Helen Hunt Shares Rare Photo with Her Daughter Makena, 22, as She Graduates from College: 'You Are Amazing'
Helen Hunt Shares Rare Photo with Her Daughter Makena, 22, as She Graduates from College: 'You Are Amazing'
Hannah SacksWed, June 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTC
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Helen Hunt and her daughter.Credit: Helen Hunt/Instagram -
Helen Hunt celebrated her daughter Makena's graduation from Northwestern University with a heartfelt Instagram post
Hunt shares Makena, 22, with ex-partner Matthew Carnahan and rarely shares photos of her on social media
Makena previously graduated high school in 2022 and moved 2,000 miles from home to attend college in Illinois
Helen Hunt is celebrating her daughter's big day.
On Tuesday, June 16, the actress, 63, shared a few photos on Instagram as she celebrated her 22-year-old daughter Makena's graduation from Northwestern University. Hunt could be seen smiling as her daughter wrapped an arm around her.
Makena held a bouquet of yellow roses and wore a purple robe in one photo. In another, she posed with several of her friends on a Jumbotron.
"Look at this Wildcat and her wonderful friends!" Hunt wrote in her caption. "Happy Graduation my Love. You. Are. Amazing. 💜."
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Hunt shares her daughter with ex-partner Matthew Carnahan.
Although Hunt doesn't often share photos of her daughter on social media, in June 2022, she again celebrated Makena when she graduated from high school. Hunt honored the occasion with a sweet post on social media. In the photo shared on Instagram, the proud mom beamed as she posed next to Makena, who donned a hunter-green graduation gown.
"The Graduate. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️," Hunt wrote in the caption.
During a June 2021 appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan, Hunt joked about some of her daughter's prospective colleges and how far away all of her options were. She told hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest, "My daughter is gone. She has let me know. I looked at the list of colleges, I was like, 'There's nothing 2,500 miles close to my house.'"
Ultimately, Makena ended up around 2,000 miles from home when she traded the West Coast for Northwestern University in Illinois.
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