Helen Hunt has been rather scarce since the accident that forced her to retreat from the big screen. The accident which happened sometime in 2019 forced her to spend some time recuperating. But even though she is totally okay now, she has chosen to limit her onscreen appearance and create more time for her family. This does not mean she has stopped being an actress, it just means that the number of projects she undertakes has drastically reduced.
What Happened To Helen Hunt?
The actress Helen Hunt got into an accident that was serious enough to take her off the screens and limit the number of scripts she accepted as an actress. The said accident which took place in 2019 saw Hunt’s SUV totalled after it was rammed into by another vehicle at a crossing in Los Angeles.
The impact rolled the car over trapping Hunt and the two other people in it. It took the intervention of several passersby to force the door open and help the occupants of the car come out. The incident was a rather scary episode for the actress.
The Twister actress was hospitalized for a short while and then allowed to return home that same day. She released a statement indicating that she was now at home managing herself from the minor injuries she sustained.
Where Is Helen Hunt Today?
Scary as the accident she was involved in was, actress Helen Hunt has long gone back to living a normal life and doing the things she loves. She currently resides in Los Angeles and is still very much the actress even though she has slowed down some. Even though the incident rattled her, it took her only a week to recover her stamina and be back to the set she was working on at the time which was Mad About You.
The then-56-year-old actress shared a photo on Instagram with the caption “back to work,” and the emoji of praying hands. At the time, the Los Angeles Police Department looked through the crash, which occurred in the Los Angeles Mid-City area, and concluded that it was not pursuing any case as no crime was involved in the accident.
Did Helen Hunt Have A Plastic Surgery Because of The Crash?
No, the crash did not force Helen Hunt into having plastic surgery as it left her with no severe injuries. The only surgery she was believed to have had was before the crash when she allegedly had a facelift.
Even though she did not suffer any severe damage from the accident, the As Good as It Gets actress dragged BLS Limousine Company, the owners of the SUV in which she had the crash, to court.
The actress filed the suit against the company in 2021, two years after the tragic incident, asking to be compensated for the damages she suffered from the accident. According to her, she suffered damages, including personal injury, wage loss, and hospital/medical expenses.
In her filing, she also noted that the crash caused her general damage and loss of earning capacity as well as emotional distress, economic and non-economic stress, pain, and suffering. Hence she wanted the company to make compensation. No further updates have been provided on the case.
What is Helen Hunt Doing Now?
At 61 years old, Helen Hunt is not retired but she is now working on different projects in Hollywood, including the 2024 film Twisters. The film is coming as the fresh chapter of 1996’s Twister in which she took the role of Dr. Jo Harding. It was the same role that she played in the original film.
Some of the most recent works of the Academy Winning actress include Eureka Day, which was made in 2022, and then the series Blindspotting, in which her last role thus far came in 2023. Needless to say, while she is still active, the 2020s have not been her best years so far.
FAQs
Does Helen Hunt Have Parkinson’s?
It has become a born for celebrities to endure untrue allegations about their lives, work, and health. One such is the assumption that Hunt suffers from Parkinsons. this is only a rumor. Helen Hunt’s father did suffer the disease before he passed in 2026, but Hunt is hale and hearty.
Is Helen Hunt Deaf?
Another untrue assumption is that the actress Hunt is deaf, but it has since been cleared up as an issue of mistaken identity.
