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Helena Bonham Carter was born in Manchester, England, in 1966.
Answer: False
Explanation: Helena Bonham Carter was born in Islington, London, England, not Manchester, in 1966.
Both of Helena Bonham Carter's paternal grandparents were active British Liberal politicians.
Answer: True
Explanation: Her paternal grandparents, Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter and Lady Violet Bonham Carter, were both prominent British Liberal politicians.
Helena Bonham Carter's paternal great-grandfather, H. H. Asquith, served as the Prime Minister of Britain for eight years.
Answer: True
Explanation: H. H. Asquith, her paternal great-grandfather, served as Prime Minister of Britain from 1908 to 1916, which is indeed an eight-year tenure.
Helena Bonham Carter's maternal grandfather, Eduardo Propper de Callejón, was recognized for his efforts in saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.
Answer: True
Explanation: Eduardo Propper de Callejón, her maternal grandfather, is recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.
Helena Bonham Carter's mother became a psychotherapist after recovering from a serious physical injury.
Answer: False
Explanation: Her mother, Elena, became a psychotherapist after recovering from a serious nervous breakdown, not a physical injury.
Helena Bonham Carter received extensive formal training at a prestigious drama school before beginning her career.
Answer: False
Explanation: Helena Bonham Carter had no formal acting training, though she did study clowning under Philippe Gaulier.
Helena Bonham Carter was accepted into King's College, Cambridge, but chose to defer her enrollment for acting.
Answer: False
Explanation: She was rejected by King's College, Cambridge, due to concerns that she might leave to pursue her acting career.
In what year and city was Helena Bonham Carter born?
Answer: 1966, Islington, London
Explanation: Helena Bonham Carter was born on May 26, 1966, in Islington, London, England.
What was the profession of Helena Bonham Carter's paternal grandparents, Sir Maurice and Lady Violet Bonham Carter?
Answer: British Liberal politicians
Explanation: Her paternal grandparents, Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter and Lady Violet Bonham Carter, were both British Liberal politicians.
Which of Helena Bonham Carter's paternal relatives served as the Prime Minister of Britain?
Answer: Her paternal great-grandfather, H. H. Asquith
Explanation: Her paternal great-grandfather, H. H. Asquith, served as the Prime Minister of Britain from 1908 to 1916.
Helena Bonham Carter's maternal grandfather, Eduardo Propper de Callejón, is recognized for what significant humanitarian act?
Answer: Saving thousands of Jews from the Holocaust
Explanation: He is recognized for saving thousands of Jews from the Holocaust during the Second World War.
Helena Bonham Carter's father, Raymond Bonham Carter, served as the alternative British director representing the Bank of England at which international institution during the 1960s?
Answer: The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Explanation: Her father served as the alternative British director representing the Bank of England at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., during the 1960s.
How did Helena Bonham Carter's mother's personal experience influence her career path?
Answer: She became a psychotherapist after recovering from a nervous breakdown.
Explanation: After recovering from a serious nervous breakdown, her mother, Elena, became a psychotherapist.
What significant family event occurred when Helena Bonham Carter was a teenager that later influenced her acting?
Answer: Her father suffered a stroke after surgery for acoustic neuroma.
Explanation: When she was a teenager, her father suffered a stroke after surgery for acoustic neuroma, and she later drew upon his movements for a role.
What was Helena Bonham Carter's approach to formal acting training?
Answer: She had no formal acting training but studied clown.
Explanation: She had no formal acting training but did study clowning under master clown Philippe Gaulier.
What was the ethnic background of Helena Bonham Carter's maternal grandfather's father?
Answer: Bohemian Jewish
Explanation: Her maternal grandfather, Eduardo Propper de Callejón, had a Bohemian Jewish father.
What was the profession of Helena Bonham Carter's father, Raymond Bonham Carter?
Answer: Merchant banker
Explanation: Her father, Raymond Bonham Carter, was a merchant banker.
What was the outcome of Helena Bonham Carter's application to King's College, Cambridge?
