Helena Bonham Carter was born on 26th May 1966 in Golders Green, London. Bonham Carter did not receive any formal training in acting. In 1979, she won a national writing contest and used the money to pay for her entry into the actors directory Spotlight. She made her professional acting debut at the age of 16, in a television commercial.
She currently lives in Belsize Park, London. In adjoining houses with her partner, Tim Burton, and their two children. Billy and Nell.
Filmography:
1983: A Pattern of Roses-Netty Bellinger
1985: A room with a view-Lucy Honeychurch
1986: Lady Jane-Lady Jane Grey
1987: A Hazard of Hearts-Serena Staverley
1988: The Mask-Iris
1989: Francesco-Chiara Offreduccio
1989: Getting it right-Lady Minerva Munday
1990: Hamlet-Ophelia
1990: The Early Life of Beatrix Potter-Beatrix Potter
1991: Where Angels Fear to Tread-Caroline Abbott
1992: Howards End- Helen Schlegel
1993: Dancing Queen- Pandora/Julie
1994: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein-Elizabeth Frankenstein
1994: Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald-Marina Oswald
1995: Mighty Aphrodite-Amanda Weinrib
1995: Margaret’s Museum-Margaret MacNeil
1996: Twelfth Night-Olivia
1997: Keep the Aspidistra Flying-Rosemary
1997: The Wings of the Dove-Kate Croy
1998: Merlin-Morgan Le Fay
1998: The Revengers Comedies (sweet revenge)-Karen Knightly
1998: The Theory of Flight-Jame Thatchard
1999: Fight Club-Marla Singer
1999: Women Talking Dirty-Cora
1999: The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything-Lily
2001: Planet of the Apes-Ari
2001: Novocaine-Susan Ivey
2002: The Heart of Me-Dinah
2002: Live from Baghdad-Ingrid Formanek
2002: Till Human Voices wakes us-Ruby
2003: Big Fish-Jennifer Hill
2003: Henry VIII-Anne Boleyn
2005: Conversations with other women
2005: Magnificent 7-Maggi Jackson
2005: Wallace and Gromit:The Curse of the Were-rabbit-Lady Tottington
2005: Corpse Bride-Emily
2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-Mrs Buckey
2006: Sixty Six-Esther Reubens
2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-Bellatrix Lestrange
2007: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street-Mrs Lovett
2009: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince-Bellatrix Lestrange
2009: Terminator Salvation-Dr. Serena Kogan
2009: Enid-Enid Blyton
2010: Alice in Wonderland-The Red Queen
2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1-Bellatrix Lestrange
2010: The King’s Speech-Queen Elizabeth
2010: Toast-Joan Potter
2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2-Bellatrix Lestrange