Helen Hunt’s Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Relationships & More

Helen Hunt is a dedicated actress who acquired her love for acting from watching stage performances along with her father. She has performed since she was ten and there is no denying that the actress is exceptionally talented. Her multiple awards, including Emmys, Golden Globes, and an Academy Award, speak for themselves.

The award-winning American actress has also extended herself to directing films and series. If you’re spellbound by her, here is everything you must know about Helen Hunt’s career, body measurements, workout routine, net worth, and more.

Helen Hunt’s Career

Born in Culver City, California, Helen Hunt hails from a family working in the entertainment industry. Her mother was a photographer, and her father was a director.

As Helen Hunt’s father was a stage director in New York, she regularly went to watch performances. She also took ballet classes and studied at the University of California for a while.

Actress Helen Hunt was only 10 when she bagged her first onscreen role in the made-for-television film Pioneer Woman in 1973. Following it, she acted in several television movies, including Death Scream, Having Babies, Child Bride of Short Creek, The Miracle of Kathy Miller, Shooter, Twelfth Night, and others.

Hunt’s first lead role in a television show was in the three-episode series Amy Prentiss. She later took leading roles in The Swiss Family Robinson, The Fitzpatricks, It Takes Two, Mad About You, Empire Falls, Shots Fired, and World on Fire.

Adding to them, Hunt has also made guest appearances in different series like The Bionic Woman, The Facts of Life, CBS Afternoon Playhouse, Darkroom, Highway to Heaven, and Friends. Soon, her theatrical cinema debut came in the 1977 film Rollercoaster.

After that, Helen Hunt acted in many other films, including Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Project X, Next of Kin, Bob Roberts, What Women Want, A Good Woman, Then She Found Me, Decoding Annie Parker, and Candy Jar.

Hunt has also performed in plays, with her first stage performance being in the drama Our Town at the Lincoln Center Theater in 1998. Her other works include The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Working, etc.

Additionally, Helen Hunt directed episodes from various television series, including Mad About You, Revenge, Life in Pieces, House of Lies, This is Us, American Housewife, The Politician, and many others.

Hunt’s latest on-screen appearances were in the 2021 film How It Ends and the first season of the ongoing television series Blindspotting which began airing in 2021.

Helen Hunt’s Height and Weight

Helen Hunt’s slender figure is proof that age is no barrier when it comes to looking gorgeous. Her height is 5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm (1.70 m), and she weighs only 59 kg or 130 pounds.

While Helen Hunt used to diet during the eighties, she has now given up on dieting. This is because she did not like the effect it had on her.

Helen Hunt’s Dating History

Helen Hunt famously began dating Hank Azaria in 1994 and married him in 1999. But the couple, who had dated for about five years before tying the knot, split up quickly. They made the mutual decision to divorce each other in 2000.

Hank Azaria opened up that he was jealous of Helen Hunt’s successful career, which affected their marriage.

A year after her divorce from Hank Azaria, Helen Hunt sparked a romance with Matthew Carnahan. Their relationship was one that their friends envied, but that was not the complete truth. The couple often fought, and Helen Hunt suspected he was cheating.

Helen Hunt and Matthew Carnahan have a daughter together. And their 16-year relationship only lasted for the sake of their daughter, Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan.

Hunt is currently a single mother, and she proudly posted her daughter’s graduation photo in June 2022.

• Full Born Name: Helen Elizabeth Hunt 
• Nickname: Helen
• Occupation: Actress and Director
• Religion: Jewish and Methodist
• Date of Birth: 15 June 1963
• Birthplace: Culver City, California, United States
• Zodiac Sign: Gemini
• Father Name: Gordon Hunt
• Mother Name: Jane Elizabeth Novis
• Siblings’ Names: Colleen Hunt
• Spouse: Hank Azaria (m. 1999–2000)
• Children: Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan

Helen Hunt’s Body Measurements

When then-60-year-old Helen hit the beach in a bikini, many tabloids wrote about her. Netizens were raving about her healthy figure. Helen Hunt’s body measurements are 36-25-35 in or 91-64-89 cm. 

Hunt stays fit by walking, running, and doing yoga. She also surfs, but she does not regard it as her workout.

Helen Hunt’s Ample Bosom

Helen Hunt is no stranger when it comes to showing off her bikini-clad. She flaunts her ample bosom with great confidence. Helen Hunt’s breast size is 36 inches, and her bra size is 34B with a cup size of B.

Attending the What Women Want premiere, Helen Hunt wore a glamorous dress with a plunging neckline. The shimmering dress brought attention to her perfectly-shaped busts.

Did Helen Hunt Have Any Plastic Surgeries?

Whenever an actress crosses a certain age, netizens quickly suspect that the celebrity has undergone plastic surgery, especially when the said star appears younger than their actual age. That was also the case for Helen Hunt when she appeared on Good Morning America in 2019.

Fans thought that the Mad About You actress seemed different. Plastic surgeons who took a close look at her pictures suggested that Helen Hunt might have possibly gotten a facelift, botox, neck lift, and eyelid lift.

As Helen Hunt has not yet talked about going under the knife, we can say that the As Good as It Get heroine has not received any cosmetic surgery treatments yet.

Helen Hunt’s Net Worth

Helen Hunt grew up in front of the camera as she continued to act from her teen years to her 50s. In addition to being a well-established American actress, who received $1 million for her role in Mad About You, she also directed several projects.

Helen Hunt’s decades of contribution to the entertainment industry have owed to her net worth, which is $75 million as of 2022.

Helen Hunt’s Most Loved Things

• Favorite Baseball Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
• Favorite Activities: Watching Musicals
• Favorite Food: Pad Thai 

Helen Hunt’s Most Notable Awards

• Golden Globe Award: Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Mad About You (1994; 1995; 1997)
• Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, Mad About You (1995)
• American Comedy Awards: Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) – Network, Cable or Syndication, Mad About You (1996)
• Academy Award: Best Actress, As Good as It Gets (1998)
• Satellite Award: Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, As Good as It Gets (1998)
• Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture, As Good as It Gets (1998)
• People’s Choice Award: Favorite Female TV Performer, Mad About You (1999)
• Primetime Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Mad About You (1996; 1997; 1998; 1999)
• Hollywood Film Award: Hollywood Ensemble Award, Bobby (2006)

Fun Facts About Helen Hunt

The first musical Helen Hunt saw was Godspell in a church basement with her father.

Helen Hunt’s mother wrote her school a letter so that Helen Hunt could skip school and go to a Dodger game.

Helen Hunt always wears socks underneath her sandals.

Helen Hunt’s Hollywood career is filled with her acting performance and her work behind the camera as a director. Cheryl Hines is another actress who has also directed episodes of different series. She is known for her roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Suburgatory.