List of Helena Bonham Carter performances

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Bonham Carter at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival

English actress Helena Bonham Carter has been acting since the early 1980s. First appearing in the television series A Pattern of Roses in 1983 before making her film debut playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985) and the title character in Lady Jane (1986). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997). For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King's Speech (2010), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as the author Enid Blyton in the television film Enid (2009).

Her other film roles include Ophelia in Hamlet (1990), Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991), Howards End (1992), Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Marla Singer in Fight Club (1999), Bellatrix Lestrange in four of the Harry Potter films (2007–11), Dr. Serena Kogan / Skynet in Terminator Salvation (2009), Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (2012), Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables (2012), the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (2015) and Rose Weil in Ocean's 8 (2018).

She has frequently collaborated with director Tim Burton; in Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Dark Shadows (2012), and playing the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016).

Her other television work includes the television films Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993), Live from Baghdad (2002), Toast (2010), and Burton & Taylor (2013); and television series Love, Nina (2016), The Crown as Princess Margaret (2019–2020) and as Noele Gordon in the biographical miniseries Nolly (2023).

She has also narrated audiobooks. In 2011, Penguin Audios released an audiobook version of Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, narrated by Bonham Carter.[1][2]

Film

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Bonham Carter while filming The King's Speech in December 2009
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 A Room with a View Lucy Honeychurch
1986 Lady Jane Lady Jane Grey
1987 Maurice Lady at Cricket Match Cameo
A Hazard of Hearts Serena Staverley
1988 The Mask Iris Italian-language role
Six Minutes with Ludwig The Star
1989 Francesco Chiara Offreduccio Italian-language role
Getting It Right Lady Minerva Munday
1990 Hamlet Ophelia
The Early Life of Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter
1991 Where Angels Fear to Tread Caroline Abbott
Brown Bear's Wedding White Bear Voice
1992 Howards End Helen Schlegel
1993 Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald Marina Oswald Porter
1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Elizabeth Frankenstein
Butter Dorothy Short film
1995 Mighty Aphrodite Amanda Weinrib
Margaret's Museum Margaret MacNeil
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex Herself Voice
1996 Twelfth Night: Or What You Will Olivia
Portraits chinois Ada French-language role
1997 The Wings of the Dove Kate Croy
Keep the Aspidistra Flying Rosemary also known as A Merry war
The Petticoat Expeditions Narrator Voice
1998 Sweet Revenge Karen Knightly Also known as The Revengers' Comedies
The Theory of Flight Jane Thatchard
1999 Carnivale Milly Voice
Fight Club Marla Singer
Women Talking Dirty Cora
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything Lily
2001 Planet of the Apes Ari
Novocaine Susan Ivey
Football Mum Short film
2002 The Heart of Me Dinah
Till Human Voices Wake Us Ruby
2003 Big Fish Jennifer Hill / The Witch
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Beatrice Baudelaire Uncredited cameo
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mrs. Bucket
Conversations with Other Women Woman
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Lady Tottington Voice[3]
Corpse Bride Emily, the Corpse Bride
2006 Sixty Six Esther Reubens
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Mrs. Lovett
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Bellatrix Lestrange
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Terminator Salvation Dr. Serena Kogan / Skynet
The Gruffalo Mother Squirrel Voice, short film[3]
2010 Alice in Wonderland Red Queen / Iracebeth of Crims
The King's Speech Queen Elizabeth
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Bellatrix Lestrange
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
The Gruffalo's Child Mother Squirrel Voice, short film[3]
2012 Dark Shadows Julia Hoffman
A Therapy Patient Short film
Great Expectations Miss Havisham
Les Misérables Mme. Thénardier
2013 The Lone Ranger Red Harrington
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Dr. Clair
2014 Night Will Fall Narrator Documentary film
2015 Cinderella The Fairy Godmother
Suffragette Edith Ellyn
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Red Queen / Iracebeth of Crims
2017 Poles Apart Nanuk Voice, short film
55 Steps Eleanor Riese
2018 Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero Margaret Conroy Voice
Ocean's 8 Rose Weil
2020 Dragonheart: Vengeance Siveth Voice, direct-to-video[3]
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice Narrator Documentary film [4]
Enola Holmes Eudoria Holmes
2022 The House Jen Voice
Enola Holmes 2 Eudoria Holmes
Three Minutes: A Lengthening Narrator
2023 One Life Babi Winton
Merchant Ivory Herself
2024 Four Letters of Love Margaret Gore
TBA Enola Holmes 3 † Eudoria Holmes Post-production
Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 A Pattern of Roses Netty Bellinger Television film
1987 Miami Vice Dr. Theresa Lyons 2 episodes
1988 Screen Two Jo Marriner Episode: "The Vision"
1989 Theatre Night Raina Petkoff Episode: "Arms and the Man"
1991 Jackanory Reader Story: "The Way to Sattin Shore"
1993 Dancing Queen Pandora / Julie Television film
1994 A Dark-Adapted Eye Faith Severn (adult) 2 episodes
Absolutely Fabulous Dream Saffron Episode: "Hospital"
The Good Sex Guide Herself Episode #2.1
1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century Vera Brittain 2 episodes
1998 Merlin Morgan le Fay 3 episodes
2002 Live from Baghdad Ingrid Formanek Television film
2003 Henry VIII Anne Boleyn 2 episodes
2005 Magnificent 7 Maggi Jackson Television film
2009 Enid Enid Blyton
2010 Toast Joan Potter
2011 Life's Too Short Herself Episode #1.3
2013 Burton & Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Television film
2014 Turks & Caicos Margot Tyrrell
Salting the Battlefield
2015 Codes of Conduct Esther Kaufmann Pilot
2016 Love, Nina George 5 episodes
2017 Saying Goodbye Herself / narrator Documentary
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Maudra Mayrin/The All-Maudra Voice, 4 episodes[3]
My Grandparents' War Herself 1 episode [5]
2019–2020 The Crown Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Main role (17 episodes)
2020 Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Lady Devilla Pantomime [6]
Quentin Blake's Clown Narrator Animated film [7]
2021 The Cleaner Sheila Episode: "The Widow"
Sofology Herself TV advertisement [8]
2022 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts HBO Max special
Ten Percent Episode #1.2
Wild Babies Narrator 8 episodes [9]
2023 Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Herself BBC concert special
Nolly Noele "Nolly" Gordon 3 episodes [10]
Charles III: The Coronation Year Narrator Documentary
2025 The Seven Dials Mystery † Lady Caterham Television series
TBA California Avenue † Eddie [11]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1987 The Tempest Miranda Oxford Playhouse
1988 The Woman in White Laura Fairlie Greenwich Theatre, London
1989 The Chalk Garden Laurel Theatre Royal Windsor/Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
1991 The House of Bernarda Alba Magdalena Nottingham Playhouse
1992 The Barber of Seville Rosina Palace Theatre, Watford
Trelawney of the Wells Imogen Parrot Comedy Theatre, London

