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Also Known As	Helen Elizabeth Hunt
Born	June 15, 1963 (age 63) • Culver City • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1998) • Academy Award (1998): Actress in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (1999): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series • Emmy Award (1998): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series • Emmy Award (1997): Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series • Emmy Award (1996): Outstanding Lead Actress for a Comedy Series • Golden Globe Award (1998): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1997): Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1995): Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1994): Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Notable Works	“Ride” • “Then She Found Me”
Married To	Hank Azaria (1999–2000)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Empire Falls" (2005) • "The Hitchhiker" (1987) • "Sexual Healing" (1993) • "Pay It Forward" (2000) • "Galtar and the Golden Lance" (1985–1986) • "Decoding Annie Parker" (2013) • "Pulse Pounders" (1988) • "Trancers: City of Lost Angels" (1988) • "Miles from Home" (1988) • "Knots Landing" (1980–1981) • "The Bionic Woman" (1978) • "I Love You, Daddy" (2017) • "The Swiss Family Robinson" (1975) • "The Fitzpatricks" (1977–1978) • "Mr. Saturday Night" (1992) • "Stealing Home" (1988) • "Mad About You" (1992–1999) • "Every Day" (2010) • "Kiss of Death" (1995) • "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" (1990) • "World on Fire" (2019) • "Mary Tyler Moore" (1977) • "St. Elsewhere" (1984–1986) • "The Simpsons" (1998) • "A Good Woman" (2004) • "As Good as It Gets" (1997) • "CBS Afternoon Playhouse" (1981) • "Only You" (1992) • "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986) • "The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible" (1986) • "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1985) • "Amy Prentiss" (1974–1975) • "The Sessions" (2012) • "Capitol Critters" (1995) • "Darkroom" (1981) • "Jock" (2011) • "The Two of Us" (1981) • "Next of Kin" (1989) • "It Takes Two" (1982–1983) • "The Waterdance" (1992) • "Soul Surfer" (2011) • "The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda" (1990) • "One Night at McCool's" (2001) • "Then She Found Me" (2007) • "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990) • "Rollercoaster" (1977) • "Ellen" (1998) • "Family" (1976–1980) • "Trancers" (1984) • "Gimme a Break!" (1982) • "Waiting to Act" (1985) • "Trancers II" (1991) • "Ark II" (1976) • "Swiss Family Robinson" (1975–1976) • "Project X" (1987) • "China Beach" (1990) • "I See You" (2019) • "Friends" (1995) • "Ride" (2014) • "Cast Away" (2000) • "The Night Clerk" (2020) • "Dr. T & the Women" (2000) • "Twister: Ride It Out" (1998) • "The Larry Sanders Show" (1993) • "Bob Roberts" (1992) • "Shots Fired" (2017) • "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" (2001) • "Chicken Little" (1998) • "Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour" (1982) • "My Life and Times" (1991) • "Candy Jar" (2018) • "American Playhouse" (1982–1989) • "The Frog Prince" (1988) • "Twister" (1996) • "The Miracle Season" (2018) • "Highway to Heaven" (1985) • "Mad About You" (2019) • "What Women Want" (2000) • "Bobby" (2006) • "The Facts of Life" (1980)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"The Politician" (2019) • "House of Lies" (2016) • "Ride" (2014) • "Mad About You" (1998–1999) • "Then She Found Me" (2007) • "This Is Us" (2016) • "Revenge" (2013–2015) • "The Paul Reiser Show" (2011) • "Life in Pieces" (2016) • "American Housewife" (2018) • "Feud" (2017) • "Californication" (2012) • "Mad About You" (2019) • "Splitting Up Together" (2018)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Ride" (2014) • "Then She Found Me" (2007) • "Mad About You" (2019) • "Mad About You" (1999)