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Biography

Academy Award winner Helen Hunt stars as the engagingly neurotic Jamie Buchman in the comedy series Mad About You. Helen Hunt is the daughter…more

Born

6/15/1963, Memorial Hospital, Culver City, California

Birth Name

Helen Elizabeth Hunt

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- Mad About You
  Jamie Stemple Buchman
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Final Frontier (2)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Final Frontier (1)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 20 The Dirty Little Secret
    5/17/99
  - S 7: Ep 19 Paved with Good Intentions
    5/13/99
  - S 7: Ep 18 Stealing Burt's Car
    5/10/99
  - + 159 More Credits
- My Life and Times
  Rebecca Miller
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Collapse of '98
    5/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 Fare on Park Avenue
    5/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 4 Millennium
    5/23/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 Our Wedding
    5/23/91
  - S 1: Ep 2 Jessie
    5/1/91
  - + 1 More Credits
- It Takes Two (1982)
  Lisa Quinn
  - S 1: Ep 22 Instinct
    4/28/83
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Suit
    4/14/83
  - S 1: Ep 20 Mother and Child Reunion
    3/31/83
  - S 1: Ep 19 Molly's Best Friend
    3/24/83
  - S 1: Ep 18 Only When You Laugh
    3/10/83
  - + 17 More Credits
- The Fitzpatricks
  Kerry Gerardi
  - S 1: Ep 11 A Living Wage
    1/3/78
  - S 1: Ep 10 Runaway
    12/20/77
  - S 1: Ep 9 Say Goodbye To Buddy Bonkers
    12/6/77
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Sacrament
    11/29/77
  - S 1: Ep 7 Marijuana
    11/22/77
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson
  Helga Robinson
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Chimp
    11/9/75
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Typhoon
    9/14/75
- Amy Prentiss
  Jill Prentiss
  - S 1: Ep 3 Profile in Evil
    2/2/75
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Desperate World of Jane Doe
    12/22/74
  - S 1: Ep 1 Baptism of Fire
    12/1/74
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 100 Show #2907
    4/22/08
  - S 14: Ep 54 Show #2663
    11/24/06
  - S 12: Ep 143 Show #2362
    5/10/05
  - S 10: Ep 114 Show #1963
    4/2/03
  - S 8: Ep 66 Show #1524
    12/14/00
  - + 10 More Credits
- St. Elsewhere
  Clancy Williams
  - S 4: Ep 16 Family Affair
    2/12/86
  - S 3: Ep 2 Playing God (2)
    9/26/84
  - S 3: Ep 1 Playing God (1)
    9/19/84
  - S 2: Ep 22 Hello, Goodbye
    5/16/84
- St. Elsewhere
  Clancy
  - S 4: Ep 15 Family Feud
    1/29/86
  - S 4: Ep 14 Family Ties
    1/22/86
  - S 3: Ep 22 Tears of a Clown
    3/13/85
  - S 3: Ep 11 Homecoming
    12/5/84
Guest Star (37)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 120 Helen Hunt/Sarah Chalke/She & Him
    5/1/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 226 Helen Hunt, Def Leppard
    4/29/08
  - S 2: Ep 170 Helen Hunt/Nelly
    5/27/05
  - S 2: Ep 94 Paul Reiser/Helen Hunt/Elisabeth Shue
    1/27/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 20: Ep 150 April 23, 2008
    4/23/08
- The View
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 55 November 20, 2006
    11/20/06
  - S 8: Ep 44 Hunt/Belzer
    10/28/04
- The Greatest
  Herself (98)
  - S 4: Ep 1 100 Greatest teen stars (100-81)
    2/1/06
- Saturday Night Live
  Airlines Stewardess
  - — Best of David Spade
    10/15/05
  - S 24: Ep 25 Bad Boys of SNL
    9/26/98
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 74: Ep 1 The 74th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/02
  - S 71: Ep 1 The 71st Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/99
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
  - S 69: Ep 1 The 69th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/97
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 9 Helen Hunt
    4/15/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 59 Show #871
    11/27/00
  - S 5: Ep 31 Show #843
    10/17/00
  - S 3: Ep 167 Show #598
    5/20/99
  - S 2: Ep 69 Show #311
    12/23/97
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 24: Ep 24 Saturday Night Live 25: The Music: 1995-1999
    9/24/99
  - S 23: Ep 9 Helen Hunt/Hanson
    12/13/97
  - S 19: Ep 16 Helen Hunt/Snoop Doggy Dogg
    3/19/94
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/12/99
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/98
  - S 46: Ep 1 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/11/94
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/93
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 6: Ep 74 Show #1139
    12/28/98
  - S 5: Ep 118 Show #0980
    3/27/98
  - S 2: Ep 117 Show #0336
    3/1/95
- Ellen
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 19 Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (1)
    5/13/98
- The Simpsons
  Renee
  - S 9: Ep 16 Dumbbell Indemnity
    3/1/98
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
  Herself, Nominee
  - S 1: Ep 1 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
    2/25/95
- Friends
  Jamie Buchman
- Cannon Movie Tales
  Princess Henrietta
  - S 1: Ep 4 Frog Prince
    4/23/94
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Breakdown (2)
    6/2/93
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 121 Show #1705
    10/30/92
  - S 11: Ep 100 Show #1684
    9/10/92
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 78 May 12, 1992
    5/12/92
- The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
  Bridget Kane
  - S 1: Ep 6 An Act of Love
    10/29/90
- China Beach
  Amanda 'Sissy' Simpson
  - S 3: Ep 17 The Thanks of a Grateful Nation
    2/28/90
- American Playhouse
  Mary Austin
  - S 8: Ep 11 Land of Little Rain
    5/31/89
- The Hitchhiker
  Donette
  - S 2: Ep 4 Why Are You Here?
    3/10/87
- Highway to Heaven
  Lizzy MacGill
  - S 1: Ep 25 Thoroughbreds (2)
    5/8/85
  - S 1: Ep 24 Thoroughbreds (1)
    5/1/85
- Battle of the Network Stars
  ABC Team
  - S 7: Ep 1 Special #13
    10/1/82
- Gimme a Break!
  Valerie
  - S 1: Ep 19 An Unmarried Couple
    4/1/82
- Darkroom
  Nancy Lawrence
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Bogeyman Will Get You
    12/4/81
- Knots Landing
  Brenda
  - S 2: Ep 6 Step One
    1/1/81
- Knots Landing
  Betsy
  - S 2: Ep 2 Hitchhike (2)
    11/27/80
- The Facts Of Life
  Emily
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dope
    6/11/80
- Family
  Sandy
  - S 5: Ep 5 Hard Times
    1/28/80
- The Bionic Woman
  Princess Aura
  - S 3: Ep 16 Sanctuary Earth
    2/11/78
- Family
  Tracey Palmer
  - S 3: Ep 6 We Love You, Miss Jessup
    11/1/77
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  Laurie Slaughter
  - S 7: Ep 20 Murray Ghosts for Ted
    2/14/77
- Family
  Robin Trask
  - S 2: Ep 3 Home Movie
    10/26/76
- Ark II
  Diana
  - S 1: Ep 5 Omega
    10/9/76
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Friends
  Jamie Buchman
  - S 1: Ep 16 The One with Two Parts (1)
    2/23/95
Director (2)

