Helenaism
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[edit] Core Beliefs
Helena Bonham Carter is a goddess. Her hair is the 8th wonder of the world and many have tried to achieve the Bonham-Carter hair but have failed epically. She is the living Jesus Christ on Earth. "Helenaists" are devoted to converting others to Helenaism and spreading "the Lord's" good word. Helenaists believe that Helena Bonham Carter is the most talented actress out there, and that it is impossible for her to make a bad movie. Members of Helenaism also admire her for her individual style and fashion sense, her elegance, her wit, her beauty, her courage, her clothes and her z-coil shoes.
[edit] History
Helenaism was first established in May 2008 by the members of a sacred forum called helena-world.com. It was established in honor of the great Helena Bonham Carter. Actress, Mother, Rolemodel, Idol, Friend, Death Eater, Pie-maker, Corset queen.
[edit] Philosophy
Live life to the fullest. Be truthful to yourself and to others. Be yourself and fuck those who tell you to be anything but yourself.
[edit] Rituals
- Spending hours on helena-world.com or mrs-lovett.org
- Watching Helena movies repetitively
- Thinking of her each night before going to sleep
- Drinking Starbucks at least once a day
- Picking up a random twig, pointing it at a stranger and shouting, Crucio!
- Snacking on Goji Berries(Wolfberries) and drinking Peppermint Tea
- Singing Sweeney Todd Psalms
- Using the religious term "lovett" (as in "love it") as a reference to the 2007 movie; Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which features another Helenaist deity: Nellie Lovett
- Using the religious term "Oh my Helena" to express a state of shock/excitement etc. This term can be abbreviated to "OMH" Or Holy Helena
- Check up words she uses in the dictionary.(Especially long, sophisticated ones, such as Bovine)
- Recite your prayer : "In the name of Tim Burton, of Billy Ray and Nell. Bovine!"
- Always follow the WWHD (What Would Helena Do) decision-making scheme.
- Purchasing "pantaloonies" whenever possible, and wearing them on a regular basis to display your devotion
- Eating marmite
- Living organic
- Singing "I killed Sirius Black *laughter*" in a witch-like voice whenever you're alone (or when surrounded by a large group of people, or randomly on the streets, pretty much wherever and whenever)
- Dropping a glass on the floor and saying "it's done"
- Saying "I haven't been fucked like that since grade school" after every time you have sex
- Reading any book containing the name Helena even if it is only one page
- Looking at a picture / watching her movies at least once a day
- Spreading the word of Helenaism, whether through post-its or word of mouth
- Listening to Rufus Wainwright
- Carrying Lulu Guinness bags
- Looking to achieve a fashion state where you can no longer recognize yourself (reaching enlightenment).
- Bowing to all pictures of Helena you see.
[edit] Psalms of worship
- The Worst Pies in London (What will happen if we do not practice Helenaism often enough)
- My Friends (Because the moment when Mrs. Lovett is close to Mr. Todd is brilliant)
- Wait (Teaches us patience; all good things come to those who can wait)
- A Little Priest (Not to waste anything)
- God, That's Good! (Enjoy your food) [Best sung before, during and after meals]
- By The Sea (The promise of Afterlife)
- Not While I'm Around (Pledging to protect her)
- Where Is My Mind - Pixies (To worship the greatest movie ending ever)
- Helena - My Chemical Romance (purely because the song name is Helena.)
- Tears to shed
- Talking in Your Sleep (speaks for itself)
- Dancing Queen - ABBA (ritualistic dance performed with a multi-coloured umbrella)
- Do you want to touch me (Oh Yeah) - Gary Glitter, (you may perform a dance with this melody on the background, it symbolizes joy, freedom and daring)
- J'en connais - Carla Bruni (from Conversations with other Women), it is a song of meditation
- Heart and Soul (from the Heart of Me soundtrack)
[edit] Prayers
- The Bovine Prayer, must be said whenever possible.
Our Helena, who art in pie shop,
Bovine be thy name.
