Helena Bonham Carter was born in Golders Green, north London, on May 26th, 1966. She is the great granddaughter of Liberal Prime Minister Lord Asquith. Because of her apparent royal connections she’s had to endure various setbacks. She has a classic English rose look to her and has been in various adaptations of English plays. It was only after her role in ‘Fight Club’ that people began to really take her seriously.