Helen Shaver

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: Directing

Born: Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada, 1951-02-24

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	The Overlanders	Mrs. O'Mara	0
2	1976	The Naked Man		46
3	1976	Shoot	Paula	54
4	1976	The Supreme Kid	Girl hitch-hiker	0
5	1977	Who Has Seen the Wind	Ruth Thompson	72
6	1977	Outrageous!	Jo	56
7	1977	Starship Invasions	Betty Duncan	31
8	1978	High-Ballin'	Pickup	54
9	1978	In Praise of Older Women	Ann MacDonald	52
10	1978	Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II	Patty	50
11	1979	The Amityville Horror	Carolyn	63
12	1980	Coming Out Alive	Isobel	20
13	1981	Gas	Rhonda	35
14	1982	Harry Tracy, Desperado	Catherine Tuttle	56
15	1982	Between Two Brothers	Susan Frazer	0
16	1983	The Osterman Weekend	Virginia Tremayne	56
17	1984	Best Defense	Claire	41
18	1984	Countdown to Looking Glass	Dorian Waldorf	59
19	1984	Body Double	Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)	68
20	1985	The War Boy	Maria	57
21	1985	Desert Hearts	Vivian Bell	70
22	1986	Lost!		60
23	1986	The Park Is Mine	Valery	55
24	1986	Many Happy Returns	Sally Robinson	38
25	1986	The Men's Club	Sarah (uncredited)	42
26	1986	The Color of Money	Janelle	68
27	1987	The Believers	Jessica Halliday	60
28	1987	The Grand Knockout Tournament	Self	60
29	1988	Walking After Midnight	Self	0
30	1988	Calling the Shots	Self	0
31	1988	The Land Before Time	Littlefoot's Mother (voice)	71
32	1988	No Blame	Amy	0
33	1989	Tree of Hands	Benet Archdale	0
34	1989	Mothers, Daughters and Lovers	Claire Nichols	0
35	1990	Pair of Aces	Rose	50
36	1992	That Night	Ann O'Connor	64
37	1992	Zebrahead	Diane	56
38	1992	Fatal Memories	Elaine Tipton	53
39	1993	Survive The Night	Stacy	50
40	1993	Murder So Sweet	Edie Ballew	0
41	1993	Trial & Error	Katherine Woodfield	10
42	1993	Bethune: The Making of a Hero	Mrs. Dowd	53
43	1993	Morning Glory	Lula Peak	58
44	1994	The Forget-Me-Not Murders	Monique	40
45	1994	Ride with the Wind	Katherine Barnes	0
46	1994	Without Consent	Nora Fields	70
47	1994	Janek: The Silent Betrayal	Monique Dessier	0
48	1995	Open Season	Rachel Rowen	47
49	1995	Falling For You	Mary	40
50	1995	Born to Be Wild	Margaret Heller	54
51	1996	Rowing Through	Slim	20
52	1996	Tremors 2: Aftershocks	Kate 'White' Reilly	63
53	1996	The Craft	Grace	68
54	1998	The Sweetest Gift	Mrs. Martin	50
55	1999	The Wishing Tree	Wallis	74
56	1999	We All Fall Down	Sherry	30
57	2000	Common Ground	Janet	47
58	2000	Bear with Me	Sara Bradley	51
59	2003	The Risen	Lynn Todd	60
60	2003	D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear	Sandy Moose	64
61	2004	Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'	Self	70
62	2004	The Keeper	Ruthie	46
63	2007	Numb	Audrey Milbank	59
64	2008	A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride	Rose	57
65	2013	Birthday Cake	Judith Ferguson	76
66	2013	Down River	Pearl	55
67	2017	Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts	Self	0
68	2018	Souls of Totality		60

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Columbo	Vivian Dimitri	81
2	1977	Search and Rescue	Dr. Liz Warren	0
3	1980	United States	Libby Chapin	50
4	1981	Hill Street Blues		76
5	1981	Jessica Novak		50
6	1982	T. J. Hooker	Lisa Jericho	63
7	1983	Philip Marlowe, Private Eye	Belle Delaguerra	66
8	1985	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Miss Haight	69
9	1985	Amazing Stories	Karen	75
10	1989	B.L. Stryker		60
11	1990	WIOU	Kelby Robinson	60
12	1995	The Outer Limits	Cathy Kress	77
13	1996	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Rachel Corrigan, MD	61
14	2001	The Education of Max Bickford	Erica Bettis	10
15	2004	The L Word	Faye Buckley	76
16	2004	The 4400	Barbara Yates	72