Mothers are the heart of any household. I try to spend as much time with my children as I possibly can while also fulfilling my professional duties. It is tricky, but I think I manage it.

Upon her recovery her experience in therapy led her to become a psychotherapist herself – Bonham Carter now pays her to read her scripts and deliver her opinion of the characters' psychological motivations. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. Career

Bonham Carter has not received any formal training in acting.

Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in films such as A Room with a View Fight Club and playing the villainess Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series as well as for frequently collaborating with her domestic partner director Tim Burton in films such as Planet of the Apes Big Fish Corpse Bride Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows. M.