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Helen Shaver

Actress | Director | Producer

Helen Shaver has built a lasting legacy both behind and in front of the camera. She has directed hundreds of hours of television ranging from Law & Order: SVU to Castle, from The Unit to Outer Limits. Her film Summer's End, a Showtime feature starring James Earl Jones, won multiple Emmy awards for Best Picture... See full bio »

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in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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Hide HideActress (88 titles)
2013 Birthday Cake (post-production)
Judith Ferguson
 
2013 Down River
Pearl
 
2010 Iris Expanding (TV movie)
Iris's Mom
 
2008 A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (TV movie)
Rose
 
2007/I Numb
Audrey Milbank
 
2005 Bear with Me
Sara Bradley
 
2004 The Keeper
Ruthie
 
2004 The 4400 (TV series)
Barbara Yates
– Trial by Fire (2004) … Barbara Yates
– Becoming (2004) … Barbara Yates
 
2004 The L Word (TV series)
Faye Buckley
– Liberally (2004) … Faye Buckley
– Luck, Next Time (2004) … Faye Buckley
 
2003 D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (TV movie)
Sandy Moose
 
2003 The Risen (TV movie)
Lynn Todd
 
2001-2002 The Education of Max Bickford (TV series)
Erica Bettis
– The Pursuit of Happiness (2002) … Erica Bettis
– One More Time (2002) … Erica Bettis
– The Egg and I (2002) … Erica Bettis
– The Bad Girl (2002) … Erica Bettis
– Murder of the First (2002) … Erica Bettis
See all 22 episodes »
 
2000 We All Fall Down
Sherry
 
2000 Common Ground (TV movie)
Janet
 
1996-1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series)
Rachel Corrigan, MD / Dr. Rachel Corrigan
– The Beast Within (1999) … Rachel Corrigan, MD
– Internal Affairs (1999) … Rachel Corrigan, MD
– The Mephisto Strain (1999) … Dr. Rachel Corrigan (credit only)
– Sabbath's End (1999) … Rachel Corrigan, MD
– Gaslight (1999) … Rachel Corrigan, MD
See all 87 episodes »
 
1999 The First Gentleman (TV movie)
Marjorie Litchfield
 
1999 The Wishing Tree
Wallis
 
1998 The Sweetest Gift (TV movie)
Mrs. Martin
 
1997 Dead Man's Gun (TV series)
Dianna McKinney
– Next of Kin (1997) … Dianna McKinney
 
1996 The Craft
Grace Downs
 
1996 Tremors II: Aftershocks (video)
Kate 'White' Reilly
 
1996 Egg Salad (short)
Gladys
 
1996 Rowing Through
Slim
 
1995 Born to Be Wild
Margaret Heller
 
1995 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Cathy Kress
– Sandkings (1995) … Cathy Kress
 
1995 Falling for You (TV movie)
Mary
 
1995 Open Season
Rachel Rowen
 
1994 Janek: The Silent Betrayal (TV movie)
Monique Dessier
 
1994 Without Consent (TV movie)
Nora Fields
 
1994 Ride with the Wind (TV movie)
Katherine Barnes
 
1994 The Forget-Me-Not Murders (TV movie)
Monique
 
1993 Morning Glory
Lula Peak
 
1993 Trial & Error (TV movie)
Katherine Woodfield
 
1993 Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders (TV movie)
Edie Ballew
 
1993 Survive the Night (TV movie)
Stacy
 
1992 That Night
Ann O'Connor
 
1992 Fatal Memories (TV movie)
Elaine Tipton
 
1992 E.N.G. (TV series)
Sarah
– Child's Play (1992) … Sarah
 
1992 Zebrahead
Diane
 
1990-1991 WIOU (TV series)
Kelby Robinson
– Three Women and a Baby (1991) … Kelby Robinson
– Pair o' Guys Lost (1991) … Kelby Robinson
– Without Prejudice (1991) … Kelby Robinson
– Labored Relations (1991) … Kelby Robinson
– Ode to Sizzling Sal (1991) … Kelby Robinson
See all 14 episodes »
 
1991 A Smile in the Dark
The Devil
 
1990 Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Mrs. Dowd
 
1990 Columbo (TV series)
Vivian Dimitri
– Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) … Vivian Dimitri
 
1990 Pair of Aces (TV movie)
Rose
 
1989 Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (TV movie)
Claire Nichols
 
1989 Innocent Victim
Benet Archdale
 
1989 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
Diane Decker
– The Dancer's Touch (1989) … Diane Decker
 
