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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
February 24, 1951
Place of Birth
Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Helen Jane Shaver
- هلن شیور
Helen Shaver
2.1 Popularity
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
5.8
Souls of Totality
2018
0.0
Self
Women in Love: Desert Hearts
2017
🎬
5.5
Pearl
Down River
2013
7.6
Judith Ferguson
Birthday Cake
2013
5.7
Rose
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
2008
5.9
Audrey Milbank
Numb
2007
7.2
Barbara Yates
The 4400
2004
4.4
Ruthie
The Keeper
2004
7.0
Self
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004
7.6
Faye Buckley
The L Word
2004
Credits
Souls of Totality
2018
5.8
Women in Love: Desert Hearts
as Self
2017
0.0
🎬
Down River
as Pearl
2013
5.5
Birthday Cake
as Judith Ferguson
2013
7.6
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
as Rose
2008
5.7
Numb
as Audrey Milbank
2007
5.9
The 4400
as Barbara Yates
2004
7.2
The Keeper
as Ruthie
2004
4.4
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
as Self
2004
7.0
The L Word
as Faye Buckley
2004
7.6
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Sandy Moose
2003
6.4
The Risen
as Lynn Todd
2003
4.0
The Education of Max Bickford
as Erica Bettis
2001
1.0
Bear with Me
as Sara Bradley
2000
5.3
Common Ground
as Janet
2000
4.7
We All Fall Down
as Sherry
1999
2.0
The Wishing Tree
as Wallis
1999
7.4
The Sweetest Gift
as Mrs. Martin
1998
5.0
The Craft
as Grace
1996
6.8
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Rachel Corrigan, MD
1996
6.0
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Kate 'White' Reilly
1996
6.3
🎬
Rowing Through
as Slim
1996
3.0
Born to Be Wild
as Margaret Heller
1995
5.3
The Outer Limits
as Cathy Kress
1995
7.7
Falling For You
as Mary
1995
4.2
Open Season
as Rachel Rowen
1995
4.2
🎬
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
as Monique Dessier
1994
1.0
Without Consent
as Nora Fields
1994
6.9
Ride with the Wind
as Katherine Barnes
1994
0.0
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
as Monique
1994
3.0
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
as Mrs. Dowd
1993
5.0
Morning Glory
as Lula Peak
1993
5.5
Trial & Error
as Katherine Woodfield
1993
1.0
🎬
Trial and Error
as Katherine Woodfield
1993
0.0
Murder So Sweet
as Edie Ballew
1993
0.0
Survive The Night
as Stacy
1993
5.0
Fatal Memories
as Elaine Tipton
1992
5.4
Zebrahead
as Diane
1992
5.6
That Night
as Ann O'Connor
1992
6.3
WIOU
as Kelby Robinson
1990
6.0
Pair of Aces
as Rose
1990
5.0
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as Claire Nichols
1989
0.0
Tree of Hands
as Benet Archdale
1989
0.0
B.L. Stryker
as Diane Decker
1989
6.0
🎬
No Blame
as Amy
1988
0.0
The Land Before Time
as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
1988
7.2
Calling the Shots
as Self
1988
0.0
Walking After Midnight
as Self
1988
0.0
🎬
The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
1987
5.7
The Believers
as Jessica Halliday
1987
6.0
The Color of Money
as Janelle
1986
6.9
The Men's Club
as Sarah (uncredited)
1986
3.8
Many Happy Returns
as Sally Robinson
1986
3.8
The Park Is Mine
as Valery
1986
5.5
Lost!
1986
6.0
Desert Hearts
as Vivian Bell
1985
7.0
Amazing Stories
as Karen
1985
7.4
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Miss Haight
1985
6.8
The War Boy
as Maria
1985
5.7
Body Double
as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
1984
6.8
Countdown to Looking Glass
as Dorian Waldorf
1984
5.9
Best Defense
as Claire
1984
4.3
The Osterman Weekend
as Virginia Tremayne
1983
5.6
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
as Belle Delaguerra
1983
6.6
T. J. Hooker
as Lisa Jericho
1982
6.4
Between Two Brothers
as Susan Frazer
1982
0.0
Harry Tracy, Desperado
as Catherine Tuttle
1982
5.6
Jessica Novak
1981
5.0
Gas
as Rhonda
1981
2.9
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Teresa Hyler
1981
7.6
Coming Out Alive
as Isobel
1980
2.0
🎬
United States
as Libby Chapin
1980
5.0
The Amityville Horror
as Carolyn
1979
6.3
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
as Patty
1978
5.0
In Praise of Older Women
as Ann MacDonald
1978
4.9
High-Ballin'
as Pickup
1978
5.2
Starship Invasions
as Betty Duncan
1977
2.9
Search and Rescue
as Dr. Liz Warren
1977
0.0
Outrageous!
as Jo
1977
5.3
Who Has Seen the Wind
as Ruth Thompson
1977
6.8
The Supreme Kid
as Girl hitch-hiker
1976
0.0
Shoot
as Paula
1976
5.4
The Naked Man
1976
4.2
The Overlanders
as Mrs. O'Mara
1974
0.0
Columbo
as Vivian Dimitri
1971
8.1