
2019 The Politician Episode: “Gone Girl”

Stage

Stage work[7]
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Our Town Emily Webb Lincoln Center Theater
1990 The Taming of the Shrew Bianca 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

References

  1. ^ "Helen Hunt Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Helen Hunt: Biography". New York Times. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Helen Hunt: Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "'I See You' Ending Explained: Who Is Behind the Murders and Hauntings?". collider.com. 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Abandoned!". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Helen Hunt," About The Artists. Accessed May 25, 2020. http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/293004-helen-hunt

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