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Helena Bonham Carter

By isabella acosta
  • Birth

    Birth

    May 26 – Born in London, England, to a prominent British family.
    Mother: Elena Bonham Carter (psychotherapist)
    Father: Raymond Bonham Carter (banker, later became disabled due to a brain tumor)
  • Family crisis

    Family crisis

    At age 13, her father suffers a stroke after a brain surgery went wrong, leaving him half-paralyzed. This deeply shapes her adolescence
  • Begins acting at age 17

    Begins acting at age 17

    Wins a writing competition, uses the prize money to enter the acting world. Appears in a TV commercial and then the TV film A Pattern of Roses.
  • Breakthrough role in A Room with a View

    Breakthrough role in A Room with a View

    At age 19, stars as Lucy Honeychurch. The film becomes a hit and launches her into period drama stardom.
  • Leads Lady Jane

    Leads Lady Jane

    Plays tragic teenage Queen Lady Jane Grey in the historical drama Lady Jane.