Role
- Californication
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 9 At the Movies
    3/11/12
- Mad About You
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Final Frontier (2)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Final Frontier (1)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 9 Farmer Buchman
    1/11/99
  - S 6: Ep 20 Mother's Day
    5/5/98
  - S 6: Ep 13 Cheating on Sheila
    2/24/98
Story (1)

Role
- Mad About You
  Story
  - S 7: Ep 22 The Final Frontier (2)
    5/24/99
  - S 7: Ep 21 The Final Frontier (1)
    5/24/99
Producer (1)

Role
- Mad About You
  Producer
Hairstylist (1)

Role
- Father Knows Best
  Hairstylist
  - S 6: Ep 21 Jim's Big Surprise
    2/29/60
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Imposter
    10/26/59

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- Helen was nominated for 4 SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series from 1995-1998. She won in 1995. Those same four years, 1995-1998, she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Mad About.
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- Helen and her Mad About You (1992) co-star Paul Reiser were both given $1,000,000 salaries for every episode in 1999.
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- She has won four Emmys and four Golden Globes for her work on Mad About You.
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- Helen: I don't like people to think they know me. It makes me queasy.
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- Helen: If you ever hear that there is a show called 'Helen', shoot me, will you please? (on the recent rash of self titled TV shows)
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- Helen: (about Hawaii) It's where I feel right. I can write here, think, chill, get a clear head.
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