<div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>1.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>First Actress to Win an Oscar and an Emmy in the Same Year</h3><p class='facts-text'>Helen Hunt became the first actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress and an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in the same year (1997). </p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>2.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Daughter of Director Gordon Hunt</h3><p class='facts-text'>Helen Hunt's father, Gordon Hunt, is a well-known director and acting coach who directed episodes of Mad About You, the show that won Hunt her Emmy.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>3.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Early Acting Career</h3><p class='facts-text'>Helen Hunt began her career in television at the age of eight when she was cast as a series regular on the 1970s sitcom The Fitzpatricks. </p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>4.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Directorial Debut with Then She Found Me</h3><p class='facts-text'>Helen Hunt made her directorial debut in 2007 with the movie Then She Found Me, which she also wrote and starred in.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-heading'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>5.</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 class='facts-title'>Known for Her Humanitarian Work</h3><p class='facts-text'>In addition to her work as an actor and director, Helen Hunt is also known for her humanitarian work. She has been an active supporter of UNICEF, AIDS research organizations and environmental causes.</p></div></div>