Name
Helen Shaver
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1951-02-24 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Helen Shaver is a Canadian stage, film and television actress and director. She attended the Banff School of Fine Arts and studied Acting at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She started acting at 18, collaborating with industry giants like Scorsese and Spielberg. Her performances earned awards—Theatreworld Award for "Jake’s Woman," Genies for "In Praise of Older Women" (Best Actress) and "Who Has Seen the Wind" (Best Supporting Actress). Transitioning to directing, she helmed episodes for various series and directed Emmy-winning films like "Summer’s End." Despite childhood illness, her resilience led her to study acting and excel in her craft.
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- 2003 D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear as Sandy Moose
- 1996 Tremors 2: Aftershocks as Kate 'White' Reilly
- 1984 Best Defense as Claire
- 1986 The Color of Money as Janelle
- 1987 The Believers as Jessica Halliday
- 1983 The Osterman Weekend as Virginia Tremayne
- 1996 The Craft as Grace
- 1992 That Night as Ann O'Connor
- 1984 Countdown to Looking Glass as Dorian Waldorf
- 2004 The Keeper as Ruthie
- 1977 Outrageous! as Jo
- 1977 Starship Invasions as Betty Duncan
- 1974 The Overlanders as Mrs. O'Mara
- 2000 Bear with Me as Sara Bradley
- 1994 Without Consent as Nora Fields
- 1995 Born to Be Wild as Margaret Heller
- 1986 The Park Is Mine as Valery
- 2008 A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride as Rose
- 1978 High-Ballin' as Pickup
- 1982 Harry Tracy, Desperado as Catherine Tuttle
- 1996 Rowing Through as Slim
- 1978 In Praise of Older Women as Ann MacDonald
- 1995 Falling For You as Mary
- 1980 Coming Out Alive as Isobel
- 1988 No Blame as Amy
- 1998 The Sweetest Gift as Mrs. Martin
- 2013 Down River as Pearl
- 1988 The Land Before Time as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
- 2003 The Risen as Lynn Todd
- 1993 Survive The Night as Stacy
- 1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II as Patty
- 1993 Bethune: The Making of a Hero as Mrs. Dowd
- 1992 Fatal Memories as Elaine Tipton
- 1993 Murder So Sweet as Edie Ballew
- 1988 Walking After Midnight as Self
- 1990 Pair of Aces as Rose
- 1982 Between Two Brothers as Susan Frazer
- 1993 Morning Glory as Lula Peak
- 2007 Numb as Audrey Milbank
- 1977 Who Has Seen the Wind as Ruth Thompson
- 1976 Shoot as Paula
- 2013 Birthday Cake as Judith Ferguson
- 2000 Common Ground as Janet
- 1994 The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Monique
- 1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament as Self
- 1976 The Naked Man
- 1992 Zebrahead as Diane
- 1989 Mothers, Daughters and Lovers as Claire Nichols
- 1986 Many Happy Returns as Sally Robinson
- 1981 Gas as Rhonda
- 1985 The War Boy as Maria
- 1999 The Wishing Tree as Wallis
- 1979 The Amityville Horror as Carolyn
- 2017 Women in Love: Desert Hearts as Self
- 1986 Lost!
- 2018 Souls of Totality
- 1989 Tree of Hands as Benet Archdale
- 1999 We All Fall Down as Sherry
- 1984 Body Double as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
- 1976 The Supreme Kid as Girl hitch-hiker
- 1994 Ride with the Wind as Katherine Barnes
- 1988 Calling the Shots as Self
- 1994 Janek: The Silent Betrayal as Monique Dessier
- 2004 Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' as Self
- 1995 Open Season as Rachel Rowen
- 1993 Trial & Error as Katherine Woodfield
- 1986 The Men's Club as Sarah (uncredited)
- 1993 Trial and Error as Katherine Woodfield
- 1982 Off Your Rocker as Miss Beecher
- 1996 Egg Salad as Gladys
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Vivian Dimitri
- 1980 United States ( 13 episodes ) as Libby Chapin
- 1982 T. J. Hooker ( 1 episode ) as Lisa Jericho
- 2004 The 4400 ( 2 episodes ) as Barbara Yates
- 1981 Hill Street Blues ( 3 episodes )
- 2004 The L Word ( 2 episodes ) as Faye Buckley
- 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ( 1 episode ) as Miss Haight
- 1990 WIOU ( 13 episodes ) as Kelby Robinson
- 2001 The Education of Max Bickford ( 22 episodes ) as Erica Bettis
- 1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy ( 88 episodes ) as Rachel Corrigan, MD
- 1981 Jessica Novak ( 7 episodes )
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Cathy Kress
- 1989 B.L. Stryker ( 1 episode ) as Diane Decker
- 1985 Amazing Stories ( 1 episode ) as Karen
- 1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye ( 1 episode ) as Belle Delaguerra
- 1977 Search and Rescue ( 26 episodes ) as Dr. Liz Warren
- 1981 Hill Street Blues ( 1 episode ) as Teresa Hyler
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
