Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter (born May 26 1966; surname: Bonham Carter) is a British actress renowned for her portrayal of pre- and early 20th century female characters, particularly in Merchant Ivory films.

She was born in Golders Green, and educated at Westminster School. She is the great-granddaughter of Herbert Henry Asquith.

She has one son, Billy-Ray, born October 4 2003, fathered by Tim Burton who she met while filming Planet of the Apes. Carter has been engaged to Burton since 2001.

Selected filmography

Lady Jane Grey in Lady Jane (1986)
Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1986) (novel by E. M. Forster)
Ophelia in Hamlet (1990) (film by Franco Zeffirelli)
Caroline Abbott in Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991) (novel by E. M. Forster)
Helen Schlegel in Howards End (1992) (yet another E. M. Forster novel)
Margaret MacNeil in Margaret's Museum (1995)
Armanda Weinrib in Mighty Aphrodite (1995) (film by Woody Allen)
Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997) (novel by Henry James) for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
Rosemary in Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) (novel by George Orwell)
Morgana le Fay in Merlin (1998)
Marla Singer in Fight Club (1999) (novel by Chuck Palahniuk)
Ari in Planet of the Apes (2001)
Anne Boleyn in Henry VIII (2003)
Jenny/The Witch in Big Fish (2003)
Mrs. Bucket in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2005) directed by her fiance Tim Burton

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