Helen Hunt

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Helen Hunt Wears H&M to the Oscars ... with $700,000 in Diamonds!

Originally posted 02/24/2013 09:20PM

The actress didn't skimp on her accessories, provided by Martin Katz jewelry

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Filed Under: Academy Awards, Oscars 2013, Helen Hunt

How SAG Stars Got Their Start: Sofia Vergara Credits Her 'Hooker Looks'

Originally posted 01/27/2013 09:20PM

Today, she's one of the world's sexiest stars. But Sofia Vergara wasn't quite as celebrated for her curves early in her career.

The Modern Family actress was among a handful of actors who kicked off Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards with personal stories about how they got started in the business. Vergara, 40, joked about her famous figure.

"I grew up in Barranquilla, Colombia, in a very traditional Catholic home," she said. "My father told me that if I ever did anything artistic, I was going to look like a hooker. I told him, 'With these huge boobs that I inherited from your mother, I already look like a hooker!' "

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Filed Under: Screen Actors Guild Awards 2013, Individual Class, Helen Hunt, Jane Krakowski

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Oscars 2009

Helen Hunt Directs Commercial Airing During Oscars

Originally posted 02/19/2009 05:25PM

Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt returns to the Oscars on Sunday – but not this time as a nominee.

Hunt directed a commercial for Frito-Lay's TrueNorth brand, which held a contest eliciting stories from people around the world who have discovered their own "true north" or passion in life.

The actress was drawn to the gig after completing her own passion project, last year's film Then She Found Me, in which she starred, wrote and directed.

"This came very out of the blue. I wasn't in the world of commercial directing, but it was really fun," Hunt, 45, a best actress winner for As Good as It Gets, tells PEOPLE. "Thousands of people sent in their stories of following their life's passion, and I was part of the group that chose this really fiery, passionate woman. I really felt inspired by her."

The 60-second ad features Lisa Nigro, an ex-Chicago police officer who founded Inspiration Café, which feeds and supports the needy.

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Filed Under: Oscars 2009, Helen Hunt

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Actress Helen Hunt Has a Baby Girl

Originally posted 05/21/2004 11:00AM

Helen Hunt has something new to be madly in love with: a baby girl named Makena, PEOPLE has learned.

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NEWS BRIEFS: Tori Spills into Kitchen

Originally posted 02/03/2004 01:00PM

REGISTERED: Tori Spelling, 30, and actor Charlie Shanian, due to be married on July 4, are registered at the cooking store Williams Sonoma, reports the New York Post, adding that it had no idea the once-virginal Donna Martin of "Beverly Hills, 90210" was so domestic. Among the items sought by the couple in their registry (despite the fact that Spelling's dad, kazillionaire TV producer Aaron Spelling, could probably afford to buy the entire store chain): mixing bowls and muffin and cake pans.

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Filed Under: Barry Manilow, Helen Hunt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Robert Blake, Tori Spelling, William L. Petersen

NEWS BRIEFS: Helen Hunt Pregnant

Originally posted 02/02/2004 3:06AM

EXPECTING: Helen Hunt, 40, and her boyfriend, producer Matthew Carnahan, are about to be parents, a rep for the "As Good As It Gets" Oscar winner and former "Mad About You" star confirms. Spokesman Stephen Huvane says the baby is due in the summer. Hunt has reportedly been dating Carnahan (whose credits include being a consulting producer on TV's "The Fugitive") since 2001, following the collapse of her 17-month marriage to "Friends" and "The Simpsons" regular Hank Azaria, now 39.

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