17. Helen Hunt
Academy award-winning actress Helen Hunt’s career started at the early age of 10. As a child actress, Hunt appeared on a number of TV shows throughout the 1970s, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Swiss Family Robinson.
Later on, Hunt starred in a number of well-received TV shows and films, including the memorable Mad About You, Twister and As Good as It Gets, for which she received an Oscar. Nowadays, Hunt is keeping busy behind cameras as a producer, with her own production company, Hunt/Tavel Productions.