Object of our affection: Helena Bonham Carter, actress/not just an "English rose".- Why we love her: Her coffee-colored eyes and porcelain skin made her the perfect "corset queen", but her fiery passion always shines through.
- When did we first notice her: As the love struck Lucy Honeychurch in A Room With a View.
- Awards on her mantel: National Board of Review award and Oscar nomination for The Wings of the Dove.
- Other choice roles: Helen Schlegel in Howards End; Marla Singer in Fight Club; Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- Burton's muse: Since meeting while filming his Planet of the Apes, she has appeared in all subsequent films directed by her boyfriend Tim Burton, including this week's Sweeney Todd.
- Domestic bliss: She and Burton live in neighboring houses connected by a hallway; just this past Saturday, she gave birth to their second child, Indiana Rose Burton; Johnny Depp is the godfather of their first child, Billy Ray.
- Bet you didn't know: Speaks fluent French; early in her career, played Don Johnson's girlfriend on Miami Vice.
- Yes, it's true: Is the great-granddaughter of a former British Prime Minister; in the past, was romantically involved with Kenneth Branagh, Rufus Sewell and Steve Martin.
- Can we quote you on that: "I hate this image of me as a prim Edwardian. I want to shock everyone."
- Side jobs: Has her own fashion line called "The Pantaloonies", inspired by Victorian-style swimwear.
- Where we can see her next: As the meat pie baking Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (which recently netted her her fifth Golden Globe nomination), plus the next two Harry Potters.
Links via Imdb.com and MTV.com.
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