Answer: She was rejected due to concerns about her acting career
Explanation: Her application was rejected because officials were concerned she might leave mid-term to pursue her acting career.
Helena Bonham Carter is primarily known for her roles in romantic comedies and lighthearted family films.
Answer: False
Explanation: Helena Bonham Carter is primarily recognized for her portrayals of eccentric women in a diverse range of films, including blockbusters and independent features, with a notable specialization in period dramas, rather than romantic comedies or lighthearted family films.
Helena Bonham Carter's breakthrough film role was as Lucy Honeychurch in *A Room with a View*.
Answer: True
Explanation: Her breakthrough role was indeed Lucy Honeychurch in the 1985 film *A Room with a View*.
Helena Bonham Carter started her professional acting career by winning a national writing contest.
Answer: False
Explanation: She started her professional acting career at 16 in a television commercial. She used prize money from a national writing contest to fund her entry into the *Spotlight* directory, which facilitated her career, but it was not the start of her acting itself.
Helena Bonham Carter embraced her early typecasting as a 'corset queen' and 'English rose'.
Answer: False
Explanation: She was uncomfortable with this typecasting, stating she felt she looked like a 'bloated chipmunk'.
Helena Bonham Carter is primarily known for her portrayals of eccentric women in what type of films?
Answer: Blockbuster and independent films, with an emphasis on period dramas
Explanation: She is recognized for her portrayals of eccentric women in both blockbuster and independent films, with a particular emphasis on period dramas.
What was Helena Bonham Carter's breakthrough film role?
Answer: Lucy Honeychurch in *A Room with a View*
Explanation: Her breakthrough role was as Lucy Honeychurch in the 1985 film *A Room with a View*.
Which film, released in 1986, was Helena Bonham Carter's first lead film role, though filmed earlier than her breakthrough?
Answer: *Lady Jane*
Explanation: Her first lead film role was as Lady Jane Grey in *Lady Jane* (1986), which was filmed earlier than *A Room with a View* but released two months later.
How did Helena Bonham Carter initially fund her entry into the actors' *Spotlight* directory?
Answer: By winning a national writing contest.
Explanation: She used the prize money from a national writing contest in 1979 to fund her entry into the actors' *Spotlight* directory.
How did Helena Bonham Carter feel about being typecast as a 'corset queen' early in her career?
Answer: She was uncomfortable with it and felt she looked like a 'bloated chipmunk'.
Explanation: She expressed discomfort with the 'corset queen' image, stating she felt she looked like a 'bloated chipmunk'.
Helena Bonham Carter played the character of Bellatrix Lestrange in all eight *Harry Potter* films.
Answer: False
Explanation: She played Bellatrix Lestrange in the final four *Harry Potter* films, not all eight.
In 2005, Helena Bonham Carter voiced a character in the animated film *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit*.
Answer: True
Explanation: She voiced Lady Tottingham in the 2005 animated film *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit*.
In Tim Burton's *Alice in Wonderland*, Helena Bonham Carter played the Queen of Hearts.
Answer: False
Explanation: She played the Red Queen, an amalgamation of the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen from Lewis Carroll's novels.
Helena Bonham Carter portrayed Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI, in *The King's Speech*.
Answer: True
Explanation: She indeed portrayed Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King George VI, in the 2010 film *The King's Speech*.
Helena Bonham Carter played the role of Miss Havisham in a 2012 film adaptation of *Oliver Twist*.
Answer: False
Explanation: She played Miss Havisham in Mike Newell's 2012 film adaptation of *Great Expectations*, not *Oliver Twist*.
Helena Bonham Carter portrayed Princess Margaret in seasons one and two of Netflix's *The Crown*.
Answer: False
Explanation: She portrayed Princess Margaret in seasons three and four of Netflix's *The Crown*, not seasons one and two.
Helena Bonham Carter narrated the 2009 animated film adaptation of *The Gruffalo* as the main character.
Answer: False
Explanation: She served as the mother squirrel narrator in *The Gruffalo*, not the main character.
Helena Bonham Carter played Red Harrington in the 2013 film *The Lone Ranger*, a character with a peg-leg.
