Helen Shaver
Born: 1951-02-24 in Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2024
- The Penguin ... (Director)
- The New Look ... (Director)
2022
- Quantum Leap ... (Director)
2021
- Maid ... (Director)
- Station Eleven ... (Director)
2020
- Snowpiercer ... (Director)
- Happy Place ... (Director)
2018
- Impulse ... (Director)
- Souls of Totality
2017
- Anne with an E ... (Director)
- 13 Reasons Why ... (Director)
- Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts as Self
2015
- Sneaky Pete ... (Director)
2013
- Vikings ... (Director)
- Reign ... (Director)
- Orphan Black ... (Director)
- Down River as Pearl
- Birthday Cake as Judith Ferguson
2012
- Elementary ... (Director)
- The Firm ... (Director)
- Revolution ... (Director)
2011
- Person of Interest ... (Director)
- Combat Hospital ... (Director)
2009
- Castle ... (Director)
- Stargate Universe ... (Director)
- Make It or Break It ... (Director)
2008
- Crusoe ... (Director)
- A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride as Rose
2007
- Private Practice ... (Director)
- Numb as Audrey Milbank
- Journeyman ... (Director)
2005
- Medium ... (Director)
- Close to Home ... (Director)
- The Man Who Lost Himself ... (Director)
2004
- The L Word as Faye Buckley
- The 4400 as Barbara Yates
- The Keeper as Ruthie
- Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' as Self
2003
- The O.C. ... (Director)
- Joan of Arcadia ... (Director)
- Dead Like Me ... (Director)
- The Risen as Lynn Todd
- D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear as Sandy Moose
2002
- Due East ... (Producer)
- Just Cause ... (Director)
2001
- The Education of Max Bickford as Erica Bettis
2000
- The District ... (Director)
- Common Ground as Janet
- Bear with Me as Sara Bradley
- Summer's End ... (Director)
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ... (Director)
- Judging Amy ... (Director)
- Beggars and Choosers ... (Director)
- The Wishing Tree as Wallis
- We All Fall Down as Sherry
1998
- The Sweetest Gift as Mrs. Martin
- The Net ... (Director)
1997
- Dead Man's Gun ... (Director)
1996
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks as Kate 'White' Reilly
- The Craft as Grace
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Rachel Corrigan, MD
- Rowing Through as Slim
1995
- The Outer Limits as Cathy Kress
- Born to Be Wild as Margaret Heller
- Falling For You as Mary
- Open Season as Rachel Rowen
1994
- Without Consent as Nora Fields
- Ride with the Wind as Katherine Barnes
- Janek: The Silent Betrayal as Monique Dessier
- The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Monique
1993
- Trial & Error as Katherine Woodfield
- Morning Glory as Lula Peak
- Bethune: The Making of a Hero as Mrs. Dowd
- Murder So Sweet as Edie Ballew
- Survive The Night as Stacy
- Trial and Error as Katherine Woodfield
1992
- Zebrahead as Diane
- Fatal Memories as Elaine Tipton
- That Night as Ann O'Connor
1990
- Pair of Aces as Rose
- WIOU as Kelby Robinson
1989
- Tree of Hands as Benet Archdale
- B.L. Stryker as Diane Decker
- Mothers, Daughters and Lovers as Claire Nichols
1988
- No Blame as Amy
- The Land Before Time as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
- Calling the Shots as Self
- Walking After Midnight as Self
1987
- The Believers as Jessica Halliday
- The Grand Knockout Tournament as Self
1986
- Lost!
- The Men's Club as Sarah (uncredited)
- The Park Is Mine as Valery
- The Color of Money as Janelle
- Many Happy Returns as Sally Robinson
1985
- Amazing Stories as Karen
- Desert Hearts as Vivian Bell
- The Ray Bradbury Theater as Miss Haight
- The War Boy as Maria
1984
- Body Double as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
- Best Defense as Claire
- Countdown to Looking Glass as Dorian Waldorf
1983
- The Osterman Weekend as Virginia Tremayne
- Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Belle Delaguerra
1982
- Nature ... (Director)
- T. J. Hooker as Lisa Jericho
- Harry Tracy, Desperado as Catherine Tuttle
- Between Two Brothers as Susan Frazer
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- Gas as Rhonda
- Jessica Novak
1980
- Coming Out Alive as Isobel
- United States as Libby Chapin
1979
- The Amityville Horror as Carolyn
1978
- High-Ballin' as Pickup
- In Praise of Older Women as Ann MacDonald
- Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II as Patty
1977
- Outrageous! as Jo
- Starship Invasions as Betty Duncan
- Who Has Seen the Wind as Ruth Thompson
- Search and Rescue as Dr. Liz Warren
1976
- Shoot as Paula
- The Naked Man
- The Supreme Kid as Girl hitch-hiker
1974
- The Overlanders as Mrs. O'Mara
1971
- Columbo as Vivian Dimitri