1988 No Blame (TV movie)
Amy Donaldson
 
1988 The Land Before Time
Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
 
1988 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Miss Haight
– The Emissary (1988) … Miss Haight
 
1987 The Believers
Jessica Halliday
 
1986 The Color of Money
Janelle
 
1986 The Men's Club
Sarah (uncredited)
 
1986 Many Happy Returns (TV movie)
Sally robinson
 
1986 The Edison Twins (TV series)
Phyllis Dayton
– The Maharajah of Weston (1986) … Phyllis Dayton
– Gems and Jelly Beans (1986) … Phyllis Dayton
– The Case of the Friendly Fugitive (1986) … Phyllis Dayton
 
1986 Lost!
Linda
 
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (TV series)
Belle Delaguerra
– Spanish Blood (1986) … Belle Delaguerra
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Karen
– Mirror, Mirror (1986) … Karen
 
1986 The Park Is Mine (TV movie)
Valery
 
1985 Desert Hearts
Vivian Bell
 
1985 The War Boy
Maria
 
1984 Countdown to Looking Glass (TV movie)
Dorian Waldorf
 
1984 Best Defense
Clair Lewis
 
1983 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Lisa Jericho
– The Shadow of Truth (1983) … Lisa Jericho
 
1983 The Osterman Weekend
Virginia Tremayne
 
1982 Harry Tracy, Desperado
Catherine Tuttle
 
1982 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Teresa
– No Body's Perfect (1982) … Teresa
– Phantom of the Hill (1982) … Teresa
– A Hair of the Dog (1982) … Teresa
– Officer of the Year (1982) … Teresa
 
1982 Off Your Rocker (TV movie)
Miss Beecher
 
1982 Between Two Brothers (TV movie)
Susan Frazer
 
1981 Jessica Novak (TV series)
Jessica Novak
– Man on the Street (1981) … Jessica Novak
– Kenny (1981) … Jessica Novak
– The Boy Most Likely (1981) … Jessica Novak
– Closeup News (1981) … Jessica Novak
 
1981 Gas
Rhonda
 
1980 Coming Out Alive
Isobel
 
1980 United States (TV series)
Libby Chapin
– Josh (1980) … Libby Chapin
– Room Service (1980) … Libby Chapin
– Better Than Burning (1980) … Libby Chapin
– Sometimes (1980) … Libby Chapin
– A Touching Story (1980) … Libby Chapin
See all 13 episodes »
 
1979 The Amityville Horror
Carolyn
 
1979 Overlanders (TV movie)
Mrs. O'Mara
 
1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (TV movie)
Patty
 
1978 In Praise of Older Women
Ann MacDonald
 
1978 High-Ballin'
Pickup
 
1977 Who Has Seen the Wind
Ruth Thompson
 
1977 Starship Invasions
Betty Duncan
 
1977 Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team (TV series)
Dr. Liz Warren
 
1977 Outrageous!
Jo
 
1976 The Supreme Kid
Girl hitch-hiker
 
1976 Shoot
Paula
 
1976 El hombre desnudo
 
1976 King of Kensington (TV series)
– Detroit Story (1976)
 
1974 The Beachcombers (TV series)
– Affairs of the Heart (1974)
 
1972 Police Surgeon (TV series)
Bonnie
– Death Holds the Scale (1972) … Bonnie
 
Show ShowDirector (38 titles)
2012 Person of Interest (TV series)
– Til Death (2012)
 
2012 The Firm (TV series)
– Chapter Twenty-Two (2012)
– Chapter Thirteen (2012)
– Chapter Eleven (2012)
– Chapter Six (2012)
– Chapter Three (2012)
 
2011 Combat Hospital (TV series)
– Reason to Believe (2011)
– Shifting Sands (2011)
 
2011 Law & Order: LA (TV series)
– Big Rock Mesa (2011)
 
2008-2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
– Smoked (2011)
– Bully (2011)
– Dirty (2011)
– Gray (2010)
– Behave (2010)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2011 SGU Stargate Universe (TV series)
– Seizure (2011)
 
2011 Flashpoint (TV series)
– I'd Do Anything (2011)
 
2010 Shattered (TV series)
– Out of Sorrow (2010)
– In the Dark (2010)
 
2010 The Bridge (TV series)
– The Blame Game (2010)
– Painted Ladies (2010)
 
2010 Make It or Break It (TV series)
– Save the Last Dance (2010)
 
2009 Castle (TV series)
– One Man's Treasure (2009)
 
2008-2009 Private Practice (TV series)
– Slip Slidin' Away (2009)
– Nothing to Talk About (2008)
 
