FrameThrower · Actors · Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter
17 films · 1,277 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1985–2023
Born 26 May 1966 · Golders Green, London, England, UK
Helena Bonham Carter CBE is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, especially period dramas, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, and five Primetime Emmy Awards.
Bonham Carter rose to prominence by playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985) and the title character in Lady Jane (1986). Her early period roles saw her typecast as a virginal "English rose", a label she was uncomfortable with.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 17 films · 1,277 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1985–2023
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role2011
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Britannia Awards
- Satellite Awards
- Genie Awards
- International Emmy Award for Best Actress
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,277 frames from the 17 films we hold. This is the look of the work Helena takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 17 films we hold, 49% of their frames are day, 47% low key — the look of the work Helena takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The King’s Speech
2010 · Queen Elizabeth
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · Mrs. Lovett
Corpse Bride
2005 · Corpse Bride (voice)
Planet of the Apes
2001 · Ari
Fight Club
1999 · Marla Singer
A Room With A View
1985 · Lucy Honeychurch
One Life
2023 · Babi Winton
Cinderella
2015 · Fairy Godmother
The Lone Ranger
2013 · Red Harrington
Dark Shadows
2012 · Dr. Julia Hoffman
Les Misérables
2012 · Madame Thénardier
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2
2011 · Bellatrix Lestrange
Alice in Wonderland
2010 · Iracebeth / Red Queen
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1
2010 · Bellatrix Lestrange
Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Bellatrix Lestrange
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
2005 · Mrs. Bucket
Big Fish
2003 · Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,277 frames from Helena Bonham Carter's 17 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.