Helena Bonham Carter Trivia

Facts and Trivia about the world renowned actress Helena Bonham Carter. **All Information are obtained from interviews and other public sources**

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Trivia #15

There is an unreleased video of Helena Bonham Carter singing the Fairy Godmother’s “Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo” fully dressed as the Red Queen. This is due to Kenneth Branagh, the director of Cinderella, wanting Bonham Carter to record the tune while she was filming Alice Through the Looking Glass. Bonham Carter states, “At the end of shooting one day I went to composer Patrick Doyle’s office... and here I was having a full sing-along in my full Red Queen Outfit. Patrick, whom I’ve known for years, was in absolute hysterics. There’s a video of it somewhere”. (x)

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Trivia #14

 Helena Bonham Carter was a spokesperson for a cosmetic line until she announced that she wan’t really interested in makeup: "I don't know why Yardley chose me; I don't wear much makeup." Her contracted was terminated soon after.

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Trivia #13

Helena Bonham Carter posed nude for the British sculptor Tom Merrifield. Merrifield stated recently that the piece was made before Bonham Carter had children and during the session she chatted about how much she wanted a baby. That being the reason why the sculpture is in fetal position. Bonham Carter has this piece in her home and both have titled it “Sophie”.

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Trivia #12

Helena Bonham Carter lived with her parents in the family home until her early thirties. She claims this was due to the close relationship with her parents and also "laziness". When she finally bought a house, which was only five minutes away from the family home, it took her a year to fully move in.

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Trivia #11

In Helena Bonham Carter’s movie Fight Club (1999), she and Brad Pitt spent three days recording orgasmic sounds for their unseen and CGI sex scenes. Bonham Carter stated , “One thing I learned from this was how to fake an orgasm.”

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Fun Fact: The late actress Verna Felton both voiced The Fairy Godmother and The Queen of Hearts in the original Disney animated movies. Interestingly in the recent live action versions of Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland, The Fairy Godmother and The Queen of Hearts (Red Queen) were also both played by Helena Bonham Carter.

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Trivia #10

Helena Bonham Carter speaks French fluently and even starred in a fully French film titled Portraits Chinois in 1996. Helena Bonham Carter grew up speaking French due to her mother's French background and common use of the language when Bonham Carter was a child.

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Trivia #9

Johnny Depp is the godfather of Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton’s child, Bill Ray Burton. He was asked by Helena Bonham Carter on the set of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory during filming.

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I’m wondering how involved he is with his godchildren?

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If I remember this correctly from an interview, Helena Bonham Carter has stated that Johnny Depp has held a Pirate birthday party for her son. She has also said that Depp often sends gifts to them.

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Trivia #9

Johnny Depp is the godfather of Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton's child, Bill Ray Burton. He was asked by Helena Bonham Carter on the set of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory during filming.

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Trivia #8

Helena Bonham Carter was denied admission to King’s College, Cambridge University, not because of her grades or her test scores but because school officials were afraid that she would leave mid-term to pursue her acting career. Because of Cambridge’s rejection, Helena decided to concentrate fully on acting.

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Trivia #7

Through out her entire career Helena Bonham Carter has accumulated 80 nominations and 42 wins. She is a two time Academy Award nominee. Bonham Carter also has been nominated for a Golden Globe 7 times and 4 times for a BAFTA before winning her 5th nomination in 2011 for The Kings Speech.

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Trivia #6

Helena Bonham Carter had a small allergic reaction from the bunny in this shoot.

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Trivia #5

Helena Bonham Carter’s grandmother, Violet Bonham Carter, was friends with Prime Minister Winston Churchill. In The King's Speech (2010), Helena acts opposite Churchill, as played by Timothy Spall.

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Trivia #4

Due to Helena Bonham Carter’s good friendship with the costume designer Colleen Atwood, Bonham Carter is able to keep the unseen underwear of her characters that Atwood dresses.

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Trivia #3

Helena Bonham Carter was a potential candidate for the role of Sarah in Labyrinth (1986) before the role went to Jennifer Connelly.

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In May 2006, Helena Bonham Carter launched her own fashion line, "The Pantaloonies," with swimwear designer Samantha Sage. Their first collection, called Bloomin' Bloomers, is a Victoriana style selection of camisoles, mop caps and bloomers. The duo are now working on Pantaloonies customized jeans which Helena describes as "a kind of scrapbook on the bum.". 

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Trivia #1

Helena Bonham Carter is ranked 4th on the list of Actresses with the Most Box Office Power. As of last year, the actress’s 32 movies have grossed an average of $79.3 million each, and in total, she’s pulled in $2.538 billion at the box office during her career.