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Helen Hunt            

Academy & Emmy Award-Winning Actress Known for Her Roles in "As Good as It Gets" and "Mad About You"

Helen Hunt is an actress, director, and screenwriter who rose to fame portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom "Mad About You" (1992–1999, 2019–present), for which she won three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy and four Emmy Awards (Primetime) for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets (1997), while her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in 2012's The Sessions gained her an additional Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Bobby (2006), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Miracle Season (2018).

Hunt made her directorial film debut with 2007's Then She Found Me, and has directed the 2014 film Ride and episodes of television series including "House of Lies," "This Is Us," "Feud: Bette and Joan," "American Housewife," and the"Mad About You" revival.

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Don't call the 'Mad About You' reboot Helen Hunt's comeback - Los ...
Helen Hunt returns to the series that made her name with Spectrum Originals' revival of “Mad About You,” in which she stars with Paul Reiser as a married couple ...
Charter's Plan to Keep Subscribers Involves Helen Hunt, Jessica Alba
Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt in the NBC sitcom 'Mad About You.' Charter is airing new episodes of the program this fall. Photo: Sony Pictures Television. By.
Helen Hunt posts first photo, 'back at work' after car crash
Helen Hunt is back on social media, sharing a selfie, after surviving a car crash that resulted in her car getting flipped onto its side.

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