---
name: "Helen Carey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/helen-carey"
fi1m_id: "helen-carey"
imdb_id: "nm0136962"
tmdb_id: 17185
wikidata_id: "Q26047348"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 January 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T20:44:20.003040+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Helen Carey

## Identity

Helen Carey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/helen-carey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** helen-carey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0136962
- **TMDB ID:** 17185
- **Wikidata ID:** Q26047348
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26047348, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136962/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17185

Actor. Born 13 January 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 January 1944, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 2006–2009
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26047348, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136962/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17185

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Little Children*](https://film.one/film/little-children.md) (77), [*Julie & Julia*](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md) (72)

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## Biography

Helen Carey is an American actress. Born on 13 January 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, she has appeared in numerous film and television productions.

Her film roles include Jean in *Little Children* (2006), Louisette Bertholle in *Julie & Julia* (2009), Ellen Campbell in *21* (2008), Grace Brennan in *The Next Three Days* (2010) and a Federal Clerk in *The Pelican Brief* (1993). On television she has played Judge Helen Davis in *House* (2007), Francesca in *The Good Wife* (2013) and Charlotte Swan in *Law & Order* (1999–2005).

Carey has an extensive stage career. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the 1997 Broadway revival of *London Assurance*.

*Sources: imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Julie & Julia* (2009), Fi1m 72, as Louisette Bertholle — [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md)
- *Little Children* (2006), Fi1m 77, as Jean — [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Oresteia* (2021), as Nurse/Chorus F
- *Political Animals* (2012), series, as French President
- *The Next Three Days* (2010), as Grace Brennan
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Francesca — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Julie & Julia* (2009), as Louisette Bertholle — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/julie-and-julia.md)
- *American Primitive* (2009), as Mrs. Yates
- *21* (2008), as Ellen Campbell
- *Little Children* (2006), as Jean — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *Brotherhood* (2006), series, as Peggy Fitzgerald
- *House* (2004), series, as Judge Helen Davis — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *The Emperor's Club* (2002), as Miss Johnston
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Andrea Wilson
- *Black Knight* (2001), as The Queen
- *Just the Ticket* (1998), as Mrs. Bennett, N.Y. Times Food Critic
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Dr. Kobatch
- *The Pelican Brief* (1993), as Federal Clerk
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Maggie Conroy — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Charlotte Swan, Defense Attorney Charlotte Swan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Snoops* (1989), series, as Alissa Cates
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Mrs. Nyhart — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Hothouse* (1988), series, as Mrs. Austen

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Theatre World Award 1997: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1997: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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