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She was born in Golders Green, and educated at Westminster School. She is the great-granddaughter of Herbert Henry Asquith.

She has one son, Billy-Ray, born October 4 2003, fathered by Tim Burton who she met while filming Planet of the Apes. Carter has been engaged to Burton since 2001.

1 Selected filmography

• Lady Jane Grey in Lady Jane (1986)
• Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a ViewA Room with a View is a novel by E. Forster, which tells the story of a young Englishwoman whose encounter with a handsome young man in Florence may interfere with her marriage plans. Trivia Towards the end, Forster's characters quote some unidentified st (1986) (novel by E. M. ForsterEdward Morgan Forster ( January 1, 1879 June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. He was born in London, the son of an architect. He was to have been named Henry, but was baptised Edward by accident. He attended Tonbridge School in Kent. At King's College, C)
• Caroline Abbott in Where Angels Fear to TreadWhere Angels Fear to Tread is a novel ( 1905) by E. Forster originally entitled Monteriano and a film ( 1991) by Charles Sturridge starring Rupert Graves, Giovanni Guidelli, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, and Judy Davis. On a journey to Tuscany with (1991) (novel by E. M. ForsterEdward Morgan Forster ( January 1, 1879 June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. He was born in London, the son of an architect. He was to have been named Henry, but was baptised Edward by accident. He attended Tonbridge School in Kent. At King's College, C)
• Helen Schlegel in Howards EndHowards End is a novel by E. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells the story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. Film adaptation Bonham Carter and Thompson The novel was made into a film in 1992, directed by James Ivory and adapted b (1992) (yet another E. M. ForsterEdward Morgan Forster ( January 1, 1879 June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. He was born in London, the son of an architect. He was to have been named Henry, but was baptised Edward by accident. He attended Tonbridge School in Kent. At King's College, C novel)
• Armanda Weinrib in Mighty Aphrodite (a 1995 Woody AllenWoody Allen (b. December 1, 1935), original name Allen Stewart Konigsberg legal name Heywood Allen is one of the major American film directors and comedians of the second half of the 20th century. Introduction Following the example of Charlie Chaplin, he film)
• Kate Croy in The Wings of the DoveThe Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. Wings of the Dove, The. (1997) (novel by Henry JamesHenry James ( April 15 1843 February 28, 1916), younger brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James, was a British-American author of the late 19th and early 20th century, best known for novels and novellas based upon themes of morality.) for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
• Rosemary in Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) (novel by George Orwell)
• Marla Singer in Fight Club (1999) (novel by Chuck Palahniuk)
• Ari in Planet of the Apes (2001)
• Anne Boleyn in Henry VIII (2003)
• Jenny/The Witch in Big Fish (2003)