Hunt, 47, raises her daughter Makena Lei Gordon Carnahan, 6, with husband Matthew Carnahan, a producer and director.
The actress herself appeared in TV series as a child, during the 70s. She had roles on programs like, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Bionic Woman," and "The Swiss Family Robinson."
However, she reportedly says she was "never a child star," adding:
“I was in school every year and had normal friends and I loved it and here I am, so I can’t say that I wish I hadn’t done it.
“I used to say, ‘No, I didn’t miss any of my childhood,’ but it is a very adult place to be, a movie set.
"Like, it’s a little weird. I think if my daughter was interested in acting, I would find ways for her to act in theater that has to do with her school or a kids’ improvisational thing.
“There are ways to do it where you’re not on a movie set with 60 adults, which I loved at the time, but as a parent, I don’t know that I’d be dying to put her in that spot.”
Source: http://www.thirdage.com/news/helen-hunt-daughter-hunt-wont-be-child-star_1-15-2011#ixzz1BA7WpWQL
