- Hunt and beau Matthew Carnahan are expecting their first baby this summer. (February 3, 2004)
- Hunt was among hundreds of celebrities who mobilized against a possible war in Iraq on Tuesday - they gathered to publicize a letter urging President Bush to avoid military action. (December 12, 2002)
- Helen Hunt was injured while filming the scene in TWISTER (1996) where the truck drives through the corn when the door was forced back into her head. For later shots, the door was wedged open.
- In order to get the background skies looking suitably stormy, the truck cab sequences had to be flooded with high intensity lighting for contrast. As a result, she and Bill Paxton suffered minor retinal burns through much of the TWISTER filming.
- The scene towards the end in which Nick (Mel Gibson) visits Darcy (Helen Hunt) at her apartment in WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000) is similar to a scene in AS GOOD AS IT GETS. In both movies Hunt's character is at the top of the stairs and her love interest (Gibson or Nicholson) approaches her and says, I had to see you.
- (TWISTER) The scene where she and Bill Paxton drive through a toppled house was shot at Owen Field at the University of Oklahoma campus.
- In 1985 she stopped eating red meat, but 15 years later a friend ordered a cheeseburger, she took a bite, and now she eats burgers daily.
- Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for CAST AWAY (2001) - shared with Tom Hanks
- Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Mad About You (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Mad About You (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Mad About You (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Mad About You (1997)
- Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for TWISTER (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Mad About You (1997)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Mad About You (1997)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Mad About You (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for Mad About You (1996)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Mad About You (1995)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Mad About You (1994)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for Mad About You (1993)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at Emmy Awards for Mad About You (1993)
Quotes- "I am a Capricorn."
- "We walked around casinos, and everyone was always looking at Kevin. I almost never got recognized because I looked like Tonya Harding." [on her bleached-blonde hair while filming Pay It Forward] - Movieline.
Awards- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actress - Comedy/Romance, WHAT WOMEN WANT (2001)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama, CAST AWAY (2001)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actress - Video, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1999)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Mad About You (1999)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Television Performer (1999)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Mad About You (1998)
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actress, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
- Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
- ShoWest Award: Actress of the Year (1998)
- American Comedy Awards: Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role), AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1998)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actress - Action/Adventure, TWISTER (1997)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Mad About You (1997)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical, Mad About You (1997)
- Viewers for Quality Television Awards: Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series, Mad About You (1997)
- American Comedy Awards: Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication, Mad About You (1996)
- Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Mad About You (1996)
- Viewers for Quality Television Awards: Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series, Mad About You (1996)
- American Comedy Awards: Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication, Mad About You (1995)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical, Mad About You (1995)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: 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 (1994)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical, Mad About You (1994)
- Viewers for Quality Television Awards: Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series, Mad About You (1994)
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