Answer: True
Explanation: She portrayed Red Harrington, a peg-legged brothel madam, in the 2013 film *The Lone Ranger*.
Helena Bonham Carter starred as Elizabeth Taylor in the BBC4 film *Burton & Taylor*.
Answer: True
Explanation: She indeed portrayed Elizabeth Taylor in the 2013 BBC4 film *Burton & Taylor*.
Helena Bonham Carter played the Wicked Stepmother in Disney's 2015 live-action *Cinderella*.
Answer: False
Explanation: She played the Fairy Godmother in Disney's 2015 live-action *Cinderella*, not the Wicked Stepmother.
Which iconic villain did Helena Bonham Carter portray in the *Harry Potter* film series?
Answer: Bellatrix Lestrange
Explanation: She played the evil witch Bellatrix Lestrange in the final four *Harry Potter* films.
What type of character did Helena Bonham Carter voice in the 2005 animated film *Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit*?
Answer: A wealthy aristocratic spinster
Explanation: She voiced Lady Tottingham, a wealthy aristocratic spinster, in the 2005 animated film.
In Tim Burton's 2010 film *Alice in Wonderland*, Helena Bonham Carter played which character?
Answer: The Red Queen
Explanation: She played the Red Queen, an amalgamation of the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen, in Tim Burton's *Alice in Wonderland*.
In Mike Newell's 2012 film adaptation of *Great Expectations*, Helena Bonham Carter portrayed which eccentric character?
Answer: Miss Havisham
Explanation: She appeared as the eccentric, jilted bride Miss Havisham in Mike Newell's 2012 film adaptation of *Great Expectations*.
What role did Helena Bonham Carter play in the 2012 film adaptation of the musical *Les Misérables*?
Answer: Madame Thénardier
Explanation: She played Madame Thénardier, the unscrupulous innkeeper's wife, in the 2012 film adaptation of *Les Misérables*.
Which character did Helena Bonham Carter portray in seasons three and four of Netflix's *The Crown*?
Answer: Princess Margaret
Explanation: She portrayed an older Princess Margaret in seasons three and four of Netflix's *The Crown*.
What role did Helena Bonham Carter play in the 2009 animated film adaptation of *The Gruffalo*?
Answer: The mother squirrel narrator
Explanation: She provided the voice for the mother squirrel narrator in the 2009 animated film adaptation of *The Gruffalo*.
In the 2013 film *The Lone Ranger*, what kind of character did Helena Bonham Carter portray?
Answer: A peg-legged brothel madam
Explanation: She portrayed Red Harrington, a peg-legged brothel madam, in the 2013 film *The Lone Ranger*.
In the BBC4 film *Burton & Taylor*, Helena Bonham Carter portrayed which iconic actress?
Answer: Elizabeth Taylor
Explanation: She portrayed Elizabeth Taylor in BBC4's *Burton & Taylor* (2013).
What role did Helena Bonham Carter play in Disney's 2015 live-action re-imagining of *Cinderella*?
Answer: The Fairy Godmother
Explanation: She played the Fairy Godmother in Disney's 2015 live-action re-imagining of *Cinderella*.
What was the name of the Nigel Slater biopic (2010) in which Helena Bonham Carter co-starred with Freddie Highmore?
Answer: *Toast*
Explanation: She co-starred with Freddie Highmore in the Nigel Slater biopic *Toast* (2010).
In the 2020 Netflix film *Enola Holmes*, Helena Bonham Carter starred as which character?
Answer: Eudoria Holmes
Explanation: She starred as Eudoria Holmes, the titular character's mother, in the 2020 Netflix film *Enola Holmes*.
Helena Bonham Carter won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in *The King's Speech*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Helena Bonham Carter received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for *The King's Speech*, but she did not win the award.
Helena Bonham Carter won an International Emmy Award for her role as Enid Blyton in the film *Enid*.
Answer: True
Explanation: She won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as children's author Enid Blyton in *Enid*.
Helena Bonham Carter was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2012.
