* 26.05.1966, London, England, GBSchauspielerin * 1982 Filmdebüt in der Fernsehproduktion A Pattern of Roses * 1985 erste Kinorolle in Lady Jane * internationaler Durchbruch mit ihrem zweiten Kinopart (A Room with a View, 1985) - in den nächsten neun Jahren spielt hauptsächlich in Historien- bzw. Kostümfilmen (Francesco; Hamlet; Frankenstein) * seit 1987 wirkt auch in TV-Produktionen mit (Serie Miami Vice /2 Folgen, 1987/; A Hazard of Hearts, 1987; Dancing Queen, 1993; Merlin, 1998; Live from Baghdad, 2002) * 1988 Bühnendebüt in London (The Woman in White, am Greenwich Theatre) - in folgenden fünf Jahren übernimmt Rollen in weiteren Theaterstücken (The Chalk Garden in Guildford, 89; The Barber of Seville in Watford, 1992; Trelawney of the Wells, Tournee 1993) * 1997 feiert großen Erfolg bei Kritik als intrigante Antiheldin Kate in The Wings of the Dove * auch als Sprecherin/Erzählerin [narrator] tätig * 2006 Mitgründerin der Mode-Linie The Pantaloonies * Lebensgefährtin von Tim Burton (2001-14) - übernimmt des öfteren Parts in seinen Filmen
# A Room with a View (Zimmer mit Aussicht, 1985-GB; R: James Ivory, B: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, K: Tony Pierce-Roberts, M: Richard Robbins, D: Maggie Smith, HBC-Lucy Honeychurch, Denholm Elliott) 115m-Gesellschaftskomödie (Roman von E.M.Forster)
# La maschera (1987/88-I; R: Fiorella Infascelli, B: Ennio De Concini, Enzo Ungari, Fiorella Infascelli, Adriano Apra, K: Acacio de Almeida, M: Luis Enriquez Bacalov, D: HBC-Iris, Michael Maloney) 92m-Komödie
# Francesco / Franziskus (1988-I/D; R: Liliana Cavani, B: Liliana Cavani, Roberta Mazzoni, K: Giuseppe Lanci, Ennio Guarnieri /Drei Wochen in Perugia/, M: Vangelis, D: Mickey Rourke, HBC-Klara) 134m-Drama
# Getting It Right (Das verflixte erste Mal, 1988-USA; R: Randal Kleiser, B: Elizabeth Jane Howard, K: Clive Tickner, M: Colin Towns, D: Jesse Birdsall, HBC-Lady Minerva Munday) 102m-Komödie (Roman von Elizabeth Jane Howard)
# Hamlet (Hamlet, 1990-USA; R: Franco Zeffirelli, B: Christopher De Vore, Franco Zeffirelli, K: David Watkin, M: Ennio Morricone, D: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, HBC-Ophelia) 135m-Drama (04-?)
# Where Angels Fear to Tread (Engel und Narren, 1990-GB; R: Charles Sturridge, B: Tim Sullivan, Derek Granger, Charles Sturridge, K: Michael Coulter, M: Rachel Portman, D: HBC-Caroline Abbott, Judy Davis, Rupert Graves, Giovanni Guidelli, Barbara Jefford, Helen Mirren) 112m-Drama (Roman von E.M. Forster)
# Howards End (Wiedersehen in Howards End, 1991-GB; R: James Ivory, B: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, K: Tony Pierce-Roberts, M: Richard Robbins, D: Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, HBC-Helen Schlegel, Emma Thompson) 140m-Gesellschaftsdrama (Roman von E.M. Forster)
# (Mary Shelley's) Frankenstein (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 1993/94-USA * Kenneth Branagh ... Elizabeth) (Roman von Mary Shelley) (10-02; 9411)
# Margaret's Museum (Margaret's Museum, 1994-CDN/GB; R: Mort Ransen, B: Gerald Wexler, Mort Ransen, K: Vic Sarin, M: Milan Kymlicka, D: HBC-Margaret MacNeil, Clive Russell) 114m-Drama
# Mighty Aphrodite (Geliebte Aphrodite, 1994-USA * Woody Allen ... Amanda) (10-12; 9510)
# Portraits chinois (Sex, Lügen und Intrigen, 1995-F/GB * Martine Dugowson ... Ada) (07-10; 9706)
# Twelfth Night or What You Will (Was ihr wollt, 1995-GB; R+B: Trevor Nunn, K: Clive Tickner, M: Shaun Davey, D: Imogen Stubbs, HBC-Olivia) 134m-Liebeskomödie
# The Wings of the Dove (Die Flügel der Taube, 1996-GB; R: Iain Softley, B: Hossein Amini, K: Eduardo Serra, M: Edward Shearmur, D: HBC-Kate Croy, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott) 102m-Liebesdrama (Roman von Henry James)
# The Revengers' Comedies / Amour, vengeance et trahison (Hering auf der Hose, 1996-GB/F; R+B: Malcolm Mowbray, K: Romain Winding, M: Alexandre Desplat, D: Sam Neill, HBC-Karen Knightly, Kristin Scott Thomas) 90m-Schwarze Komödie
# Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Liebe, Kunst und Zimmerpflanzen, 1997-GB; R: Robert Bierman, B: Alan Plater, K: Giles Nuttgens, M: Mike Batt, D: Richard E. Grant, HBC-Rosemary) 101m-Gesellschaftssatire (Roman von George Orwell)
