She married a fellow actor and appeared to live a charmed life.
However, behind the scenes, Helen Hunt endured many difficult obstacles.
“I injured my knee right before we started,” Hunt toldEntertainment Weekly.
Hunt decided to push through for the sake of the role, showing off her strength.
Hunt and co-star Bill Paxton were both affected by the 16,000-watt bulbs used to shoot the scene.
“The next day, Bill came into the makeup trailer and said, ‘Can you see?’
And I said, ‘Not really,'” Hunt recalled in an interview withVulture.
Hunt and Azaria began dating in 1994 and both were very successful at the time.
She also called him the “very best man” she knew.
The pair tied the knot in July of 1999, in a small ceremony at their Los Angeles home.
But the marriage wasn’t built to last, and they called it quits very shortly thereafter.
Hunt filed for divorce in December of 2000, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
It was revealed that the couple had separated about six months prior to their official split.
It had nothing to do with infidelity but, rather, professional success.
“When your wife is Helen Hunt and your best friend is Matthew Perry …
I mean, that’s some pressure,” Azaria revealed on"Radio Andy"in 2017.
Gordon Hunt was an acting teacher and an accomplished director who ran the voice department at Hanna-Barbera.
“He was a master of reinvention, a journeyman artist,” she toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
“He knew and taught that the work doesn’t always find you.
you’re gonna wanna create and re-create the work every day.”
It was a project close to her heart that she wrote, directed, and starred in.
The film was about surfing, and her father was an avid body surfer for most of his life.
According to Helen, her father was a great man who was loved by many.
Hunt and Carnahan began dating in 2001 and welcomed their daughter Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan in 2004.
Their married friends would joke that they were jealous of their relationship."
However, appearances can be deceiving.
Although he denied any infidelity, Hunt remained suspicious.
“Matthew moved out a few times over the years.
In 2017 she toldThe Daily Beastthat she loved acting despite not having worked in a while.
Give me a job!
I’ll take anything!'”
Many women share Hunt’s experience.
While reading the script, Hunt noticed something amiss and brought it to the attention of the filmmakers.
I’m not sure if I want to do that,'" she revealed to Vulture.
Activists took Hunt to task, penning an open letter accusing the actor of aligning herself with a dictator.
“It was scary,” Hunt toldET.
But instead of reveling in her newfound fame, she was actually pretty freaked out by it.
“There were a couple of years when I was a little spooked,” the actor toldThe Guardian.
“I was afraid that I could never unring that bell.”
Hunt values privacy and strives toward a low-key lifestyle, even if it isn’t exactly thrilling.
“I just became very boring,” she explained.
Howeverk Hunt doesn’t seem to have many regrets about shying away from the limelight.
“You know, that’s a big priority for me.”