Thy adjoining house come
Crucio will be done, on Potter
As it is on Longbottom.
Give us this day our daily pie,
And forgive us our throat slittings,
As we forgive those who throat slit upon us.
Lead us not into the oven
But deliver us from Molly Weasley,
For thine is the adjoined house, the Pantaloonies and the plugholes
Forever and ever,
BOVINE!
- The Bellatrix Prayer, to be said before watching Harry Potter, meetings with fellow death eaters, or when ever you choose.
Our Bellatrix, who art in azkaban,
Deathly hallowed be thy Dark Lord's name.
Thy Death Eaters come,
Thy killings will be done,
On earth as it is in the most Noble and Ancient House of Black
Give us this day our daily pillage.
And forgive us our unforgiveable curses,
As we torture those who trespass against us.
And lead the Dark Lord's minions into temptation,
And deliver us to evil.
For thine is the Dark Lord, the power and the immortality.
For ever and ever, due to unspeakable horcruxes.
AVADA KEDAVRA!
- The Christmas Carol!
On the first day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, A pie and a boy named Toby
On the second day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, the wings of a dove, and a pie and a boy named Toby
On the third day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove, And a pie and a boy named Toby!
On the fourth day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby!
On the fith day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby!
On the sixth day of Christmas, Helena gave to me, Six Tim's a-singing, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby!
On the seventh day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, seven lovetts sexing Six Tim's a-singing, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby!
On the eighth day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, Eight Nell's a-playing, seven lovetts sexing Six Tim's a-singing, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby
On the ninth day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, Nine filthy plugholes, Eight Nell's a-playing, seven lovetts sexing Six Tim's a-singing, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby
On the tenth day of Christmas, Helena sent to me, Ten of Tim's toys Nine filthy plugholes, Eight Nell's a-playing, seven lovetts sexing Six Tim's a-singing, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eleven Stripey Socks, Ten of Tim's toys Nine filthy plugholes, Eight Nell's a-playing, seven lovetts sexing Six Tim's a-singing, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby
On the twelfth day of Christmas, Helena gave to me, Twelve pairs of z-coils Eleven Stripey Socks, Ten of Tim's toys Nine filthy plugholes, Eight Nell's a-playing, seven lovetts sexing Six Tim's a-singing, Five mugs of gin! 4 pairs of pantaloonies, 3 bovine cows, The wings of a dove And a pie and a boy named Toby
[edit] Rules
- Thou shalt not give into the temptation of Molly Weasley and Lucy Barker.
- Thou shalt join the Death Eaters.
- Thou shalt torture little wizards
- Thou shalt celebrate Helena's birthday.
- Thou shalt love Mr. T
- Thou shalt help the Dark Lord in his quest to destroy that little Potter boy.
- Thou shalt bake meat pies using human flesh
- Thou shalt have the motto "Spick and Span"
- Thou shalt throw away their combs.
- Thou shalt respect Tim Burton
- Thou shalt wear many items of clothing at once.
- Thou shalt wear more than one pair of glasses and many hats at once
- Thou shalt support those with multiple personalities.
- Thou shalt not steal. Unless it's jeans from the laundromat, or purses from dead barbers.
- Thou shalt tattoo a swallow on your bum.
- Thou shalt be forgetful and proud of it.
- Thou shalt offer mint to people and if they ask you what it is, thou shalt reply "Mintt" and if person takes only one, thou shalt say " Go on, have a couple!". All this in Yorkshire accent.
- Thou shalt only smoke Marlboro Lights and Silk Cut Extra Milds
- Thou shalt fail ape school
- Thou shalt wear sunglasses, scarves, and adorable little mushroom hats
- Thou shalt use long words, even while sleeping
- Thou shalt scrapbook
- Thou shalt refuse to die to Bananarama
- Thou shalt shed the corsets
- Thou shalt enjoy free and legal drugs
[edit] Holidays
- January 25 - Release of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) in the UK
- May 26 (established 1966) - Birthday
- June 10 - the supposed birthday of Bellatrix Lestrange [source: http://xtheaftermathx.proboards92.com]
- July to August - Official Bovine Helenaist Awards. Voting: August 12.Founded by Helenaist slytherin360.
