Helena Bonham Carter
- Born: 26 May, 1966
While she may seemingly be typecast in period films, Helena Bonham Carter has proven her range and ability in a variety of roles in her relatively short career. As a teenager, the pale-skinned, dark-haired beauty won a writing contest and used the proceeds to buy an advertisement in a British casting guide. The great-granddaughter of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, Bonham Carter has often been cast in solemn aristocratic roles. To some, she has become the quintessential Edwardian heroine, particularly after her successful turns in several adaptations of E M Forster novels.
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- great-grandfather Herbert Henry Asquith: was Liberal Party prime minister in England
- great-uncle Anthony Asquith: made such famous and acclaimed English features as "Pygmalion" (1938), "Quiet Wedding" (1940), "The Browning Version" (1950) and "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1952)
- grandmother Violet Bonham Carter:
- grandfather : maternal grandfather
- father Raymond Bonham Carter: was alternate UK director representing the Bank of England at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC for two years in the 1960s; became ill when Bonham Carter was around 10 years old; suffered a stroke while undergoing an operation to remove a benign brain tumor; subsequently confined to a wheelchair
- mother Elena Bonham Carter: half-Spanish, half-French; reportedly had a nervous breakdown when Bonham Carter was five years old
- brother Thomas Bonham Carter: served in the Irish Guards; older
- brother Edward Bonham Carter: older
- Kenneth Branagh: together from c. 1994 to summer 1999; co-starred together in "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994) and "Theory of Flight" (1998)
- Tim Burton: born in 1958; directed her in "Planet of the Apes" (2001); reportedly began relationship in October 2001
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