Music videos

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Year Artist Song Ref.
2012 Rufus Wainwright "Out Of The Game" [12]
2015 Bryan Adams "Brand New Day" [13]

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes Ref.
2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Lady Tottington[3]
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Madame Mirela "Dead of the Night" map

Radio

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 The Reluctant Debutante Unknown BBC Radio 4
1989 The Happiest of All Princesses
1993 The Secret Garden Narrator By Frances Burnett
The Whales' Song By Dyan Sheldon
1994 The Seagull Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya BBC Radio 4
A Dog So Small Narrator By Philippa Pearce
The Way to Sattin Shore
1995 Song of Love Unknown BBC Radio 4
Remember Me Narrator
1996 I Capture the Castle Rose BBC Radio 4
1997 A House by the Sea Unknown
The Diary of Anne Frank Narrator
1998 Lantern Slides Violet Bonham Carter BBC Radio 4
2000 As You Like It Rosalind
2004 The Rubenstein Kiss Unknown Postponed
2010 Private Lives Amanda BBC Radio 4 [14]

Theme park attractions

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Year Title Role Venue
2014 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Bellatrix Lestrange Universal Studios Florida

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Diary of a Young Girl (Audio Download): Anne Frank, Helena Bonham Carter, Penguin Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ The Diary of A Young Girl Audiobook - Anne Frank - Listening Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Helena Bonham Carter (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 24 December 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  4. ^ "Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice review – the rock'n'roll Renaissance master?". The Guardian. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ "My Grandparents' War". Channel4.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Quentin Blake's Clown". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. ^ Bold, Ben (24 May 2021). "Helena Bonham Carter flaunts her eccentricity in Sofology ad". Campaign Live. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "'Wild Babies': Everything You Need to Know About the Series". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  10. ^ "First look image on Russell T Davies' upcoming ITVX and ITV drama, Nolly, starring Helena Bonham Carter as Noele Gordon". Itv.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  11. ^ "BBC announces California Avenue, a new drama from Hugo Blick starring Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Erin Doherty, and Tom Burke". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. ^ Rufus Wainwright, Helena Bonham Carter – Out Of The Game. YouTube. RufusWainwrightVEVO. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  13. ^ Bryan Adams – Brand New Day (Official Video). YouTube. BryanAdamsVEVO. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Private Lives". BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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