Helena Bonham Carter
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| Helena Bonham Carter | ||||
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 at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival promoting Curse of the Wererabbit | ||||
| Birth name | Helena Bonham Carter | |||
| Born | May 26 1966 Golders Green, London, England | |||
| Occupation | Actress, Singer | |||
| Years active | 1983 - present | |||
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Helena Bonham Carter (born May 26 1966) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated English actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Marla Singer in the film Fight Club, Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Lucy Honeychurch in the film A Room with a View, her Oscar-nominated performance as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove, her Golden Globe-nominated performance as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, as well as her other collaborations with her domestic partner, Tim Burton.
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Biography
Early life and family background
Bonham Carter was born in Golders Green, London. Her mother, Elena (née Propper de Callejón), is a psychotherapist. Her father, Raymond Bonham Carter, was a merchant banker and the alternate UK director representing the Bank of England at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. during the 1960s;[1][2][3] he came from a famous British political family, being the son of Maurice Bonham Carter and Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury (whose father was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, H. H. Asquith). Helena Bonham Carter's maternal grandfather, Eduardo Propper de Callejón, was of half Spanish and half Jewish ancestry, and served as a diplomat and former Minister-Counsellor at the Spanish Embassy in Washington, D.C. Helena Bonham Carter's Jewish maternal grandmother, Hélène Fould-Springer, was the daughter of Baron Eugène Fould-Springer (a French-born banker who was a cousin of Achille Fould), and Mitzi Springer (whose father was the industrialist Baron Gustav Springer).[1][4][5] Hélène Fould-Springer's sister was the French philanthropist Liliane de Rothschild (1916–2003), the wife of Baron Élie de Rothschild, and her other sister, Therese, was the mother of British writer David Pryce-Jones.[4]
Bonham Carter has two brothers, Edward and Thomas, and is a cousin of actor Crispin Bonham-Carter, who played Mr. Bingley in the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice. Bonham Carter was educated at the South Hampstead High School, a girls' independent school in Hampstead, London and later at Westminster School, a co-educational independent school near the Palace of Westminster.
Career
Bonham Carter has not received any formal training in acting.[6] In 1979, she won a national writing contest and used the money won to pay for her entry into the actors directory 'Spotlight'. She made her professional acting début at the age of 16, in a television commercial. She also had a part in a minor TV film A Pattern of Roses (1983). Her first starring film role was in Lady Jane (1984, released 1986) which had mixed reviews. Her breakthrough performance was in the role of Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985, released 1986) which was filmed after Lady Jane, but released first. Bonham Carter also appeared in episodes of Miami Vice as Don Johnson's love interest during the 1986-87 season.
These early films led to her being typecast as a "corset queen", and "English rose", playing pre- and early 20th century characters, particularly in Merchant-Ivory films. She eventually expanded her range,[6] and now has a high profile for more recent films such as Fight Club, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Big Fish, and Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. She also speaks French fluently, starring in a 1996 French film Portraits chinois. In August 2001, she was featured in Maxim. Bonham Carter was a member of the jury at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival that unanimously selected The Wind That Shakes the Barley as the best film.
Bonham Carter played Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was released in 2007. She replaced Helen McCrory, who left due to pregnancy, (but will be portraying Narcissa Malfoy in the sixth and possibly seventh film adaptations). Bonham Carter received positive reviews as Lestrange, described as a "shining but underused talent";[7] her character will re-appear in the final three movie adaptations of the six and seventh books.[8] She then played Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd's (Johnny Depp) amorous accomplice in the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The film was released on December 21, 2007 in the US[9] and January 25, 2008 in the UK. Directed by Tim Burton, Bonham Carter received a Golden Globe nomination ("Best Actress - Comedy or Musical") for her performance, though she did not win. She also won the Best Actress award in the 2007 Evening Standard British Film Awards for her performances in Sweeney Todd and Conversations With Other Women.
