Helena was born in 1966 in London and the only female out of the Bonham siblings. She went to South Hampstead High School, to then later go to Westminister School but was turned down at King's College for they were afraid she would leave half way through the college years to carry on her acting career. Helena had never had any formal training in acting and in 1979, she won a writing contest, which she used the money she got from it to pay for her entry into Spotlight. Her first starring film role was in 1986, were she starred Lady Jane Grey in the film, Lady Jane. All the first films and episodes she played in led her to being a typecast as a "English Rose" and "Corset Queen".
In 2006, Bonham Carter launched her own fashion line "The Pantaloonies" with swimwear designer Samantha Sage. Their first collection was a Victorian style selection of camisole's, mop caps and bloomers, which they called, Bloomin' Bloomers. They are both now working on customised jeans, that Helena herself describes as "a kind of scrapbook on the bum".
Helena met Tim Burton during the filming of "Planet of the Apes", which, Burton became taken to casting Carter in many of his other films like Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish and Alice in Wonderland. They both live in London in two different houses, but with a connecting doorway as they felt that they couldn't live in the same house as each other. In October 2003, Helena gave birth to her first child, son Billy Ray Burton, and gave birth to her daughter Nell in December 2007. Johnny Depp is a good friend of the family, whom is the godfather of both Billy Ray and Nell. Depp is also in many of Tim Burton's films.
I personally think that Helena is an inspiration to those who follow the latest fashion style and try to be liked by others through their appearance because Helena is known to wear quite quirky outfits to awards, film premiers and just in general and does she change the way she looks for other people? Hell nooo! I honestly love her style, but you see people write stuff or make articles on bad outfits and she's in it and I just think "At least she doesn't follow the herd of sheep" and "Good on you". In my opinion I just think she can pull off any style she goes for no matter how strange or simple it is, and, the fact there is only a few well known celebrities that are like this, I appalled them. She is admired for miles around for her acting skills but I just find her a complete inspiration because I think if people started being like her, and not caring what other people think about the way they look, then the world would be such a different place, perhaps in a bad way or a good, I think more of a good way because people would get used to all the different outfits and perhaps start judging people on their personality and not their looks. It's a fact that everyone has been part of the "sheep herd", I, myself, am guilty for it, but as I started at college, I started to realise that I shouldn't be worried about what people think about me, I mean, secondary school helped us start to think like that because we all wore uniforms, but that was like the kicking start to just treating everyone equal and getting to know people first before we guessed by their appearance, so, for all those who are trying to please others, be yourself, and if others don't like it, then tell them to jog on!
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