Helena Bonham Carter

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

Selected filmography

• Netty in A Pattern of Roses (1983)
• 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) (novel by E. M. Forster)
• Elizabeth in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
• 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)
• Morgan le Fay in Merlin (1998)
• Marla Singer in Fight Club (1999) (novel by Chuck Palahniuk)
• Ari in Planet of the Apes (2001)
• Susan Ivey in Novocaine (2001)
• Anne Boleyn in Henry VIII (2003)
• Jenny/The Witch in Big Fish (2003)
• Mrs. Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) directed by her fiancé Tim Burton
• The Corpse Bride in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (voice, 2005)
• Lady Campanula Tottington in ' (voice, 2005)