- 23 on August the 12th day
- August 25 - Birth of Tim Burton
- October 4 - Birth of the son of our Goddess
- December 15 - Birth of the daughter of our Goddess
- December 21 - Release of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) in the USA
[edit] Primary Teachings
- Be yourself.
- Shed the corsets.
- Don't give a damn about other people's thoughts.
- Styling your hair into Mrs. Lovett's unique hair-dos, applying dark make-up and dancing around singing 'The Worst Pies in London' is perfectly normal for any Helenaist.
- All good things come to those who can wait.
- If you are British and royal, you might enjoy Royal Marine. (though ofcourse it tastes of where ever it's been)
- Crucio your enemies (You have to mean it!)
- Kill first. Ask questions later.
- Being sent to Azkaban is cool.
- Stick to priest.
- Taking a whole bottle of xanax might be too much.
- Candy-stripe a cancer ward, it's not your problem.
- Before defeating a group of young teenage wizards in the department of mysteries, always be courteous enough to ask "how's mum and dad?"
- Combs are superfluous.
- Bovine is the greatest word in history.
- Not knowing what plugholes are for is okay.
- Multitasking is not a neccessity.
- Having a bad memory isn't something to be ashamed of.
- Using words like 'bovine' is nifty, especially when sleep-talking.
- When ordering lawyer, you'd better have something else though to follow, since noone should swallow it twice.
- It has to be grocer, it's green.
- The trouble with poet is 'ow do you know it's deceased?
- It's not lying when you simply forgot to mention she wasn't dead.
- If one of your nostrils is larger than the other, that is okay.
- You should strive to be a gay man at heart.
- The worst co-stars are mechanical talking fish.
- The best kind of whore is a musical whore.
[edit] Helenaism Definitions
Helena
Nouns:
- Helenaism
- Helenaist
- Helenation (all Helenaists together)
- Helenization (same as civilization, but Helena-style)
- Helename/Helenick (your H-W username)
- Helena-esque
Verbs:
- To Helenite
(to turn something ordinary in your every-day life into something Helena-related, eg: sticking Helena photos all over your schoolbooks ) ( I Helenite, you Helenite, he/she Helenites,...)
- To Helenize
(to convert someone to Helenaism, teach someone about the Helenaism-culture) (I Helenize, you Helenize, he/she Helenizes,...)
- To Helenag
(to nag someone constantly about Helena(ism), until they avoid, yell at or turn you in at the local police station) (I Helenag, you Helenag, he/she Helenags,...)
Adjectives:
- Helenaistic
- Bovine
(ie: 'that is totally bovine')
- Lovett
Expressions
- I Lovett
- Oh my Helena, or OMH, or OMFH.
[edit] Deities and other Goddesses
[edit] Marla Singer:
This particular deity represents strong-willed women who come across as being complete nutcases. As well as being witty and intelligent, she is also a nymphomaniac and has been described as "the cause of everything."