Personal life
Bonham Carter was in a relationship with actor Kenneth Branagh (with whom she appeared in several films) from 1994 to the summer of 1999. She then briefly dated actors Rufus Sewell and Steve Martin.[10] In October 2001, she began her current relationship with director Tim Burton, whom she met while filming Planet of the Apes. She has appeared in all of his subsequent films. They live in Belsize Park, London, in adjoining houses with a connecting hallway, each part decorated and styled to suit their own personalities, because they felt they couldn't live 'together' but didn't want to live apart. They purchased the house when she became pregnant with the couple's first child, son Billy Ray Burton, who was born on 4 October, 2003. At age 41, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, on 15 December, 2007 in Central London.[11] The baby did not have a name for almost six weeks, as Burton and Bonham Carter guessed they were having a boy. Numerous Internet websites stated for weeks that the baby girl was named Indiana Rose Burton; Bonham Carter addressed these rumours by stating "Apparently on the internet she’s called Indiana Rose! [laughs] I don’t know where it’s come from but it can be that till she’s been named properly [laughs]."[12][13] The name of the baby is still unreleased.[14][15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A Pattern of Roses | Netty | |
| 1985 | A Room with a View | Lucy Honeychurch | novel by E. M. Forster |
| 1986 | Lady Jane | Lady Jane Grey | |
| 1987 | Maurice | Lady at Cricket Match (cameo) | novel by E. M. Forster |
| A Hazard of Hearts | Serena Staverley | novel by Barbara Cartland | |
| Miami Vice | Dr. Theresa Lyons | Two episodes - Theresa & Savage | |
| The Vision | Jo Marriner | ||
| 1988 | Maschera, La | Iris | |
| Six Minutes with Ludwig | The Star | ||
| 1989 | Francesco | Chiara Offreduccio | |
| Getting It Right | Lady Minerva Munday | ||
| Arms and the Man | Raina | ||
| 1990 | Hamlet | Ophelia | |
| 1991 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | Caroline Abbott | novel by E. M. Forster |
| 1992 | Howards End | Helen Schlegel | novel by E. M. Forster Nominated for BAFTA |
| 1993 | Dancing Queen | Pandora/Julie | aka Rik Mayall Presents Dancing Queen |
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Elizabeth Frankenstein | Nominated for Saturn Award |
| Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald | Marina Oswald | Nominated for Golden Globe | |
| A Dark Adapted Eye | Faith Severn (adult) | ||
| Butter | Dorothy | ||
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Amanda Weinrib | |
| Margaret's Museum | Margaret MacNeil | Won Genie Award
Won Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress (with The Wings of the Dove) Won Fantasporto award | |
| 1996 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | |
| Portraits chinois | Ada | ||
| 1997 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | Rosemary | novel by George Orwell |
| The Revengers' Comedies | Karen Knightly | play by Alan Ayckbourn U.S. title: Sweet Revenge | |
| The Wings of the Dove | Kate Croy | novel by Henry James:
Nominated for Oscar, Nominated BAFTA Nominated Golden Globe Nominated Satellite award Nominated OFCS Award Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award Won Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress Won Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Won NBR Award for Best Actress Won BSFC Award for Best Actress Won DFWFCA Award for Best Actress Won KCFCC Award for Best Actress Won Sierra Award for Best Actress Won ALFS Award for Best Actress Won STFC Award for Best Actress Won SEFCA Award for Best Actress Won TFCA Award for Best Actress Won LAFCA Award for Best Actress Won NBR Award for Best Actress | |
| 1998 | Merlin | Morgan le Fay | Nominated for Golden Globe
Nominated Emmy |
| The Theory of Flight | Jane Thatchard | Nominated Satellite award | |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Marla Singer | novel by Chuck Palahniuk :
Won an Empire Award |
| Women Talking Dirty | Cora | produced by David Furnish and Elton John (executive producer) | |
| The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | Lily | ||
| 2000 | Carnivale | Milly | |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Ari | directed by Tim Burton:
Nominated for an Empire Award |
| Novocaine | Susan Ivey | ||
| Football | Mum | ||
| 2002 | The Heart Of Me | Dinah | novel by Rosamond Lehmann
Nominated British Independent Film Award |
| Live From Baghdad | Ingrid Formanek | Nominated for Golden Globe
Nominated Emmy | |
| Till Human Voices Wake Us | Ruby | ||
| 2003 | Big Fish | Jenny/The Witch | directed by Tim Burton
Nominated: César award |
| Henry VIII | Anne Boleyn | ||
| 2005 | Conversations with Other Women | Woman | Won a Tokyo film award |
| Magnificent 7 | Maggi | ||
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Lady Tottington (voice role) | Nominated for Annie Award
Won Cine Awards | |
| Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | Corpse Bride (voice role) | directed by Tim Burton
Won an Annie Award | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Mrs. Bucket | directed by Tim Burton | |
| 2006 | Sixty Six | Esther Reuben | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Bellatrix Lestrange | directed by David Yates :
Nominated Teen Choice Award Nominated Fantasporto award |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett | directed by Tim Burton, musical by Stephen Sondheim,
Nominated for Golden Globe | |
| 2008 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Bellatrix Lestrange | directed by David Yates |
| 2009 | Wild Target | Starring alongside Bill Nighy | |
| Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins | Serena | Confirmed | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Bellatrix Lestrange | directed by David Yates |
| Dark Shadows | Rumoured | ||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Bellatrix Lestrange | directed by David Yates |
Discography
| Year | Song Title | Film | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Worst Pies in London | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Solo Performance |
| Poor Thing | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Johnny Depp | |
| My Friends | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Johnny Depp | |
