Helena Bonham Carter
(1966-), ActressSitter in 6 portraits
The granddaughter of the liberal politician Lady Violet Bonham Carter, Helena Bonham Carter was born in London and educated at Westminster School. Films include A Room With a View (1985), Where Angel's Fear to Tread (1991), Howards End (1992) and Fight Club (1999). For many years she was in a relationship with director Tim Burton and appeared in several of his films including his remake of Planet of the Apes (2001), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd (2008) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). In 2010 she won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen consort of George VI, in The King's Speech.
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by David Seidner
colour print laid on card, 1998
NPG P876
by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
C-type colour print, 1992
NPG x126972
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 17 August 1993
NPG x47278
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