The following is the filmography and stage work of Academy Award winning actress and director Helen Hunt. [1] [2]
| Year [3] | Title | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Tracy Calder | |
| The Spell | Kristina Matchett | ||
| 1984 | Trancers | Leena | |
| 1985 | Waiting to Act | Tracy | Short film | 
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Lynne Stone | ||
| 1986 | The Frog Prince | Princess Henrietta | |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | Beth Bodell | ||
| 1987 | Project X | Teri MacDonald | |
| The Nativity | Mary | Voice role | |
| 1988 | Stealing Home | Hope Wyatt | |
| Miles from Home | Jennifer | ||
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Jessie Gates | |
| 1991 | Trancers II | Lena Deth | |
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Anna | |
| Only You | Clare Enfield | ||
| Bob Roberts | Rose Pondell | ||
| Mr. Saturday Night | Annie Wells | ||
| Trancers III | Lena Deth | ||
| 1993 | Sexual Healing | Rene | Short film | 
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Bev Kilmartin | |
| 1996 | Twister | Dr. Jo Harding | |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Carol Connelly | |
| 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 driver | Scenes 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 Epner | Also co-screenwriter, producer and director | 
| 2010 | Every Day | Jeannie Freed | |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Cheri Hamilton | |
| Jock the Hero Dog | Jess | Voice role | |
| 2012 | The Sessions | Cheryl Cohen-Greene | |
| 2013 | Decoding Annie Parker | Dr. Mary-Claire King | |
| 2014 | Ride | Jackie Durning | Also 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 | |
| 2025 | In Cold Light | Claire | |
| TBA | Tower Stories | Filming | 
| Year [3] | Title | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Pioneer Woman | Sarah Sargeant | Movie | 
| 1974–1975 | Amy Prentiss | Jill Prentiss | Main role; 3 episodes | 
| 1975 | Death Scream | Teila Rodriguez | Movie | 
| 1975–1976 | The Swiss Family Robinson | Helga Wagner | Main role; 20 episodes | 
| 1975 | All Together Now | Susan Lindsay | Movie | 
| 1976 | Ark II | Diana | Episode: "Omega" | 
| Having Babies | Sharon McNamara | Movie | |
| 1977 | The Spell | Kristina Matchett | |
| The Fitzpatricks | Kerry Gerardi | Main role; 9 episodes | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Laurie Slaughter | Episode: "Murray Ghosts for Ted" | |
| 1978 | The Bionic Woman | Princess Aura | Episode: "Sanctuary Earth" | 
| 1979 | Transplant | Janice Hurley | Movie | 
| 1980 | The Facts of Life | Emily | Episode: "Dope" | 
| 1980, 1981 | Knots Landing | Betsy, Brenda | Episodes: "Hitchhike" (Part 2), "Step One" | 
| 1981 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Phoebe | Episode: "I Think I'm Having a Baby" | 
| Child Bride of Short Creek | Naomi | Movie | |
| Darkroom | Nancy Lawrence | Episode: "The Bogeyman Will Get You" | |
| Angel Dusted | Lizzie Eaton | Movie | |
| The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Kathy Miller | ||
| 1982 | Desperate Lives | Sandy Cameron | |
| Gimme a Break! | Valerie | Episode: "An Unmarried Couple" | |
| 1982–1983 | It Takes Two | Lisa Quinn | Main role; 22 episodes | 
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own | Jenny Wells | Movie | 
| Quarterback Princess | Tami Maida | ||
| Choices of the Heart | Cathy | ||
| 1984 | Sweet Revenge | Debbie Markham | |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Lizzy MacGill | Episode: "Thoroughbreds" (Parts 1 & 2) | 
| 1984–1986 | St. Elsewhere | Clancy Williams | Recurring role; 8 episodes | 
| 1988 | Shooter | Tracey | Movie | 
| 1989 | Incident at Dark River | Jesse McCandless | |
| 1990 | China Beach | Amanda 'Sissy' Simpson | Episode: "The Thanks of a Grateful Nation" | 
| 1991 | My Life and Times | Rebecca Miller | Main role; 6 episodes | 
| Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | Pamela Smart | Movie | |
| Into the Badlands | Blossom | ||
| 1992–1999; 2019 | Mad About You | Jamie Stemple Buchman | Main role; 162 episodes | 
| 1993 | In the Company of Darkness | Gina Pulasky | Movie | 
| 1994, 1997 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (host) | 2 episodes | 
| 1995 | Friends | Jamie Buchman | Episode: "The One with Two Parts: Part 1"; | 
| 1998 | The Simpsons | Renee (voice) | Episode: "Dumbbell Indemnity" | 
| Twelfth Night | Viola | Movie | |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Janine Roby | Miniseries | 
| 2017 | Shots Fired [5] | Governor Patricia Eamons | Main role | 
| 2019 | World on Fire | Nancy Campbell | Main role; 7 episodes | 
| 2021–2023 | Blindspotting | Rainey | Recurring role; 12 episodes | 
| 2024–2025 | Hacks | Winnie Landell | Recurring role | 
| Year | Title | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| 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” | 
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Our Town | Emily Webb | Lincoln Center Theater | 
| 1990 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca Minola | New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater | 
| 1998 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Lincoln Center Theater | 
| 2003 | Life x 3 | Sonia | Circle in the Square Theatre | 
| 2010 | Our Town | Stage Manager | Barrow Street Theatre | 
| Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice | Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles | |
| 2012 | Our Town | Stage Manager | Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center | 
| 2019 | Working | Angie White | Encores! at City Center | 
| 2022 | Eureka Day | Suzanne | The Old Vic | 
| 2025 | Betrayal | Emma | Goodman Theatre |