[edit] Bellatrix Lestrange:
Bellatrix was a very talented witch, both an extremely skilled duelist and an Occlumens.Among her traits we can also find wickedness, madness and a somewhat childish manner.Her favorite curse was said to be "crucio." She was described by Harry as a "witch with prodigious skill and no conscience", proven by her many victories over other characters. She is responsible for the death of that blood traitor Sirius Black. She also quickly and single-handedly defeated four Snatchers and Fenrir Greyback. Bellatrix had known all along that Severus Snape was not to be trusted and was working alongside Dumbledore, something Voldemort failed to pick up on. Bellatrix is to Voldemort as we (Helenaists) are to Helena (: OMH, we're her Death Eaters..Bovine Eaters! :D eh, maybe we should just stick to Helenaists ;)
But we also must realize that Helena has the same first name as someone included in the HP books, Helena Ravenclaw. So any Helenaist should not shun any other Hogwarts House beside Slytherin, because then, you would be shunning Helena..even if it's not the same person (;
[edit] Nellie Lovett:
Nellie Lovett, although somewhat mad, is the deity of food and drink and she is often portrayed with a tumbler of gin and some form of meat pie (the contents are never specified). She is a very maternal and loving godess, however her affections are not always appreciated or returned. To prove full devotion, have "Spick and Span" be your motto; Sing at least three Sweeney Todd songs that Helena as Nellie Lovett is involved in once a day. She appears to be perfectly fine with the fact that the man she most desires doesn't notice her, and we shall all learn to be that cool and layed back. No, instead of giving up on Sweeney Todd, she helps him in his quest for Revenge and Vengeance, by making Mr. T's victims into delicious meat pies, and decides it's all worthwhile when he merely puts his hand on her knee. Mrs. Lovett proves to us that it's okay to be mad, and make The Worst Pies in London, because at the end of the day, if you Wait, all you need is to remain By the Sea, and you'll never be a Poor Thing.
[edit] Emily aka Corpse Bride:
Emily represents death and the afterlife for Helenaists. She a kind, free-spirited and slightly naïve deity who believes a pulse is overrated.
[edit] Susan Ivey
Susan taught us we should ask the dentist if they've ever done it in the chair, do with the dentist in the chair, steal drugs from his surgery afterwards, run away with him and live happily ever after.
[edit] Julie/Pandora
Julie taught us that being a stripper can have good outcomes and dancing with an umbrella is cute.She is also considered the deity of lightheartedness and we must remember her words: "Chill out!" in order to remain calm and happy. Julie is also the deity of stripping/dance and umbrella dancing. She loves to show off her tatas for the most loyal Helenaist. She is care free, loving and funny. She is willing to help a Helenaist in need. When you need to money to pay for a phone call start to play or sing Dancing Queen and she will be there to guide you home.
[edit] Mother Bucket
Mother Bucket has revealed the answer to the age old question. Nothing goes better with cabbage than cabbage!
[edit] Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey taught us to be willful and stick to our ideas and wishes no matter what the consequences are or what others think.We must respect our true wishes even if this would outrage the others, because this will ensure a feeling of pure happiness.Even if life is tough we must be sincere with our feelings.
[edit] Ophelia
Ophelia is a romantic icon.It inspires us in being pure and loving and shows us how cool it is to be mad. So one of the teachings related to her would be to trust ourselves and our physical gestures and absurdities of the mind, do not repress them because they are beautiful.
[edit] Dinah
Dinah is a somewhat dependent woman who teaches us that we all need to open out hearts to true love, even if it is to our brother-in-law.
"And throughout all eternity, I forgive you, you forgive me."
[edit] Tim Burton
Tim Burton is Helena Bonham Carter's lover and the father of her two children, and SOULMATE. He is a movie director known for his gothic and eccentric, though childish and sensitive, style. He teaches us that, as artists, we must always do what we like, no matter what the others think.
- Billy Ray Burton
- Nell Burton
[edit] Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp is a very talented actor which stared in many Tim Burton films and is Helena and Tim Burton's best friend and the godfather of Billy Ray. He has also stared in three movies alongside Helena. Helena has said that Johnny and her share similar traits both physical and psychical such as pale skin, big eyes, prominent cheekbones, hatred towards seeing themselves on screen and others. Johnny is an introvertit, but pleasant, good, and smart man. He is also known for his good looks. He has interpreted many wonderful characters, such as Edward Scissorhands, Willy Wonka etc..
[edit] After Life
If you follow the rules and carry out the rituals of this religion successfully, you will be gifted with an autographed picture of the great Helena, and spend your afterlife in a peaceful little cottage by the sea. If, however, you disrespect Helenaism by not following the rules, you will be shunned to Helena Hell, a flaming place resembling the inside of a bake-oven where you will be forced to make, bake, and eat your own human meat pies (in that order).