Answer: False
Explanation: She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012, not a Dame Commander (DBE).
For which role did Helena Bonham Carter receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress?
Answer: Kate Croy in *The Wings of the Dove*
Explanation: She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in *The Wings of the Dove* (1997).
For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in *The King's Speech*, Helena Bonham Carter received which of the following?
Answer: Critical acclaim and awards
Explanation: Her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in *The King's Speech* earned her critical acclaim and numerous awards, including a BAFTA, and an Academy Award nomination.
Helena Bonham Carter won an International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as which children's author?
Answer: Enid Blyton
Explanation: She won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as children's author Enid Blyton in the film *Enid*.
What honor did Helena Bonham Carter receive in the 2012 New Year Honours list?
Answer: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Explanation: She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours list.
Helena Bonham Carter's affair with Kenneth Branagh began during the filming of *Hamlet*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Her affair with Kenneth Branagh began in 1994 while they were filming *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein*, not *Hamlet*.
Emma Thompson expressed resentment towards Helena Bonham Carter following her divorce from Kenneth Branagh.
Answer: False
Explanation: Emma Thompson stated she had 'no hard feelings' and considered Helena Bonham Carter a 'wonderful woman'.
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton lived in separate residences during their relationship.
Answer: False
Explanation: They lived in adjoining houses in Belsize Park, London, which were connected, not entirely separate residences.
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton successfully conceived their children through in vitro fertilisation.
Answer: False
Explanation: While they considered IVF, they ultimately conceived naturally before undergoing the procedure.
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton purchased the Mill House in Sutton Courtenay, which had a historical connection to her family.
Answer: True
Explanation: They purchased the Mill House in 2006, which had been previously leased by her grandmother and owned by her great-grandfather.
Helena Bonham Carter's relatives were killed in a plane crash in South Africa in 2008.
Answer: False
Explanation: Four of her relatives were killed in a safari bus crash in South Africa in 2008, not a plane crash.
Helena Bonham Carter began an affair with Kenneth Branagh while filming which movie in 1994?
Answer: *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein*
Explanation: Her affair with Kenneth Branagh began in 1994 during the filming of *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein*.
How did Emma Thompson describe her feelings towards Helena Bonham Carter after her divorce from Kenneth Branagh?
Answer: She stated she had 'no hard feelings' and considered her a 'wonderful woman'.
Explanation: Emma Thompson publicly stated she had 'no hard feelings' and considered Helena Bonham Carter a 'wonderful woman'.
What was the unique living arrangement of Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton during their relationship?
Answer: They lived in adjoining houses in Belsize Park, London.
Explanation: They resided in adjoining houses in Belsize Park, London, which were connected.
What tragic event affected Helena Bonham Carter in August 2008, leading to her leave from filming *Terminator Salvation*?
Answer: Four of her relatives were killed in a safari bus crash.
Explanation: Four of her relatives were killed in a safari bus crash in South Africa in August 2008.
What was the name of the property purchased by Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton in 2006 that had a historical family connection?
Answer: The Mill House
Explanation: They purchased the Mill House in Sutton Courtenay, which had a historical family connection.
What is the age difference between Helena Bonham Carter and her current partner, Rye Dag Holmboe?
Answer: 21 years her junior
Explanation: Her current partner, Rye Dag Holmboe, is 21 years her junior.
Helena Bonham Carter launched a fashion line in 2006 that focused on modern, minimalist designs.
Answer: False
Explanation: Her fashion line, 'The Pantaloonies,' launched in 2006, featured Victorian-style camisoles, mob caps, and bloomers, which are not modern or minimalist designs.
Helena Bonham Carter's fashion style is often described as conventional and minimalist.
Answer: False
Explanation: Her fashion style is widely recognized for being unconventional, eccentric, and characterized by a dark aesthetic, rather than conventional or minimalist.
Helena Bonham Carter has cited Vivienne Westwood and Marie Antoinette as major influences on her distinctive style.
Answer: True
Explanation: She has indeed cited Vivienne Westwood and Marie Antoinette as her primary style influences.
