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Information about Celebrity Helena Bonham Carter including her Quotes, Height, Hairstyle, Movies, Television Shows etc.
Helena Bonham Carter was born on the 26th of May 1966 in Golden Green, London, England. Her father was the Bank of England director who represented the United Kingdom at the International Monetayr Fund in the 60s. Her father was the son of the Baroness Ashquith of Yarnbury, Violet Bonham Carter. Her paternal grandmother Violet was the daughter of former United Kingdom Prime Minister, H.H. Ashquith.
Helena’s mother was a well respected psychologist in England but was from a Jewish descent. The Spanish Eduardo Propper de Callejon, the former Minister Counsellor at the Washington D.C. Spanish Embassy was her maternal grandfather. Her maternal grandmother was the granddaughter of the industrialist Baron Gustav Springer. Helena’s sister was the wife of Baron Elie de Rothschild.
Helena Bonham Carter grew up in England and graduated from the exclusive girls’ school, the South Hampstead High School. Then she attended the Westminster School after high school.
The Academy Award nominated actress is known for such films as Howard’s End, Fight Club and Room with a View. Her career in acting was launched 1979. Helena Bonham Carter joined and won a national writing contest and with the prize money she was able to pay her way to be in the Spotlight, the actor’s directory. At the age of 16, she landed a part in a commercial for television. This was her first professional acting performance. In 1983 she landed a small part in the movie for television, A Pattern of Roses. Then the following year she got the starring role in the film Lady Jane. The movie was release in 1986 and the critics gave mixed reviews. more...
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