Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and director. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Hunt rose to fame in 1992, playing Jamie Buchman in the sitcom Mad About You, for which she won three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress and four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress.

In 1997, Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets, and her role as Cheryl Cohen-Greene in the film The Sessions (2012) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Bobby (2006), Soul Surfer (2011), and The Miracle Season (2018).

Hunt made her directorial debut with the film Then She Found Me (2007), and also directed the film Ride (2014) and episodes of television series including House of Lies, This Is Us, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Housewife, and the premiere episode of the Mad About You revival.