Helena Bonham Carter served as a jury member at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Answer: True
Explanation: She was indeed a member of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival jury.
In 2013, Helena Bonham Carter narrated a collection of historical speeches for *The Love Book App*.
Answer: False
Explanation: She narrated poetry for *The Love Book App* in 2013, not historical speeches.
What was the style of Helena Bonham Carter's fashion line, 'The Pantaloonies,' launched in 2006?
Answer: Victorian-style camisoles, mob caps, and bloomers
Explanation: Her fashion line, 'The Pantaloonies,' featured Victorian-style camisoles, mob caps, and bloomers.
What is a key characteristic of Helena Bonham Carter's public image and fashion?
Answer: Unconventional and eccentric with a dark aesthetic
Explanation: Her public image and fashion are widely recognized for being unconventional, eccentric, and characterized by a dark aesthetic.
Which two figures has Helena Bonham Carter cited as primary influences on her style?
Answer: Vivienne Westwood and Marie Antoinette
Explanation: She has cited Vivienne Westwood and Marie Antoinette as her primary style influences.
What was Helena Bonham Carter's role in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival?
Answer: She was a member of the festival jury.
Explanation: She served as a member of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival jury.
What type of content did Helena Bonham Carter narrate for *The Love Book App* in 2013?
Answer: Poetry
Explanation: She narrated poetry for *The Love Book App*, an interactive anthology of love literature, in 2013.
What was the name of the fashion line Helena Bonham Carter launched in May 2006?
Answer: The Pantaloonies
Explanation: She launched her fashion line called 'The Pantaloonies' in May 2006.
What was the subject of the image featuring Helena Bonham Carter at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival?
Answer: She was promoting one of her films
Explanation: The image shows her attending the festival, likely promoting one of her films.
What was the name of the interactive anthology of love literature for which Helena Bonham Carter narrated poetry in 2013?
Answer: *The Love Book App*
Explanation: She narrated poetry for *The Love Book App*, an interactive anthology of love literature, in 2013.
Helena Bonham Carter publicly supported Scottish independence in 2014.
Answer: False
Explanation: In 2014, she was among 200 public figures who signed a letter to *The Guardian* opposing Scottish independence.
Helena Bonham Carter was appointed the first female president of the London Library in 2022.
Answer: True
Explanation: She was indeed appointed the first female president of the London Library in 2022.
Helena Bonham Carter was appointed to Britain's national Holocaust Commission in 2014.
Answer: True
Explanation: Prime Minister David Cameron appointed her to Britain's new national Holocaust Commission in January 2014.
Helena Bonham Carter became the first patron of Action Duchenne, a charity for muscular dystrophy, in 2008.
Answer: True
Explanation: She became the first patron of Action Duchenne, a national charity for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in October 2008.
What was Helena Bonham Carter's stance on Scottish independence in 2014?
Answer: She signed a letter opposing it.
Explanation: In 2014, she was among 200 public figures who signed a letter to *The Guardian* opposing Scottish independence.
What honorary position was Helena Bonham Carter appointed to in 2022, making her the first female in that role?
Answer: President of the London Library
Explanation: In 2022, she was appointed the first female president of the London Library.
In January 2014, Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Helena Bonham Carter to which national body?
Answer: Britain's new national Holocaust Commission
Explanation: She was appointed to Britain's new national Holocaust Commission in January 2014.
What charity did Helena Bonham Carter become the first patron of in October 2008?
Answer: Action Duchenne
Explanation: She became the first patron of Action Duchenne, a national charity for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in October 2008.
During the filming of *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Helena Bonham Carter accidentally injured Matthew Lewis's eye.
Answer: False
Explanation: She accidentally perforated Matthew Lewis's eardrum, not his eye, during the filming of *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*.
What specific injury did Helena Bonham Carter accidentally cause to Matthew Lewis during the filming of *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*?
Answer: A perforated eardrum
Explanation: She accidentally perforated Matthew Lewis's eardrum when she stuck her wand into his ear canal.