Helen Elizabeth Hunt was born in Culver City, California.
Hunt co-starred with Paul Reiser in the NBC sitcom Mad About You (1992 – 1999)
and appeared in the successful films, As Good As It Gets (1997) and Twister
(1996). She also appeared in Cast Away and Pay it Forward (2000). Her first
role was at age 9 in the 1973 TV movie, Pioneer Woman (below).