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Helen Huntis recovering after she was involved in a scary car accident on Wednesday afternoon, PEOPLE confirms.
TheMad About Youstar, 56, was briefly hospitalized following the accident, which occurred in Los Angeles’ Mid-City area on the corner of San Vicente and Tremaine Avenue, a spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department tells PEOPLE.
The spokesperson says Hunt was among a number of people who were transported to a local hospital but police investigated the traffic incident and determined that there was no crime committed.
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Hunt was a passenger and riding in the backseat of the car, according to the outlet.
The actress is best known for her role as Jamie Stemple Buchman in the NBC sitcomMad About You. The hit series ran from 1992-1999 and won Hunt four Emmys over the course of its run. The star also won an Oscar in 1998 for Best Actress forAs Good As It Gets.
Hunt also starred in the 1996 filmTwisterand the 2000 filmWhat Women Want. Most recently, she appeared in the BBC One miniseriesWorld on Fire.
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Currently, Hunt is filming alimited series reboot ofMad About Youalongside her original costarPaul Reiser— something the actress hadexpressed she was hopeful to dosince last April.
“The dream is to get to do it,” she told PEOPLE. “I have remained very, very close friends with Paul. Reboot, or no reboot we have lunch once a month. We really enjoy and care for each other.”
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“It was a very loving piece of work. We loved it. It would be fun to work on something that’s really about love,” she continued. “We’ll be older though — I hope people are prepared for that. I’m not prepared for it!”
The first six episodes of the Spectrum Originals series is scheduled to launch on Nov. 20, while the other six episodes are expected to drop on Dec 18.
source: people.com
