The best Helena Bonham Carter films to Rewatch
She was outrageous in Fight Club’, sensitive in Mighty Aphrodite, cruel in the Harry Potter films and Tim Burton's favorite muse. Helena Bonham Carter has had us hooked since the 1990s, with her ability to move from one genre to the next and her preference for bold characters.
Helena Bonham Carter's best films
Fight Club directed by David Fincher, 1999 Her role: Marla Singer, an eccentric outsider who the hero, Tyler Durden, falls for.
Mighty Aphrodite directed by Woody Allen, 1995 Her role: Amanda Weintrib, a gallery owner, who adopts Max with her husband Lenny (Woody Allen). A few years later, her husband goes on a journey to find their son’s biological mother.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street directed by Tim Burton, 2007
Her role: Nellie Lovett, a baker who revives her business by turning the victims of the murderous barber (Johnny Depp) who lives upstairs into meat filling.
Suffragette directed by Sarah Gavron, 2015 Her role: Edith Ellyn, an activist who fights for women’s rights against the Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, who is none other than her real great-grandfather.
Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton, 2010 Her role: the Red Queen, who terrorizes Wonderland, but has not been counting on Alice’s return
The King's Speech directed by Tom Hooper, 2011 Her role: Queen Elizabeth, who offers unwavering support for her husband King George VI as he tries to overcome his stutter after ascending to the throne
Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton, 2012 Her role: the doctor Julia Hoffman, an alcoholic psychiatrist who treats David, son of the Collins family who live in a castle of a vampire (Johnny Depp) returned from the dead.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix directed by David Yates, 2007 Her role: Bellatrix Lestrange, a Deatheater and supporter of the evil Voldemort, who is fighting to win control and power over the magical world.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory directed by Tim Burton, 2005 Her role: Madame Bucket, mother to the poor Charlie who finds himself on a tour of Willy Wonka’s (Johnny Depp) chocolate factory after winning a famous golden ticket.
Les Misérables directed by Tom Hooper, 2013 Her role: Madame Thénardier, the innkeeper who, along with her husband, exploits young Cosette who was entrusted to them by her mother Fantine, before she is saved by Jean Valjean.
Frankenstein directed by Kenneth Branagh, 1994 Her role: Elizabeth, the future wife of Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist who gives life to the famous monster.
Planet of the Apes directed by Tim Burton, 2001 Her role: Ari, the daughter-ape of a senator who lives on a planet far from Earth, but soon to be invaded by humans.
The Wings of the Dove directed by Iain Softley, 1998 Her role: Kate Croy, a young English aristocrat who faces a dilemma: whether or not to marry a wealthy suitor, as she is having an affair with a journalist
Big Fish directed by Tim Burton, 2004 Her role: Jenny, a swamp witch who reveals to the traveler Edward Bloom when he will die many years in advance.
