Helena Bonham Carter, born on 26 May 1966 in Golders Green, London, England, into a family part-Jewish, and Spanish but mostly British. Helena is an actor who has appeared in more than 70 movies, and performed in many TV shows and series, as well as in the theatre, and on radio. She is perhaps best known for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in the historical drama film “The King`s Speech”, released in 2010 and directed by Tom Hooper, and also starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Timothy Spall, for which role Helena won a BAFTA for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, but missed out on an Academy Award.
So how rich is Helena Bonham Carter? Sources estimate that Helena has accumulated a net worth of $30 million. Given her prolific number of acting appearances, it is not surprising that Carter possesses such wealth.
Helena Bonham Carter Net Worth $30 Million
Helena’s mother is a psychotherapist, and her father Raymond was a merchant banker and politician. Both suffered medical problems, which of course pressured Helena to assist in the home; her father died in 2004. However, her academic ability still flourished, although curiously she was apparently denied entry to Kings College, Cambridge because of her burgeoning, time-consuming acting career, even at that age.
In the film industry, Helena Bonham Carter first appeared in “A Pattern of Roses” in 1983. Since then, Helena has been steadily increasing her net worth, particularly as she has appeared in at least one movie per year until the present. To name just a few, “A Hazard of Hearts” (1987), “Getting It Right” (1989), “Hamlet” (1990), “Mary Shelley`s Frankenstein” (1994), “Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex” (1995), “Sweet Revenge” (1998), “Fight Club” (1999), “Big Fish” (2003), “Corpse Bride” (2005), “Terminator Salvation” (2009), “Dark Shadows” (2012), “A Therapy” (2012), “Great Expectations” (2012), “Burton & Taylor” (2013). In 2015 Helena is going to appear in “Suffragette” and “Cinderella”.
Helena has also appeared in many theatrical productions, including performing in “The Tempest” (1987), “The Woman in White” (1988), “The House of Bernarda Alba” (1991), and “The Barber of Seville” (1992) among many others.
Performances on television have also resulted in a increases to Helena Bonham Carter’s net worth. She has made appearances in some episodes of “Theatre Night” (1989), “Jackanory” (1991), “Absolutely Fabulous” (1994), and “The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century” (1996). She started her career on television with “Miami Vice” and “Screen Two”, both released in 1987. Most recently, in 2011 Helena appeared in “Life`s Too Short”.
Helena Bonham Carter’s net worth was also boosted with shows on radio; she was the star of the plays “The Reluctant Debutante” (1985), “The Seagull” (1994), “I Capture the Castle” (1996), “As You Like It” (2000), “The Rubenstein Kiss” (2004), and “Private Lives” (2010) and some others.
Clearly Helena Bonham Carter is a successful actress in great demand across all acting media and genre, confirming both her talent and versatility which in turn have all contributed considerably to Helena’s net worth. Her success has brought her two National Board of Review Awards, as well as a Satellite Award. Moreover, Helena has been nominated for many other awards, such as Golden Globes, Academy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards and many others.
Outside of her scting career, at the beginning of 2014 Helena Bonham Carter was appointed by Britain`s Prime Minister to the new National Holocaust Commission.
In her private life, Helena Bonham Carter had a long-term relationship with actor-director Kenneth Branagh (1994-99), and since 2001 has been living with director Tim Burton; they have two children.
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