Biography
Helena Bonham Carter is a British actress. She is known for her character roles as eccentric women in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas. Bonham Carter rose to prominence by playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985) and the title character in Lady Jane (1986). Her early period roles saw her typecast as a virginal "English rose", a label with which she was uncomfortable. Bonham Carter is recognized for her unconventional fashion choices and dark aesthetic. For her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997), Bonham Carter received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in The King's Speech (2010), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2011
- Actor Awards
- Britannia Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Genie Awards
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- Satellite Awards
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2011 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1998 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Butter
Fight Club
The Crown
Tintoretto. A Rebel in Venice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
A Hazard of Hearts
One Life
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Big Fish
Merchant Ivory
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
The King's Speech
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Wild Babies
Night Will Fall
Corpse Bride
Maurice
Absolutely Fabulous
Enola Holmes 2
Eden: Untamed Planet
The Gruffalo
Miami Vice
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
My Grandparents' War
Les Misérables
Enola Holmes
Suffragette
Life's Too Short
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Graham Norton Show
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Three Minutes: A Lengthening
The House
The Cleaner
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
Ocean's Eight
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Twelfth Night
Howards End
A Room with a View
Enola Holmes 3
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
The Gruffalo's Child
Merlin
Lady Jane
Dragonheart: Vengeance
Cinderella