Actress HELENA BONHAM CARTER. Bonham Carter grew up and lives in London with her mother and father. Never formerly trained as an actress, she first began at the age of 16 in the film "Lady Jane." Now, at age 30, she's been in a number of films, including "Room With a View," "Howard's End," and Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite." Her latest film, "Margaret's Museum," is a 1940's love story set in Nova Scotia.Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG comments on standard english. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . .actor and director VONDIE CURTIS HALL. He directed the film "Gridlock'd," a comedy about the troubles of two heroin addicted friends. Also, actress HELENA BONHAM CARTER talks with Terry about her new film "Margaret's Room." That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.
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