



Helen Shaver
Directing1951Saint 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.
Known For
Acting History
2024
2022
Quantum Leap
TVDirector• 1 eps
2021
Station Eleven
TVDirector
Maid
TVDirector
2020
Happy Place
Director
Snowpiercer
TVDirector
2018
Impulse
TVDirector
2017
2015
Sneaky Pete
TVDirector
2013
Down River
as Pearl
Birthday Cake
as Judith Ferguson
Vikings
TVDirector
Revolution
TVDirector• 3 eps
Reign
TVDirector
Orphan Black
TVDirector
2012
Elementary
TVDirector
The Firm
TVDirector
2011
Combat Hospital
TVDirector
Person of Interest
TVDirector
2010
Make It or Break It
TVDirector• 1 eps
2009
Castle
TVDirector
Stargate Universe
TVDirector
2008
2007
Numb
as Audrey Milbank
Journeyman
TVDirector
2005
The Man Who Lost Himself
Director
Close to Home
TVDirector• 1 eps
2004
The Keeper
as Ruthie
The L Word
TVas Faye Buckley• 2 eps
The 4400
TVas Barbara Yates• 2 eps
The 4400
TVDirector• 1 eps
2003
The Risen
as Lynn Todd
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Sandy Moose
Joan of Arcadia
TVDirector• 1 eps
Dead Like Me
TVDirector• 1 eps
The O.C.
TVDirector
2002
2001
The Education of Max Bickford
TVas Erica Bettis
Judging Amy
TVDirector• 11 eps
2000
Common Ground
as Janet
Bear with Me
as Sara Bradley
1999
The Wishing Tree
as Wallis
We All Fall Down
as Sherry
Summer's End
Director
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVDirector
Beggars and Choosers
TVDirector
1998
The Sweetest Gift
as Mrs. Martin
The Net
TVDirector
1997
Dead Man's Gun
TVDirector
1996
The Craft
as Grace
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Kate 'White' Reilly
Rowing Through
as Slim
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TVas Rachel Corrigan, MD
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TVDirector
1995
Born to Be Wild
as Margaret Heller
Open Season
as Rachel Rowen
Falling For You
as Mary
The Outer Limits
TVas Cathy Kress• 1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVDirector
1994
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
as Monique Dessier
Ride with the Wind
as Katherine Barnes
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
as Monique
Without Consent
as Nora Fields
1993
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
as Mrs. Dowd
Morning Glory
as Lula Peak
Survive The Night
as Stacy
Murder So Sweet
as Edie Ballew
Trial & Error
as Katherine Woodfield
Trial and Error
as Katherine Woodfield
1992
1990
1989
Tree of Hands
as Benet Archdale
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as Claire Nichols
B.L. Stryker
TVas Diane Decker
1988
The Land Before Time
as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
Walking After Midnight
as Self
No Blame
as Amy
Calling the Shots
as Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TVas Miss Haight• 1 eps
1987
The Believers
as Jessica Halliday
1986
The Park Is Mine
as Valery
The Men's Club
as Sarah (uncredited)
The Color of Money
as Janelle
Many Happy Returns
as Sally Robinson
Amazing Stories
TVas Karen• 1 eps
1985
Desert Hearts
as Vivian Bell
The War Boy
as Maria
1984
Body Double
as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
Countdown to Looking Glass
as Dorian Waldorf
Best Defense
as Claire
1983
The Osterman Weekend
as Virginia Tremayne
T. J. Hooker
TVas Lisa Jericho• 1 eps
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
TVas Belle Delaguerra
1982
Between Two Brothers
as Susan Frazer
Harry Tracy, Desperado
as Catherine Tuttle
Off Your Rocker
as Miss Beecher
Hill Street Blues
TVas Teresa Hyler• 1 eps
Nature
TVDirector
1981
Gas
as Rhonda
1980
Coming Out Alive
as Isobel
United States
TVas Libby Chapin• 13 eps
1979
The Amityville Horror
as Carolyn
1978
In Praise of Older Women
as Ann MacDonald
High-Ballin'
as Pickup
1977
Who Has Seen the Wind
as Ruth Thompson
Outrageous!
as Jo
Starship Invasions
as Betty Duncan
Search and Rescue
TVas Dr. Liz Warren
1976
1974
The Overlanders
as Mrs. O'Mara