[edit] Sacred Sites
- Belsize Park
- Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Emporium; 186 Fleet Street-- Ground Level
- Mr. Todd's Tonsorial Parlor; 186 Fleet Street--Second Level
- Fleet Street
- St. Dunstan's Marketplace
- Azkaban Prison (somewhere in the North Sea; unplottable)
- Voldemort's Lair (Malfoy Manor)
- St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
- Hogwarts Castle; specifically Slytherin Common Room
- Dentist chair
- The holy hand prints in Leicester Square (placing one's hands within these is considered a great honour and a religious experience)
- Testicular Cancer Support Group
- Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory
- Any Starbucks facility
- By The Sea; specifically the English Channel
- The Most Noble and Ancient House of Black (Number 12 Grimmauld Place; unplottable. Protected by Fidelius Charm)
- Kodak Theatre in L.A.- Academy Awards held here.
[edit] Sacred Objects
- Royal Baby Pram
- Pajama pants
- Bellatrix's wand (12 3/4 inch, Walnut, Dragon Heartstring)
- Plugholes (to plug things into!)
- Bovine
- Voldemort's goblet...
- A rolling pin
- Soundtracks of the movies she's in, Particularly, the Sweeney Todd sountrack.
- Fake teeth
- Sweeney's Razor blades
- DVD's of her movies
- DVD's of Tim Burton's movies
- DVD's of Johnny Depp movies
- Starbuck's coffee
- Marmite
- Silk Cut cigarettes
- Ribbons (the ones you put in your hair)
- Books on which her movies were based
- Framed photographs of the beauty that Helena is
- Any book,movie or song that has the name Helena, Nellie, Marla ect...
- Your Helenaism Bible (this whole page printed out)
- Goji Berries
- Peppermint Tea
- Doc Martins
- Lulu Guiness Purse: "Put your pearls on girls"
- Cabbage soup (which is made with nothing but cabbage, since nothing goes better with cabbage than cabbage!)
- Meat-pies
- A Whole Bottle of Xanax
- Corsets
- Bridesmaid's dress for the price of 1 dollar
- Z-CoiL shoes
- Scrapbooks
- Oompa Loompa heads (to be mounted on pianos)
- 'Helena' Hairspray
- Giant tricycle
[edit] Places of Worship
- Helena-World.com Forums
- Mrs-Lovett.org Website
- Belsize Park, London
- In front of computer; which includes helena-world, mrs-lovett.org, facebook fan pages, and various groups dedicated to her gorgeousness and eccentricity
- In front of television screen
- In a theater
- In your own mind daydreaming of our God
- A Rufus Wainwright concert
- Fanpop.com in the HBC spot
[edit] List of Helena Bonham Carter Movies & Television Appearances
- A Pattern of Roses
- A Room with a View
- Lady Jane
- Miami Vice
- Maurice
- The Vision
- Hazard of Hearts
- Maschera, La (The Mask)
- Six Minutes with Ludwig
- Arms and the Man
- Francesco
- Getting It Right
- The Early Life of Beatrix Potter
- Hamlet
- Jackanory
- Brown Bear's Wedding
- White Bear's Secret
- Where Angels Fear to Tread
- Howards End
- Dancing Queen
- Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (Marina's Story)
- A Dark Adapted Eye
- Butter
- Absolutely Fabulous
- Frankenstein
- Mighty Aphrodite
- Margaret's Museum
- Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
- Twelfth Night: Or What You Will
- Portraits chinois
- The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
- The Petticoat Expeditions
- The Wings of the Dove
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- Merlin
- The Revengers' Comedies
- The Theory of Flight
- Fight Club
- Women Talking Dirty
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
- Carnivale
- Football
- Planet of the Apes
- Novocaine
- The Heart of Me
- Till Human Voices Wake Us
- Live from Baghdad
- Henry VIII
- Big Fish
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Conversations with Other Women
- Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Corpse Bride
- Magnificent 7
- Sixty Six
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Lorelei
- Terminator Salvation
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Enid Blyton
- Alice in Wonderland
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
[edit] FAQ'S:
[edit] Who is Helena Bonham Carter?