| Pirelli's Miracle Elixir | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Johnny Depp & Edward Sanders | |
| Wait | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Johnny Depp | |
| Epiphany | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Johnny Depp & Jamie Campbell Bower | |
| A Little Priest | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Johnny Depp | |
| God That's Good! | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Edward Sanders | |
| By the Sea | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Johnny Depp | |
| Not While I'm Around | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Duet with Edward Sanders | |
| 2005 | Tears to Shed | Corpse Bride | Solo Performance |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Title | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | BAFTA Award | Nominated | Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Howards End (1992) |
| 1994 | Golden Globe Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
for: Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) (TV) |
| 1995 | Saturn Award | Nominated | Best Actress
for: Frankenstein (1994) |
| 1996 | International Fantasy Film Award | Won | Best Actress
for: Margaret's Museum (1995) |
| Genie Award | Won | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
for: Margaret's Museum (1995) | |
| 1997 | LAFCA Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) |
| NBR Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Film Excellence Award | Won | ||
| BSFC Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| 1998 | OFCS Award | Nominated | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) |
| Oscar | Nominated | Best Actress in a leading role
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| BAFTA Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Critics' Choice Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Chlotrudis Award | Won | Best Actress
for: Margaret's Museum (1995) | |
| DFWFCA Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
for: Merlin (1998) (TV) | |
| Golden Globe Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| KCFCC Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Sierra Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| OFCS Award | Nominated | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Golden Satellite Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Nominated | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| SEFCA Award | Won | Best Actress
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| TFCA Award | Won | Best Performance, Female
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| 1999 | Golden Globe Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture
for: Merlin (1998) (TV) |
| ALFS Award | Won | British Actress of the Year
for: The Wings of the Dove (1997) | |
| Golden Satellite Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: The Theory of Flight (1998) | |
| 2000 | Empire Award | Won | Best British Actress
for: Fight Club (1999) |
| 2002 | Saturn Award | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress
for: Planet of the Apes (2001) |
| Empire Award | Nominated | Best British Actress
for: Planet of the Apes (2001) | |
| 2003 | British Independent Film Award | Nominated | Best Actress
for: The Heart of Me (2002) |
| Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
for: Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV) | |
| Golden Globe | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
for: Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV) | |
| 2005 | Best Actress Award | Won | Best Actress
for: Conversations with Other Women (2005) |
| 2006 | Annie Award | Nominated | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
for: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
| 2008 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Won | Best Actress
for: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) |
| Evening Standard British Film Award | Won | Best Actress
for: Conversations with Other Women (2005) | |
| Golden Globe Award | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
for: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | |
| ALFS Award | Nominated | British Actress of the Year
for: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | |
| Saturn Award | Nominated | Best Actress
for: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) |
References
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- ^ a b Frazer, Jenni. "How Helena’s grandfather was finally recognised as a true hero", The Jewish Chronicle, 2009-02-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Barber, Lynn. "Helena Bonham Carter: 'Couldn't she just wear a babygro?'", Guardian Unlimited, 1997-04-20. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ a b "Zen and the inner ape", telegraph.co.uk, 2001-08-02. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Lewis, Leo. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: the first review", Times Online, 2007-06-28. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ Daly, Steve. "Helena Bonham Carter Gets Wicked", Entertainment Weekly, 2007-07-13. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ Broadway.com Staff. "Helena Bonham Carter Set to Play Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd Film", Broadway.com, 2006-10-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ WENN. "Steve Martin Dumped By Helena Bonham Carter", IMDB News, 2000-08-14. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ "Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter take son Billy Ray for a walk". Celebrity-babies.com (2007-12-27). Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
- ^ Helena Bonham Carter and daughter out in London : Celebrity Baby Blog
- ^ "Helena Bonham Carter speaks about new daughter, living with Tim Burton". Celebrity-babies.com (2008-01-19). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ "Helena Bonham Carter takes daughter out for a walk". Celebrity-babies.com (2008-01-10). Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ "Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton out for a walk in Primose Hill with children". Celebrity-babies.com (2008-01-28). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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