# The Theory of Flight (Vom Fliegen und anderen Träumen, 1997-GB; R: Paul Greengrass, B: Richard Hawkins, K: Ivan Strasburg, M: Rolfe Kent, D: HBC-Jane Hatchard, Kenneth Branagh) 101m-Tragikomödie
# Fight Club (Fight Club, 1998-USA * David Fincher ... Marla Singer) (Roman von Chuck Palahniuk) (9910)
# Women Talking Dirty (1999-USA; R: Coky Giedroyc, B: Isla Dewar, K: Brian Tufano, M: Elton John, D: HBC-Cora, Gina McKee) 93m-Komödie (Roman von Isla Dewar)
# Novocaine (Novocaine - Zahn um Zahn, 2000-USA; R+B: David Atkins, K: Vilko Filac, M: Steve Bartek, D: Steve Martin, HBC-Susan Ivey, Laura Dern) 95m-Krimikomödie
# Till Human Voices Wake Us (2000-AUS; R+B: Michael Petroni, K: Roger Lanser, M: Dale Cornelius; Amotz Plessner, D: Guy Pearce, HBC-Ruby) 101m-Drama
# Planet of the Apes (2000/01-USA * Tim Burton ... Ari) (Roman von Pierre Boulle) (11-04/+06; 0107)
# The Heart of Me (2001/02-GB; R: Thaddeus O'Sullivan, B: Lucinda Coxon, K: Gyula Pados, M: Nicholas Hooper, D: HBC-Dinah, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany) 96m-Liebesdrama (Roman von Rosamond Lehmann)
# Big Fish (Big Fish, 2003-USA * Tim Burton ... Jenny/Hexe) (Roman von Daniel Wallace) (01-05; 0312)
# Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik, 2004-USA; R: Tim Burton, B: John August, K: Philippe Rousselot, M: Danny Elfman, D: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore / HBC-Mrs. Bucket) 116m-Fantasyabenteuer (Roman von Roald Dahl)
# Conversations with Other Women (2004-USA; R: Hans Canosa, B: Gabrielle Zevin, K: Steve Yedlin, M: Starr Parodi, Jeff Eden Fair, D: HBC-Frau, Aaron Eckhart) 84m-Tragikomödie (DZ: 12; 0608)
# Sixty Six (Sixty Six, 2005-GB; R: Paul Weiland, B: Peter Straughan, Bridget O'Connor, K: Dan/iel Landin, M: Joby Talbot, D: Eddie Marsan, HBC-Esther Rubens) 93m-Komödie
# Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2006-GB/USA * David Yates ... Bellatrix Lestrange) (Roman von J.K. Rowling) (0707)
# Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007-USA * Tim Burton ... Mrs. Lovett) (0712)
# Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2007/08-GB/USA * David Yates ... Bellatrix Lestrange) (Roman von J.K. Rowling) (0907)
# Terminator Salvation (Terminator - Die Erlösung, 2008-USA * McG ... Dr. Serena Kogan) (05-08; 0905)
# Alice in Wonderland (Alice im Wunderland, 2008-USA; R: Tim Burton, B: Linda Woolverton, K: Dariusz Wolski, M: Danny Elfman, D: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, HBC-Rote Königin) 108m-Fantasy (2 Romane von Lewis Carroll) (09-12?02; 1003)
# The King's Speech (2009/10-GB/AUS * Tom Hooper ... Königin Elizabeth) (1012)
# Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2009-10-GB/USA * David Yates ... Bellatrix Lestrange) (Roman von J.K. Rowling) (1011)
# Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2009-10-GB/USA * David Yates ... Bellatrix Lestrange) (Roman von J.K. Rowling) (1107)
# Toast (Toast, 2010-GB; R: SJ Clarkson, B: Lee Hall, K: Balazs Bolygo, M: Ruth Barrett, D: HBC-Mrs. Potter, Ken Stott, Victoria Hamilton & Freddie Highmore) 96m-Komödie (Autobiografie von Nigel Slater) (06-07; 1108-D) > TVM (1012)
# Dark Shadows (Dark Shadows, 2011-USA * Tim Burton ... Dr. Julia Hoffman) (1205)
# Great Expectations (2011-GB/USA * Mike Newell ... Miss Havisham) (Roman von Charles Dickens) (1211)
# Les Misérables (Les Misérables, 2012-GB; R: Tom Hooper, B: William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer, K: Danny Cohen, BSC MS: Becky Bentham, D: Hugh Jackman: Jean Valjean * Russell Crowe: Javert * Anne