Helena Bonham Carter, daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant banker; and Elena Bonham Carter (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, was born in Golders Green, London, England on May 26, 1966 and is the youngest of three children. She is the great-granddaughter of former Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith and her blue-blooded family tree also contains Barons and Baronesses, diplomats, and a director, Bonham Carter's great-uncle Anthony Asquith, who made Pygmalion (1938) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), among others. Her cousin Crispin Bonham-Carter is also an actor.
After experiencing family dramas that included her father's stroke-which left him wheelchair-bound-and attending South Hampstead High School and Westminster School in London, Bonham Carter devoted herself to an acting career. This actually began in 1979 when, at age 13, she entered a national poetry writing competition and used her second place winnings to place her photo in the casting directory "Spotlight." She soon had her first agent and her first acting job, in a commercial, at age 16. She then landed a role in the made-for-TV movie "A Pattern of Roses" (1983) (TV), which subsequently led to her first lead in director James Ivory's tasteful adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel "A Room With a View" (1985), only her second film. She followed up this auspicious debut as a leading player assaying the uncrowned Queen of England, "Lady Jane Grey," in the eponymous film. In the first part of her career, she became a staple in what can be seen as an annex of the British Heritage industry, starring in more tasteful adaptations of British or anglo-American novels, such as the adaptation of E.M. Forster's "Maurice" (1987), her second film for James Ivory.
In hindsight, it is no coincidence that "Room," her first film under the Merchant-Ivory banner (director Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Jabha Prawler' ), proved to be the brand's big breakthrough on the big screen, ushering them into the big-time, with a good box office showing and full-blown Oscar recognition. In the two Merchant-Ivory films in which she was a major star, the brand scored their greatest success.
"Howards End" (1992) was the last film she made for Merchant-Ivory, and the brand's career eventually wound down without their good-luck charm, as Helena Bonham Carter was the real thing. Helena Bonham Carter possessed of an extraordinary look with her dark hair and eyes and porcelain skin. She also played a part in "Where Angels Fear to Tread" (1991)
Ironically, it was her turn as the undisputed star of the neo-Merchant-Ivory "Wings of the Dove" that brought her her Oscar nod. She was not only beautiful, she not only could act, but she was courageous. In "Wings," she arguably had the most explicit nude scene ever to be limned by an Oscar-nominated actress, but lost out to Helen Hunt.
Her acclaimed performance in Merchant Ivory's "The Wings of the Dove" in 1997 won her a Best Actress Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination, a BAFTA Best Actress nomination, and a SAG Awards Best Actress nomination. It also won her a Best Actress Award from the National Board of Review, the Los Angeles Film Critics, the Boston Society Film Critics, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Texas Society of Film Critics, and the Southeastern Film Critics Association.
Other notable credits which followed include her appearance as Susan Ivey alongside Steve Martin in "Novacaine" (2001); her memorable performance as Marla Singer in David Fincher's neo-classic "Fight Club" (1999) opposite Edward Norton and Brad Pitt; Tim Burton's remake of "Planet of the Apes" (2001), in which she played an ape named Ari; Thaddeus O'Sullivan's "The Heart of Me" (2002), opposite Paul Bettany; and "Big Fish" (2003) , her second effort with Tim Burton in which she appeared as a witch.
Helena has also starred in Mick Jackson's "Live From Baghdad" (2002), alongside Michael Keaton, receiving a nomination for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe; Paul Greengrass' "The Theory of Flight" (1998), in which she played a victim of motor neurone disease; Trevor Nunn's "Twelfth Night" (1996), in which she played Olivia; opposite Woody Allen in his "Mighty Aphrodite" (1995); Mort Ransen's "Margaret's Museum" (1995), Kenneth Branagh's "Frankenstein" (1994), and Franco Zeffirelli's "Hamlet" (1990).
