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Helena Bonham Carter |
Helena Bonham Carter is our actor of the week. After seeing her in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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Helena Bonham Carter as The Queen Mum in The King's Speech |
[Logue and Bertie look panic-stricken. Elizabeth comes to the rescue]
Queen Elizabeth: We would love to, such a treat, but alas... a previous engagement. What a pity.
I personally thought this was brilliant casting to have HBC as The Queen Mum. She wasn't always an elderly lady and this was a great reminder of that.
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Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland |
[Live pig is slid under her feet]
The Red Queen: I love a warm pig belly for my aching feet.
Helena Bonham Carter has appeared in many of her common law husband Tim Burton's films. Alice in Wonderland
Here is a quote from "Celebrity news and style Now" from 2006:
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton live in separate houses - because they cannot agree on decor.
The couple - who have a three-year-old son Billy - have neighbouring homes in north London, linked by a single corridor.
Helena, 40, insists the couple's unusual arrangement is necessary so they don't bicker over interior design.
She says: 'His side is messier. My side is cutesy, like Beatrix Potter, which is fine for him to visit but there's no way he could live in it. He thinks his side is James Bond.'
Billy's bedroom is in 48-year-old Tim's house but Helena reckons he prefers to spend most of his time in her home because of her roaring fire.
'I have the kitchen and a fire so we'll watch telly in my place,' she explains. 'There is no normality in life. Having two houses means that we can get out of each other's hair - which, let's face it, we've both got a lot of.'
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Helena Bonham Carter showing her fashion sense and her sense of humour at the Oscars 2011 |
I love HBC's acting (I really have to watch A Room With a View
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Helena Bonham Carter with Tim Burton and family |
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Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Watson-love those shoes! |
I don't think Helena Bonham Carter gave a funderwhack even before she had her babies, do you? Great role model for the young ladies I think. A strong woman who doesn't have a personal stylist dress her for the Oscars. You go girl!!!!
"Interesting choice in fashion" is right! Browsing through a magazine today that had a couple pages devoted to recent fashion worn by celebs and even though I've seen plenty of HBC styles before, it made me stop and cringe! Sometimes it's quirky and original but most of the time I think she just rolled out of bed!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I forget, did you watch Wings of the Dove?
@Cheryl-Love her or hate her, she is never boring! I just like to be entertained by her "interestng choices".
ReplyDeleteAnd no, Wings of The Dove is another hole in my seen it list. Did you like it?
Helena had a relatively small role in The King's Speech, but I thought she was superb. I have been watching her since Lady Jane Grey. I also love her quirkiness. She's a delightful interview.
ReplyDeleteJenny, I'm surprised that you've not seen Wings of the Dove. I really think you would enjoy it! Strong performances by Helena, Alison (and Linus who will soon be starring in Titanic series)!
ReplyDelete@Mary-Delightful and quirky is a perfect way to describe her. My son's girlfriend says she is her "girl crush". That's a new term for me!
ReplyDelete@Cheryl-I will have to try to get my hands on a copy of Wings of the Dove. A definite gap in my period drama library! Thanks!
Wait? She and Burton don't live together because they can't agree on decor? Wow... I need to start getting paid millions to play pretend in front of a camera... Then I could buy a couple mansions over decor issues.
ReplyDeleteif affordability wasn't an issue more people would choose to live like that for what ever reasons.
DeleteAND we don't all play pretend as well as some unfortunately.
I've always admired her intense depiction of her characters and her individual sense of fashion (she dresses to please herself and does so beautifully)
Well said mommbsta :)
Delete@Anonymous- LOL! Sounds like they just each need their space. Must be nice! I would have loved to have told my children to go to their Dad's house next door if they were misbehaving. Apparently there is a Nanny's house too so there are actually 3 adjoining houses!
ReplyDeleteAnd as Ophelia in Mel Gibson's HAMLET? She was perfect!
ReplyDeleteDuly noted! Must see that one again sometime soon.
DeleteMight be worth noting that one of her earliest roles was in a Lord Grade adaptation of a Barbara Cartland novel - 'A Hazard of Hearts'. Good bit of harmless period romance there.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget her play in Kenneth Branaghs "Frankenstein" :)
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