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Helen Shaver

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.

Acting History

2024
The New Look
TVDirector3 eps
The New Look
TVProducer3 eps
The Penguin
TVDirector
2022
Quantum Leap
TVDirector1 eps
2021
Station Eleven
TVDirector
Maid
TVDirector
2020
Happy Place
Director
Snowpiercer
TVDirector
2016
Westworld
TVDirector
Travelers
TVDirector
2015
Sneaky Pete
TVDirector
2013
Down River
as Pearl
Birthday Cake
as Judith Ferguson
Vikings
TVDirector
Revolution
TVDirector3 eps
Reign
TVDirector
Orphan Black
TVDirector
2012
Elementary
TVDirector
The Firm
TVDirector
2011
2010
Make It or Break It
TVDirector1 eps
2009
Castle
TVDirector
2008
2007
Numb
as Audrey Milbank
Journeyman
TVDirector
2006
Ultra
Director
Medium
TVDirector1 eps
The Unit
TVDirector3 eps
Vanished
TVDirector
Jericho
TVDirector
2005
Close to Home
TVDirector1 eps
2004
The Keeper
as Ruthie
The L Word
TVas Faye Buckley2 eps
The 4400
TVas Barbara Yates2 eps
The 4400
TVDirector1 eps
2003
The Risen
as Lynn Todd
Joan of Arcadia
TVDirector1 eps
Dead Like Me
TVDirector1 eps
The O.C.
TVDirector
2002
Due East
Producer
Due East
Director
The District
TVDirector1 eps
Just Cause
TVDirector
2001
Judging Amy
TVDirector11 eps
2000
Bear with Me
as Sara Bradley
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
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TVas Rachel Corrigan, MD
1995
Born to Be Wild
as Margaret Heller
Open Season
as Rachel Rowen
The Outer Limits
TVas Cathy Kress1 eps
1994
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
as Monique Dessier
Ride with the Wind
as Katherine Barnes
Without Consent
as Nora Fields
1993
Morning Glory
as Lula Peak
Murder So Sweet
as Edie Ballew
Trial & Error
as Katherine Woodfield
Trial and Error
as Katherine Woodfield
1992
Zebrahead
as Diane
That Night
as Ann O'Connor
Fatal Memories
as Elaine Tipton
1990
Columbo
TVas Vivian Dimitri1 eps
WIOU
TVas Kelby Robinson
1989
Tree of Hands
as Benet Archdale
B.L. Stryker
TVas Diane Decker
1988
The Land Before Time
as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
No Blame
as Amy
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TVas Miss Haight1 eps
1987
1986
The Men's Club
as Sarah (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
as Sally Robinson
Amazing Stories
TVas Karen1 eps
1985
Desert Hearts
as Vivian Bell
The War Boy
as Maria
1984
Body Double
as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
Best Defense
as Claire
1983
The Osterman Weekend
as Virginia Tremayne
T. J. Hooker
TVas Lisa Jericho1 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 Hyler1 eps
Nature
TVDirector
1981
1980
United States
TVas Libby Chapin13 eps
1979
1977
Who Has Seen the Wind
as Ruth Thompson
Starship Invasions
as Betty Duncan
Search and Rescue
TVas Dr. Liz Warren
1976
Shoot
as Paula
The Supreme Kid
as Girl hitch-hiker
1974
The Overlanders
as Mrs. O'Mara

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
2/24/1951(75 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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