In between her many films Helena has also managed a few television appearances which include most recently her portrayal of Jacqui Jackson in "Magnificent Seven" (2005), the tale of a mother struggling to raise seven children - three daughters and four autistic boys; as Anne Boleyn in the two parter biopic of "Henry VIII"(2003) starring Ray Winstone; and as Morgan Le Fey alongside Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson in "Merlin" (1998). Earlier television appearances include Michael Mann's "Miami Vice" as Don Johnson's junkie fiancée, and as a stripper who wins Rik Mayall's heart in "Dancing Queen" (1993).
Helena has also appeared on stage in productions of "Trelawney of the Wells", "The Barber of Seville", "House of Bernarda Alba", "The Chalk Garden", and "Woman in White".
Often referred to as the "corset queen" or "English rose" because of her early work, Bonham Carter has continued to surprise audiences with magnificent performances in a variety of roles from her more traditional corset-clad characters and Shakespearian damsels; to the dark and neurotic anti-heroines of Fight Club (1999) and many of Tim Burton's films. Though consistently a versatile and engaging actress, Bonham Carter has never won a major American film award. However, she has received a number of critical awards and has been nominated for five Golden Globes, an Oscar, a SAG Award, and two Emmys.
Bonham Carter was nominated for a Golden Globe for the fifth time for her role in partner Tim Burton's film adaptation of the Steven Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), for which Burton and co-star Johnny Depp were also nominated. Since their meeting while filming "Planet of the Apes" (2001), Bonham Carter and Burton have made five movies together. They live in adjoining residences in London, sharing a connecting hallway, and have two children: Billy Ray Burton, 4, and an un-named baby girl, who was born December 15, 2007. Ironically, a mutual love of Sweeney Todd was part of the initial attraction for the pair. Despite that, Bonham Carter has said in numerous interviews that her audition process for the role of Mrs. Lovett was the most grueling of her career and that, ultimately, it was Sondheim who she had to convince that she was right for the role.
In 2007 she also starred in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" as Bellatrix Lestrange. She will reprise her role for the 6th and 7th installments.
[edit] Why her?
Because she is beautiful, talented, unique and she is an inspiration to many people. Helena Bonham Carter (or HBC for short) is a Goddess!
[edit] How often do I have to practise Helenaism?
Every single day of your life until you are taken away to your cottage by the sea.
[edit] Should I tell others about this?
Of course!! SPREAD THE WORD OF HELENAISM! ...or be judged accordingly because we love her!!!!! Convert anyone you can into Helenaism.
[edit] Can I practice Helenaism as well as another religion?
Although Helenaism is encouraged to be your true devotion, other religions can be practised alongside Helenaism. Helenaism is a very open religion that is open to a diverse range of people, whether they are Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Johnny Deppists, etc. This is a very accepting community and everyone is welcome. Helenaists are open to new ideas, and will always take suggestions to make this religion the best one possible.
[edit] Is this an exclusive religion or can anyone join?
You MUST be a fan of Helena Bonham Carter and her movies to join. If you are not, then we must force you out of the religion and you will never live by the sea in a comfy cottage.
[edit] What can I do to help?
- Join the helena-world forum and spread the word!
- Visit Mrs-Lovett.org daily
- Dramatically change everyday discussions to be about Helena
- Make pamphlets about Helenaism and put them in people's mailboxes.
- Constantly talk about Helena Bonham Carter, Sweeney Todd, etc. to your friends; your goal is to brainwash them and make them know just as much about Helenaism as you.. or possibly more.
- Support her films and even pay to see a film with her in it in the cinema even if she is only on screen for less than 10 seconds.
[edit] Where can I learn more about Helena Bonham Carter?
- helena-world [1]
- Mrs-Lovett.org [2]
- Helena Bonham Carter Wikipedia page [3]
- Helena Bonham Carter Screencaptures page [3]
- The official Helenaism Youtube Page [4]
