# B. Hunt or H. Hunt? Q: Actresses **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387 "2004-04-10T23:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/1 "2004-04-10T23:03:33Z")
OK, IMDB let me down. Didn’t either Helen or Bonnie Hunt star in the recent sit-com “Mad About You”? I WAG it was Helen Hunt. And, didn’t Helen (or Bonnie) have a minor, short-running role in St. Elsewhere? Last, are they related? I am surprised IMDB missed mentioning such things. I thought the database was very thorough. Thanks for clarifying… - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/2 "2004-04-10T23:10:25Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > OK, IMDB let me down. Didn’t either Helen or Bonnie Hunt star in the recent sit-com “Mad About You”? I WAG it was Helen Hunt. And, didn’t Helen (or Bonnie) have a minor, short-running role in St. Elsewhere? Last, are they related? > > I am surprised IMDB missed mentioning such things. I thought the database was very thorough. Thanks for clarifying… > > - Jinx Um, did you look [here?](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/) (Yes, it was Helen Hunt.) ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/3 "2004-04-10T23:11:26Z")
Your guess of Helen Hunt was correct: > **[Mad About You (TV Series 1992–2019) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/)** > > Mad About You: Created by Danny Jacobson, Paul Reiser, Peter Tolan. With Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, John Pankow, Leila Kenzle. Mad About You centers on the trials and tribulations of a married couple living in New York. Helen Hunt played Clancy Williams from 1984-1986 on St. Elsewhere > **[St. Elsewhere (TV Series 1982–1988) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083483/fullcredits)** > > St. Elsewhere (TV Series 1982–1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. No apparent relationship that I could find. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/4 "2004-04-10T23:14:47Z")
My father-in-law is the movie buff. He swears by IMDB. This was my first visit. I simply did a search by “People”. How hard can that be? It came up with little to nothing on Helen Hunt…more about variations of the name, etc. Don’t know how I could have missed it…is there some trick to searching their website I missed? - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![MisterThyristor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/5 "2004-04-10T23:25:05Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > My father-in-law is the movie buff. He swears by IMDB. This was my first visit. I simply did a search by “People”. How hard can that be? It came up with little to nothing on Helen Hunt…more about variations of the name, etc. Don’t know how I could have missed it…is there some trick to searching their website I missed? > > - Jinx When you searched for Helen Hunt under “People”, you probably got [this page.](http://us.imdb.com/find?nm=on;mx=20;q=helen%20hunt) This tells you that there are three people with that name – two actresses and one makeup artist. The one actress was active in 1928, leaving the other (who was listed with _As Good As It Gets_. That would be her. (Helen Hunt I). Click on that link and find a whole ton of info and a picture on [this page.](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000166/) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/6 "2004-04-11T03:39:54Z")
> [@DeadlyAccurate](#): > > Your guess of Helen Hunt was correct: > [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/) > > Helen Hunt played Clancy Williams from 1984-1986 on St. Elsewhere > [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083483/fullcredits](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083483/fullcredits) > > No apparent relationship that I could find. Nope, the Helen Hunt on St. Elsewhere grew up to be the Helen Hunt on Mad About You. There was also an actress named Bonnie _Bartlett_ who was also on St. Elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/7 "2004-04-11T03:43:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Nope, the Helen Hunt on St. Elsewhere grew up to be the Helen Hunt on Mad About You. I think he was replying to the question in the OP if Bonnie Hunt and Helen Hunt were related. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-hunt-or-h-hunt-q-actresses/239387/8 "2004-04-11T20:42:15Z")
Any relation to Mike Hunt? 😃