Hathaway: Fantine * Amanda Seyfried: Cosette, Eddie Redmayne: Marius Pontmercy & Helena Bonham Carter: Madame Thénardier & Sacha Baron Cohen: Thénardier) 157m-Musikdrama (Musical, 1980 > Roman von Victor Hugo, 1862) (03-06; 1301)
# The Lone Ranger (Lone Ranger, 2012-USA; R: Gore Verbinski, B: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, K: Bojan Bazelli, M: Hans Zimmer, D: Johnny Depp: Tonto, Armie Hammer: John Reid [Lone Ranger], Tom Wilkinson: Latham Cole, William Fichtner: Butch Cavendish, Barry Pepper: Captain Jay Fuller, James Badge Dale: Dan Reid & Helena Bonham Carter: Red Harrington) 149m-Westernaction (02-07; 1307)
# The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2012-F/CDN * Jean-Pierre Jeunet ... Dr. Clair Spivet) (Roman von Reif Larsen) (06-10; 1310)
# Cinderella (Cinderella, 2013-USA/GB; R: Kenneth Branagh, B: Chris Weitz, K: Haris Zambarloukos, M: Patrick Doyle, D: Cate Blanchett: Stiefmutter, Lily James: Ella, Richard Madden: Prinz, Stellan Skarsgård: Großherzog, Holliday Grainger: Anastasia, Derek Jacobi: König & Helena Bonham Carter: gute Fee) 105m-Fantasymärchen (09-12; 1503)
# Suffragette (Suffragette, 2014-GB; R: Sarah Gavron, B: Abi Morgan, K: Eduard Grau, M: Alexandre Desplat, D: Carey Mulligan: Maud Watts ° Helena Bonham Carter: Edith Ellyn ° Brendan Gleeson: Inspector Arthur Steed ° Anne-Marie Duff: Violet Miller ° Ben Whishaw: Sonny Watts & Meryl Streep: Emmeline Pankhurst) 106m-Historiendrama (02-04; 1510)
# Alice through the Looking Glass (2014-USA * James Bobin ... Iracebeth) (08-10; 1605)
# Eleanor & Colette / 55 Steps (2016-D/B; R: Bille August, B: Mark Bruce Rosin, K: Filip Zumbrunn, M: Annette Focks, D: Helena Bonham Carter: Eleanor Riese * Hilary Swank: Colette Hughes, Cynthia Hoppenfeld: Schwester Florence, Johan Heldenbergh: Robert & Jeffrey Tambor: Mort Cohen) 115m-Gerichtsdrama (04-06; 1805)
# Ocean's 8 (Ocean's 8, 2016/17-USA; R: Gary Ross, B: Gary Ross, Olivia Milch, K: Eigil Bryld, M: Daniel Pemberton, D: Sandra Bullock: Debbie Ocean, Cate Blanchett: Lou, Anne Hathaway: Daphne Kluger, Mindy Kaling: Amita, Sarah Paulson: Tammy, Awkwafina: Constance & Rihanna: Nine Ball & Helena Bonham Carter: Rose Weil) 110m-Actionkomödie (10-03; 1806) > AT: Ocean's Eight
# Enola Holmes (Enola Holmes, 2019-USA; R: Harry Bradbeer, B: Jack Thorne, K: Giles Nuttgens, M: Daniel Pemberton, D: Millie Bobby Brown: Enola Holmes * Sam Claflin: Mycroft Holmes & Henry Cavill: Sherlock Holmes & Helena Bonham Carter: Eudoria Holmes, Adeel Akhtar: Lestrade, Fiona Shaw: Miss Harrison, Frances de la Tour: Witwe, Louis Partridge: Tewkesbury, Susan Wokoma: Edith) 123m-Krimi (Roman The Case of the Missing Marquess von Nancy Springer, 2007) (07-09) > nur VoD (PG-13 # 52649; 2009)
# Enola Holmes 2 (Enola Holmes 2, 2021/22-USA/GB; R: Harry Bradbeer, B: Jack Thorne, K: Giles Nuttgens, M: Daniel Pemberton, D: Millie Bobby Brown: Enola Holmes * Henry Cavill: Sherlock Holmes & Helena Bonham Carter: Eudoria Holmes) 130m-Mystery (Jugendromanreihe von Nancy Springer) (10-01, GB; 2211, VoD > PG-13 # 53816)
# One Life (One Life, 2022-GB; R: James Hawes, B: Lucinda Coxon, Nick Drake, K: Zac Nicholson, M: Volker Bertelmann, D: Anthony Hopkins: Nicholas Winton ° Johnny Flynn: Nicholas Winton /jung/, Lena Olin: Grete Winton, Romola Garai: Doreen Warriner, Alex Sharp: Trevor & Jonathan Pryce: Martin Blake & Helena Bonham Carter: Babette Winton) 110m-Biopicdrama (08-10; 2401)
> National Board of Review Award (beste Darstellerin) für The Wings of the Dove (1997)
> Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (beste Darstellerin) für The Wings of the Dove (1997)
> London Critics Circle Film Award (britische Schauspielerin des Jahres) für The Wings of the Dove (1999)
> Darstellerpreis für Conversations with Other Women [Filmfestival Tokio 2005]
> BAFTA Award (beste Nebendarstellerin) für The King's Speech (2011)