Bonham Carter was born in Islington, London. Her father, Raymond Bonham Carter, who came from a prominent British political family, was a merchant banker and served as the alternative British director representing the See more

Paternal
Bonham Carter's paternal grandparents were British Liberal politicians Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter See more

Bonham Carter has been the recipient of a BAFTA Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, an International Emmy Award and three See more

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Early work and breakthrough (1980s–1990s)
Bonham Carter, who has had no formal acting training, entered the field winning a national writing … See more

In August 2008, four of Bonham Carter's relatives were killed in a safari bus crash in South Africa, and she was given indefinite leave from filming Terminator Salvation, … See more

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