Helen Shaver
Directing
Born February 24, 1951 in Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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.
Filmography
Matlock
The Penguin
The New Look
Quantum Leap
Station Eleven
Maid
Happy Place
Snowpiercer
Impulse
Souls of Totality
Women in Love: Desert Hearts
Self
13 Reasons Why
Anne with an E
Travelers
Westworld
Sneaky Pete
Reign
Birthday Cake
Judith Ferguson
Orphan Black
Vikings
Elementary
Revolution
The Firm
Person of Interest
Combat Hospital
Stargate Universe
Make It or Break It
Castle
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Rose
Crusoe
Private Practice
Journeyman
Numb
Audrey Milbank
Jericho
Ultra
Vanished
The Unit
The Man Who Lost Himself
Close to Home
Medium
The 4400
Barbara Yates
The Keeper
Ruthie
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self
The L Word
Faye Buckley
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Sandy Moose
Joan of Arcadia
The Risen
Lynn Todd
The O.C.
Dead Like Me
Just Cause
Due East
The Education of Max Bickford
Erica Bettis
The District
Bear with Me
Sara Bradley
Common Ground
Janet
We All Fall Down
Sherry
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judging Amy
Beggars and Choosers
Summer's End
The Wishing Tree
Wallis
The Net
The Sweetest Gift
Mrs. Martin
Dead Man's Gun
The Craft
Grace
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Rachel Corrigan, MD
Tremors II: Aftershocks
Kate 'White' Reilly
Rowing Through
Slim
Born to Be Wild
Margaret Heller
The Outer Limits
Cathy Kress
Falling For You
Mary
Open Season
Rachel Rowen
Without Consent
Nora Fields
Ride with the Wind
Katherine Barnes
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
Monique
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Mrs. Dowd
Morning Glory
Lula Peak
Trial & Error
Katherine Woodfield
Murder So Sweet
Edie Ballew
Survive The Night
Stacy
Fatal Memories
Elaine Tipton
Zebrahead
Diane
That Night
Ann O'Connor
WIOU
Kelby Robinson
Pair of Aces
Rose
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Claire Nichols
Tree of Hands
Benet Archdale
B.L. Stryker
Diane Decker
The Land Before Time
Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
Calling the Shots
Self
Walking After Midnight
Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
The Believers
Jessica Halliday
The Color of Money
Janelle
Many Happy Returns
Sally Robinson
The Men's Club
Sarah (uncredited)
The Park Is Mine
Valery
Lost!
Desert Hearts
Vivian Bell
Amazing Stories
Karen
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Miss Haight
The War Boy
Maria
Body Double
Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
Countdown to Looking Glass
Dorian Waldorf
Best Defense
Claire
The Osterman Weekend
Virginia Tremayne
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Belle Delaguerra
Nature
Off Your Rocker
Miss Beecher
T. J. Hooker
Lisa Jericho
Between Two Brothers
Susan Frazer
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Catherine Tuttle
Jessica Novak
Gas
Rhonda
Hill Street Blues
Coming Out Alive
Isobel
The Amityville Horror
Carolyn
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Patty
In Praise of Older Women
Ann MacDonald
High-Ballin'
Pickup
Starship Invasions
Betty Duncan
Search and Rescue
Dr. Liz Warren
Outrageous!
Jo
Who Has Seen the Wind
Ruth Thompson
The Supreme Kid
Girl hitch-hiker
Shoot
Paula
The Naked Man
The Overlanders
Mrs. O'Mara
Columbo
Vivian Dimitri