Before The Oscars: Helena Bonham Carter
February 17, 2011 by Deanna Chew
How did this year’s Academy Award nominees begin their acting careers? Find out in The Daily Actor’s “Before The Oscars” special feature.
Helena Bonham Carter
Nominated for “Best Actress In A Supporting Role”
Film: The King’s Speech
Role: Queen Elizabeth, the loyal wife of King George VI who urges her husband to seek help for his paralyzing stammer.
How she got started: Born in London, Helena Bonham Carter never received any formal acting training. She started performing when she was 16 years old after landing a role in a television commercial. Her first film was Lady Gray, which she followed up with Academy Award winning movie A Room With A View. In the beginning of her career, Bonham Carter was often typecast as a “corset queen” and played several early 19th century characters. She diversified her career by appearing in films such as Charlie and The Chocolate, Big Fish, Alice in Wonderland and the Harry Potter series.
Other notable films: Twelfth Night, The Wings of the Dove (Academy Award nomination) Fight Club, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Barber of Fleet Street and Alice in Wonderland
The 83rd Academy Awards airs on February 27 at 8pm. For a list of nominees, click here.
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