Age: 60
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Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born May 26, 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, especially period dramas, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, and five Primetime Emmy Awards. Bonham Carter rose to prominence by playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985) and the title character in Lady Jane (1986). Her early period roles saw her typecast as a virginal "English rose", a label she was uncomfortable with. She is best known for her eccentric fashion, dark aesthetic, and for often playing quirky women. For her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997), Bonham Carter received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in The King's Speech (2010), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include Hamlet (1990), Howards End (1992), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Fight Club (1999), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), the Harry Potter series (2007–2011) as Bellatrix Lestrange, Great Expectations (2012) as Miss Havisham, Les Misérables (2012), Cinderella (2015), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Enola Holmes (2020). Her collaborations with director Tim Burton, her former domestic partner, include Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) as Mrs. Lovett, Alice in Wonderland (2010) as the Red Queen, and Dark Shadows (2012). For her role as children's author Enid Blyton in the BBC Four biographical film Enid (2009), she won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Her other television films include Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993), Live from Baghdad (2002), Toast (2010), and Burton & Taylor (2013). From 2019 to 2020, she portrayed Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in seasons three and four of Netflix's The Crown.
Helena Bonham Carter
Neighbor
for Neighbor in Tim Burton’s The Umbrella Man (1989)
Suggested by kaueoliveira
In *Tim Burton’s The Umbrella Man (1989)*, the sleepy town of Ravenswood is shaken when a series of bizarre and inexplicable events begin to unfold. The story follows Emily, a curious and adventurous young girl, who encounters a sinister figure known only as The Umbrella Man, an enigmatic and shadowy character who roams the streets with his tattered black umbrella, always one step ahead. As Emily becomes increasingly obsessed with uncovering the truth behind The Umbrella Man’s identity and his chilling intentions, she enlists the help of Detective James Thorn, a weary but determined investigator with a hidden past. Together, they delve into the town’s dark secrets, discovering that the lines between reality and nightmare are dangerously blurred. As the mystery deepens, Emily and Thorn confront a series of haunting visions, cryptic clues, and eerie townsfolk, each hiding their own piece of the puzzle. The Umbrella Man’s true nature remains elusive, a malevolent force that seems to be everywhere and nowhere at once, leading them to a climactic showdown in the heart of the town’s forgotten cemetery. Here, secrets long buried are unearthed, revealing a tale of betrayal, lost love, and an ancient curse that binds them all. In this dark and twisted tale, Burton’s signature gothic style weaves a spell of suspense and horror, leaving audiences questioning what lurks beneath the surface of their own shadowed lives.
