All of Helena Bonham Carter’s Best Red Carpet Looks Through the Years

There's a lot of black.

Helena Bonham Carter

by Shana Lynch |
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Happy birthday, Helena Bonham-Carter! While Helena - aka The Crown's Princess Margaret - is likely to be having a slightly different birthday than usual, we expect that she'll probably still be wearing something fabulous (even if she is having to celebrate over Zoom).

From bold black lacy dresses to red plaid tartan suits, on her 54th birthday, we take a look back at some of HBC's most iconic looks. We totally bow down.

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Helena Bonham Carter's Best Looks

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November 2019

At 'The Crown' season 3 world premiere at The Curzon Mayfair, London.

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October 2019

At the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards.

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May 2019

At the Save the Children" Centenary Gala at the Roundhouse, London.

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September 2017

At the '55 Steps' premiere during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

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December 2015

On the sand carpet at a special screening of David Attenborough's new series on the Great Barrier Reef.

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March 2015

At the UK premiere of 'Cinderella' at the Odeon, Leicester Square.

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February 2014

At the Dramatic Arts reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

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February 2013

At the Oscars at Hollywood and Highland Center.

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February 2013

At the EE British Academy Film Awards.

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January 2013

At the London Film Critics Circle Film Awards.

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May 2012

At the premiere of 'Dark Shadows' at Empire, Leicester Square.

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July 2011

At the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' premiere in Trafalgar Square.

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February 2011

At the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.

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January 2011

At the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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January 2011

At The Weinstein Company and Relativity Media's 2011 Golden Globe Awards Party in Beverly Hills, California.

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December 2010

At the Moet British Independent Film Awards at Old Billingsgate Market.

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November 2010

At the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1' premiere in Leicester Square, London.

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October 2010

At the premiere of 'The Kings Speech'.

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October 2010

At 'The Kings Speech' photocell during the 54th BFI London Film Festival.

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February 2010

At Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' premiere in Leicester Square.

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July 2007

At the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'.

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November 2005

With husband Tim Burton at the premiere of theatrical version of 'Edward Scissorhands' at Sadler's Wells Theatre.

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July 2005

At the premiere of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in Leicester Square.

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November 2004

At the 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason' UK premiere in Leicester Square.

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December 2003

At the premiere of 'Big Fish' in New York City.

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March 1987

At the 59th Annual Academy Awards.

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