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
- Matlock ... (Director)
- 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
- 13 Reasons Why ... (Director)
- Anne with an E ... (Director)
- Women in Love: Desert Hearts as Self
2015
- Sneaky Pete ... (Director)
2013
- Vikings ... (Director)
- Orphan Black ... (Director)
- Reign ... (Director)
- Birthday Cake as Judith Ferguson
- Down River as Pearl
2012
- Elementary ... (Director)
- Revolution ... (Director)
- The Firm ... (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)
- Journeyman ... (Director)
- Numb as Audrey Milbank
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)
- D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear as Sandy Moose
- The Risen as Lynn Todd
2002
- Just Cause ... (Director)
- Due East ... (Producer)
2001
- The Education of Max Bickford as Erica Bettis
2000
- The District ... (Director)
- Common Ground as Janet
- Bear with Me as Sara Bradley
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ... (Director)
- Judging Amy ... (Director)
- Beggars and Choosers ... (Director)
- Summer's End ... (Director)
- We All Fall Down as Sherry
- The Wishing Tree as Wallis
1998
- The Net ... (Director)
- The Sweetest Gift as Mrs. Martin
1997
- Dead Man's Gun ... (Director)
1996
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Rachel Corrigan, MD
- The Craft as Grace
- Tremors II: Aftershocks as Kate 'White' Reilly
- Rowing Through as Slim
- Egg Salad as Gladys
1995
- The Outer Limits as Cathy Kress
- Born to Be Wild as Margaret Heller
- Open Season as Rachel Rowen
- Falling For You as Mary
1994
- Without Consent as Nora Fields
- The Forget-Me-Not Murders as Monique
- Janek: The Silent Betrayal as Monique Dessier
- Ride with the Wind as Katherine Barnes
1993
- Bethune: The Making of a Hero as Mrs. Dowd
- Murder So Sweet as Edie Ballew
- Survive The Night as Stacy
- Morning Glory as Lula Peak
- Trial & Error as Katherine Woodfield
- Trial and Error as Katherine Woodfield
1992
- That Night as Ann O'Connor
- Fatal Memories as Elaine Tipton
- Zebrahead as Diane
1990
- WIOU as Kelby Robinson
- Pair of Aces as Rose
1989
- B.L. Stryker as Diane Decker
- Tree of Hands as Benet Archdale
- Mothers, Daughters and Lovers as Claire Nichols
1988
- The Land Before Time as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
- Walking After Midnight as Self
- Calling the Shots as Self
- No Blame as Amy
1987
- The Believers as Jessica Halliday
- The Grand Knockout Tournament as Self
1986
- The Color of Money as Janelle
- The Park Is Mine as Valery
- The Men's Club as Sarah (uncredited)
- Lost!
- Many Happy Returns as Sally Robinson
1985
- Amazing Stories as Karen
- The Ray Bradbury Theater as Miss Haight
- Desert Hearts as Vivian Bell
- 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
- Philip Marlowe, Private Eye as Belle Delaguerra
- The Osterman Weekend as Virginia Tremayne
1982
- Nature ... (Director)
- T. J. Hooker as Lisa Jericho
- Harry Tracy, Desperado as Catherine Tuttle
- Off Your Rocker as Miss Beecher
- Between Two Brothers as Susan Frazer
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- Jessica Novak
- Gas as Rhonda
1980
- United States as Libby Chapin
- Coming Out Alive as Isobel
1979
- The Amityville Horror as Carolyn
1978
- In Praise of Older Women as Ann MacDonald
- High-Ballin' as Pickup
- Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II as Patty
1977
- Starship Invasions as Betty Duncan
- Search and Rescue as Dr. Liz Warren
- Outrageous! as Jo
- Who Has Seen the Wind as Ruth Thompson
1976
- Shoot as Paula
- The Supreme Kid as Girl hitch-hiker
- The Naked Man
1974
- The Overlanders as Mrs. O'Mara
1971
- Columbo as Vivian Dimitri