Helen Hunt filmography

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

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Filmography

Film

Film roles [3]
YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Rollercoaster Tracy Calder
1981 Child Bride of Short Creek Naomi
1984 Trancers Lena
1985Waiting to ActTracyShort 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 DethDirect-to-video
1992 The Waterdance Anna
Only You Clare Enfield
Bob Roberts Rose Pondell
Mr. Saturday Night Annie Wells
Trancers III LenaDirect-to-video
1993 Sexual Healing ReneShort 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 driverScenes 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 EpnerAlso co-screenwriter, producer and director
2010 Every Day Jeannie
2011 Soul Surfer Cheri Hamilton
Jock the Hero Dog JessVoice role
2012 The Sessions Cheryl Cohen-Greene See full list
2013 Decoding Annie Parker Dr. Mary-Claire King
2014 Ride JackieAlso 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]
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973Pioneer WomanSarah SargeantMovie
1974–1975 Amy Prentiss Jill PrentissMain role; 3 episodes
1975 Death Scream Teila RodriguezMovie
1975–1976 The Swiss Family Robinson HelgaMain role; 20 episodes
1975All Together NowSusan LindsayMovie
1976 Ark II DianaEpisode: "Omega"
Having Babies Sharon McNamaraMovie
1977 The Spell Kristina Matchett
The Fitzpatricks Kerry GerardiMain role; 9 episodes
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Laurie SlaughterEpisode: "Murray Ghosts for Ted"
1978 The Bionic Woman Princess AuraEpisode: "Sanctuary Earth"
1979TransplantJanice HurleyMovie
1980 The Facts of Life EmilyEpisode: "Dope"
1980, 1981 Knots Landing Betsy, BrendaEpisodes: "Hitchhike" (Part 2), "Step One"
1981 CBS Afternoon Playhouse PhoebeEpisode: "I Think I'm Having a Baby"
Child Bride of Short Creek NaomiMovie
Darkroom Nancy LawrenceEpisode: "The Bogeyman Will Get You"
Angel DustedLizzie EatonMovie
The Miracle of Kathy Miller Kathy Miller
1982 Desperate Lives Sandy Cameron
Gimme a Break! ValerieEpisode: "An Unmarried Couple"
1982–1983 It Takes Two Lisa QuinnMain role; 22 episodes
1983 Bill: On His Own Jenny WellsMovie
Quarterback Princess Tami Maida
Choices of the Heart Cathy
1984Sweet RevengeDebbie Markham
1985 Highway to Heaven Lizzy MacGillEpisode: "Thoroughbreds" (Parts 1 & 2)
1984–1986 St. Elsewhere Clancy WilliamsRecurring role; 8 episodes
1988 Shooter TraceyMovie
1989Incident at Dark RiverJesse McCandless
1990 China Beach Amanda 'Sissy' SimpsonEpisode: "The Thanks of a Grateful Nation"
1991 My Life and Times Rebecca MillerMain role; 6 episodes
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story Pamela Smart Movie
Into the Badlands BlossomMovie
1992–1999; 2019 Mad About You Jamie Stemple BuchmanMain role; 162 episodes
1993In the Company of DarknessGina PulaskyMovie
1994, 1997 Saturday Night Live Herself (host)2 episodes
1995 Friends Jamie BuchmanEpisode: "The One with Two Parts: Part 1";
1998 The Simpsons Renee (voice)Episode: "Dumbbell Indemnity"
Twelfth Night ViolaMovie
2005 Empire Falls Janine RobyMiniseries
2017 Shots Fired [5] Governor Patricia EamonsMain role
2019 World on Fire Nancy Campbell Main role; 7 episodes
2021–2023 Blindspotting RaineyRecurring role; 9 episodes

Director

Film and TV [3]
YearTitleNotes
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]
YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2010Our TownStage Manager Barrow Street Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
2012Our TownStage Manager Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
2019 Working Angie White Encores! at City Center
2022 Eureka Day Suzanne The Old Vic

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References

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  4. "'I See You' Ending Explained: Who Is Behind the Murders and Hauntings?". collider.com. 3 April 2023.
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  6. "Abandoned!". The Futon Critic . Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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