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Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Acting

Born May 26, 1966 Golders Green, London, England, UK

Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born May 26, 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, especially period dramas, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, and five Primetime Emmy Awards. 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 she was uncomfortable with. She is best known for her eccentric fashion, dark aesthetic, and for often playing quirky women. 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 The Queen Mother 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. Her other films include Hamlet (1990), Howards End (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Fight Club (1999), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), the Harry Potter series (2007–2011) as Bellatrix Lestrange, Great Expectations (2012) as Miss Havisham, Les Misérables (2012), Cinderella (2015), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Enola Holmes (2020). Her collaborations with director Tim Burton, her former domestic partner, include Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) as Mrs. Lovett, Alice in Wonderland (2010) as the Red Queen, and Dark Shadows (2012). For her role as children's author Enid Blyton in the BBC Four biographical film Enid (2009), she won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Her other television films include Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993), Live from Baghdad (2002), Toast (2010), and Burton & Taylor (2013). From 2019 to 2020, she portrayed Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in seasons three and four of Netflix's The Crown.

TV Shows(41)

Movies(123)

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

Self

2026

Enola Holmes 3

Enola Holmes 3

Eudoria Holmes

2026

The Land of Sometimes

The Land of Sometimes

Mediocris (voice)

2026

Four Letters of Love

Four Letters of Love

Margaret Gore

2025

Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory

Self

2024

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

Tim Burton: Life in the Line

Self

2024

Charles III: The Coronation Year

Charles III: The Coronation Year

Self - Narrator (voice)

2023

One Life

One Life

Babi Winton

2023

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

Self

2023

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

Wise Horse (voice)

2023

The Real Nolly

The Real Nolly

Self - Narrator (voice)

2023

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

Self - Narrator (voice)

2022

Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2

Eudoria Holmes

2022

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Self

2022

The House

The House

Jen (voice)

2022

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Self

2022

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser

Red Queen (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Self (archive footage)

2021

Dragonheart: Vengeance

Dragonheart: Vengeance

Siveth (voice)

2021

Clown

Clown

Narrator (voice)

2020

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson

reader

2020

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Lady Devilla

2020

The Magical World of Julia Donaldson

The Magical World of Julia Donaldson

Self - Readings

2020

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Eudoria Holmes

2020

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered

Self

2019

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

Self

2019

Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice

Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice

Narrator (voice)

2019

Reimagining The Met Gala

Reimagining The Met Gala

Self

2018

Ocean's Team 3.0

Ocean's Team 3.0

Self

2018

Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

Rose Weil

2018

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

Margaret Conroy (voice)

2018

55 Steps

55 Steps

Eleanor Riese

2018

Poles Apart

Poles Apart

Nanuk

2017

Wild Africa / Tiny Giants

Wild Africa / Tiny Giants

Narrator (Wild Africa)

2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Iracebeth / Red Queen

2016

Suffragette

Suffragette

Edith Ellyn

2015

Cinderella

Cinderella

Fairy Godmother

2015

Wild Africa

Wild Africa

Narrator

2015

Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley

Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley

Self

2014

Night Will Fall

Night Will Fall

Narrator (voice)

2014

Riding a Train of Thoughts

Riding a Train of Thoughts

Self

2014

Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

Margot Tyrell

2014

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Margot Tyrell

2014

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Dr. Clair

2013

Burton and Taylor

Burton and Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

2013

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Red Harrington

2013

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

Self

2013

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Madame Thénardier

2012

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Miss Havisham

2012

Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons

Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons

Self

2012

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

Dr. Julia Hoffman

2012

The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres

The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres

Narrator

2012

The Price of Kings: Yasser Arafat

The Price of Kings: Yasser Arafat

Narrator

2012

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child

Mother Squirrel (voice)

2011

When Harry Left Hogwarts

When Harry Left Hogwarts

Self

2011

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

Ophelia (archive footage)

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Bellatrix Lestrange

2011

Toast

Toast

Mrs Potter

2010

The King's Speech

The King's Speech

Queen Elizabeth

2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Bellatrix Lestrange

2010

Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice

Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice

Self

2010

Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter

Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter

Self

2010

Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland

Self

2010

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Iracebeth / Red Queen

2010

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

Mother Squirrel (voice)

2009

Enid

Enid

Enid Blyton

2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Bellatrix Lestrange

2009

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation

Serena

2009

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

Self

2008

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Mrs. Lovett

2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Bellatrix Lestrange

2007

Sixty Six

Sixty Six

Esther Rubens

2006

Conversations with Other Women

Conversations with Other Women

Woman

2006

Magnificent 7

Magnificent 7

Maggi Jackson

2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Lady Campanula Tottington (voice)

2005

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride (voice)

2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Mrs. Bucket

2005

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Beatrice Baudelaire (uncredited)

2004

The Heart of Me

The Heart of Me

Dinah

2004

Big Fish

Big Fish

Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch

2003

Celebrity Naked Ambition

Celebrity Naked Ambition

Self (archive footage)

2003

Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

Ingrid Formanek

2002

Till Human Voices Wake Us

Till Human Voices Wake Us

Ruby

2002

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty

Cora

2001

Novocaine

Novocaine

Susan

2001

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

Ari

2001

Football

Football

Mum

2001

Fight Club: Behind the Scenes

Fight Club: Behind the Scenes

Self

2000

Carnivale

Carnivale

Milly (voice)

2000

Fight Club

Fight Club

Marla Singer

1999

The Theory of Flight

The Theory of Flight

Jane Hatchard

1999

The Revengers' Comedies

The Revengers' Comedies

Karen Knightly

1998

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Rosemary

1997

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

Kate Croy

1997

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Olivia

1996

Shadow Play

Shadow Play

Ada

1996

Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

Amanda

1995

Margaret's Museum

Margaret's Museum

Margaret MacNeil

1995

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Elizabeth

1994

Butter

Butter

Dorothy

1994

Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald

Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald

Marina Oswald

1993

Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen

Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen

Pandora / Julie

1993

White Bear's Secret

White Bear's Secret

White Bear (voice)

1992

Howards End

Howards End

Helen Schlegel

1992

Brown Bear's Wedding

Brown Bear's Wedding

White Bear (voice)

1991

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Caroline Abbott

1991

Hamlet

Hamlet

Ophelia

1990

Beatrix: The Early Life of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix: The Early Life of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter

1990

Getting It Right

Getting It Right

Minerva Munday

1989

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

Raina Petkoff

1989

Francesco

Francesco

Chiara

1989

The Mask

The Mask

Iris

1988

A Hazard of Hearts

A Hazard of Hearts

Serena Staverley

1987

The Vision

The Vision

Jo Marriner

1987

Maurice

Maurice

Young Lady at Cricket Match (uncredited)

1987

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

Lucy Honeychurch

1986

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

Lady Jane Grey

1986

A Pattern of Roses

A Pattern of Roses

Netty (The Past)

1983

The Offing

The Offing

Dulcie Piper

James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty

Self

The Well of Saint Nobody

The Well of Saint Nobody

Tara

Not Bloody Likely

Not Bloody Likely

Mrs. Patrick Campbell

The Housekeeper

The Housekeeper

Adelaide