Helen Shaver

Personal Info

Birthday

February 24, 1951

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Helen Jane Shaver

هلن شیور

Helen Shaver

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

Columbo

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Outer Limits

The 4400

Amazing Stories

The L Word

T. J. Hooker

The Craft

Filmography

2017
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
as Self
2013
Down River
as Pearl
Birthday Cake
as Judith Ferguson
2008
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
as Rose
2007
Numb
as Audrey Milbank
2004
The Keeper
as Ruthie
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
as Self
2003
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Sandy Moose
The Risen
as Lynn Todd
2000
Bear with Me
as Sara Bradley
Common Ground
as Janet
1999
We All Fall Down
as Sherry
The Wishing Tree
as Wallis
1998
The Sweetest Gift
as Mrs. Martin
1996
The Craft
as Grace
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Kate 'White' Reilly
Rowing Through
as Slim
1995
Born to Be Wild
as Margaret Heller
Falling For You
as Mary
Open Season
as Rachel Rowen
1994
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
as Monique Dessier
Without Consent
as Nora Fields
Ride with the Wind
as Katherine Barnes
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
as Monique
1993
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
as Mrs. Dowd
Morning Glory
as Lula Peak
Trial and Error
as Katherine Woodfield
Trial & Error
as Katherine Woodfield
Murder So Sweet
as Edie Ballew
Survive The Night
as Stacy
1992
Fatal Memories
as Elaine Tipton
Zebrahead
as Diane
That Night
as Ann O'Connor
1990
Pair of Aces
as Rose
1989
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
as Claire Nichols
Tree of Hands
as Benet Archdale
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 Grand Knockout Tournament
as Self
The Believers
as Jessica Halliday
1986
The Color of Money
as Janelle
The Men's Club
as Sarah (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
as Sally Robinson
The Park Is Mine
as Valery
1985
Desert Hearts
as Vivian Bell
The War Boy
as Maria
1984
Body Double
as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
Countdown to Looking Glass
as Dorian Waldorf
Best Defense
as Claire
1983
The Osterman Weekend
as Virginia Tremayne
1982
Between Two Brothers
as Susan Frazer
Harry Tracy, Desperado
as Catherine Tuttle
1981
Gas
as Rhonda
1980
Coming Out Alive
as Isobel
1979
The Amityville Horror
as Carolyn
1978
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
as Patty
In Praise of Older Women
as Ann MacDonald
High-Ballin'
as Pickup
1977
Starship Invasions
as Betty Duncan
Outrageous!
as Jo
Who Has Seen the Wind
as Ruth Thompson
1976
The Supreme Kid
as Girl hitch-hiker
Shoot
as Paula
1974
The Overlanders
as Mrs. O'Mara