2008-2009 Crusoe (TV series)
– The Hunting Party (2009)
– Name of the Game (2008)
 
2007 Journeyman (TV series)
– Winterland (2007)
 
2006-2007 The Unit (TV series)
– Every Step You Take (2007)
– Natural Selection (2006)
– Dedication (2006)
 
2007 Jericho (TV series)
– Black Jack (2007)
 
2006 Standoff (TV series)
– Borderline (2006)
 
2006 Vanished (TV series)
– The Feed (2006)
 
2006 Medium (TV series)
– Doctor's Orders (2006)
 
2006 Ultra (TV movie)
 
2005 The Stranger I Married (TV movie)
 
2005 Close to Home (TV series)
– Divine Directions (2005)
 
2001-2005 Judging Amy (TV series)
– My Name Is Amy Gray... (2005)
– The New Normal (2005)
– Happy Borthday (2005)
– Conditional Surrender (2004)
– Lullaby (2004)
See all 11 episodes »
 
2004 The 4400 (TV series)
– The New and Improved Carl Morrissey (2004)
 
2004 The O.C. (TV series)
– The Proposal (2004)
 
2003 Joan of Arcadia (TV series)
– The Uncertainty Principle (2003)
 
2003 Dead Like Me (TV series)
– Rest in Peace (2003)
 
2003 Just Cause (TV series)
– Death's Details (2003)
 
2002 Due East (TV movie)
 
2002 The District (TV series)
– Shell Game (2002)
 
2001 Soul Food (TV series)
– This Crazy Life (2001)
 
2001 The Associates (TV series)
 
2000-2001 Beggars and Choosers (TV series)
– Fathers and Sons (2001)
– Be Careful What You Wish For (2000)
 
1997-2000 The Outer Limits (TV series)
– Simon Says (2000)
– Star Crossed (1999)
– What Will the Neighbors Think? (1999)
– Phobos Rising (1998)
– Lithia (1998)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1996-1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series)
– Brother's Keeper (1999)
– The Bones of Saint Anthony (1996)
 
1999 Summer's End (TV movie)
 
1998 The Net (TV series)
– Bulls and Bears (1998)
 
1998 Dead Man's Gun (TV series)
– Stage Coach Marty (1998)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2013 Birthday Cake (co-executive producer) (post-production)
 
2012 The Firm (TV series) (co-executive producer - 5 episodes)
– Chapter Seven (2012) (co-executive producer)
– Chapter Six (2012) (co-executive producer)
– Chapter Four (2012) (co-executive producer)
– Chapter Three (2012) (co-executive producer)
– Pilot (2012) (co-executive producer)
 
2004-2005 Judging Amy (TV series) (producer - 22 episodes)
– My Name Is Amy Gray... (2005) (producer)
– Getting Out (2005) (producer)
– Too Little, Too Late (2005) (producer)
– Revolutions Per Minute (2005) (producer)
– Sorry I Missed You (2005) (producer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
2002 Due East (TV movie) (producer)
 
2000 We All Fall Down (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1998 Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV series)
– Seduction (1998) (story)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2008 The Citizen Cohl: Untold Story (short)
Herself
 
2006 The Outsider (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 On Screen! (TV series documentary)
Herself
– In Praise of Older Women (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The Making of 'We All Fall Down' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 To Love, Honour and Obey (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator
 
1998 M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Terminal City (TV series)
Herself
 
1996 Under Wraps (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.16 (1993) … Herself
 
1979-1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 January 1991 (1991) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 July 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1988 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 November 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1988 Strangers in a Strange Land: The Adventures of a Canadian Film Crew in China (documentary)
Herself
 
1988 Walking After Midnight (documentary)
Herself
 
1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 March 1981 (1981) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 February 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1977-1979 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 December 1979 (1979) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 October 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 January 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 October 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (documentary)
Vivian Bell
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Vivian Bell (uncredited)
 

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(1992). Stage Play: Jake's Women. Comedy. Written by Neil Simon. Directed by Gene Saks. Neil Simon Theatre: 24 Mar 1992- 25 Oct 1992 (245 performances + 14 previews that began on 12 Mar 1992). Cast: Alan Alda (as "Jake"), Helen Shaver (as "Maggie"), Talia Balsam (as "Sheila")... See more »

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5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on acting] "It's a willingness to be naked, whether you have your clothes on or not, to strip away those parts of you that stand in the way of the truth of any individual - fascinating!" See more »

Trivia:

Her direction of James Earl Jones in _Summer's End_ led to a "Best Picture" award at the 1999 Chicago International Children's Film Festival and a Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Children's Special.". See more »

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