Helen Hunt is known for her role as Jamie "James" Buchman (a.k.a Jamie Stemple) on the NBC TV sitcom "Mad About You (1992-1999)".

Some other TV shows she appeared on are "The Swiss Family Robinson", "The Fitzpatricks", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Bionic Woman", "The Facts of Life", "Knots Landing", "Darkroom", "Gimme a Break!", "It Takes Two", "Highway to Heaven", "St. Elsewhere", "My Life and Times", "Friends", "Empire Falls" and "Shots Fired".

She starred in movies like "Rollercoaster (1977)", "Trancers (1984)", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)", "Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)", "Project X (1987)", "Next of Kin (1989)", "Kiss of Death (1995)", "Twister (1996)", "As Good as It Gets (1997)", "Dr. T & the Women (2000)", "What Women Want (2000)", "Pay It Forward (2000)", "Cast Away (2000)", "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)", "A Good Woman (2004)", "Bobby (2006)", "Then She Found Me (2007)", "The Sessions (2012)" and "Decoding Annie Parker (2013)".

In 1998 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Carol Connelly in the movie "As Good as It Gets (1997)".

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