May 26 - Birthday of actress Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter comes from a famous family in the UK. Her great-grandfather was H. H. Asquith, a former British prime minister, and her great-grandmother was an activist. She and Winston Churchill once had a romantic relationship.
👸She is a distant relative of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.
👧She became interested in acting at a young age after being supported by a family friend. She then used the money she won in the writers' contest to pay for placement in the Spotlight actors' catalog.
🎥The first role in a television commercial in 1982 and a minor role in the film "Pattern of Roses" in 1983.
📶A big leap in her career occurred in 1985 in the movie "Room with a View" and in her main role Lucy Honeychurch.
🏫When she applied to Cambridge, she was rejected. They thought she would drop out of school in favor of her burgeoning acting career.