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AboutHelena Bonham Carter was born in Golders Green, London on May 26th 1966. She is an English actress who has been nominated for an Oscar and is best known for her relationship with Tim Burton and roles in movies such as 'Fight Club' and 'Planet of the Apes'.
Helena attended 'South Hampstead High School' an all girl's school in Hampstead, London and from there she went on to Westminster School.
She has a highly political orientated family, and her grandfather was the former British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith.
In 1979 Helena won a national writing contest, the money from which she used to pay for her entry into the actors directory 'Spotlight'.
Her determination paid off when she broke into the world of films in 1984 in the movie 'Lady Jane' but her breakthrough role was not to come until she starred in 'A Room with a View' in 1985 these roles lead to her being typecast and sometimes called 'The Corset Queen' but she eventually moved on to a wider variety of roles in more challenging and edgy movies such as 'Fight Club' alongside Brad Pitt and Edward Norton and 'Corpse Bride' the animated sequel to 'The Nightmare before Christmas' by director and Helena's current partner Tim Burton.
Helena Bonham Carter was a member of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival Jury and they selected 'The wind that shakes the barley' as Best Film.
It is rare for Helena to go into great detail about her private life, but it is known that she has dated actors Kenneth Branagh, Rufus Sewell and Steve Martin. In October 2001 she entered into a long term relationship with director Tim Burton, the couple have a son together Billy-Ray Burton who was born on October 4th 2003.
Helena attended 'South Hampstead High School' an all girl's school in Hampstead, London and from there she went on to Westminster School.
She has a highly political orientated family, and her grandfather was the former British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith.
In 1979 Helena won a national writing contest, the money from which she used to pay for her entry into the actors directory 'Spotlight'.
Her determination paid off when she broke into the world of films in 1984 in the movie 'Lady Jane' but her breakthrough role was not to come until she starred in 'A Room with a View' in 1985 these roles lead to her being typecast and sometimes called 'The Corset Queen' but she eventually moved on to a wider variety of roles in more challenging and edgy movies such as 'Fight Club' alongside Brad Pitt and Edward Norton and 'Corpse Bride' the animated sequel to 'The Nightmare before Christmas' by director and Helena's current partner Tim Burton.
Helena Bonham Carter was a member of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival Jury and they selected 'The wind that shakes the barley' as Best Film.
It is rare for Helena to go into great detail about her private life, but it is known that she has dated actors Kenneth Branagh, Rufus Sewell and Steve Martin. In October 2001 she entered into a long term relationship with director Tim Burton, the couple have a son together Billy-Ray Burton who was born on October 4th 2003.
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