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.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
Columbo
8.088
United States
5
T. J. Hooker
6.4
The 4400
7.179
Hill Street Blues
7.6
The L Word
7.622
The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9
WIOU
6
The Education of Max Bickford
1
Poltergeist: The Legacy
6.2
Jessica Novak
5
The Outer Limits
7.722
B.L. Stryker
6
Amazing Stories
7.441
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
6.6
Search and Rescue
0
Movies
Desert Hearts
7.006
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
6.4
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
6.278
Best Defense
4.3
The Color of Money
6.856
The Believers
5.979
The Osterman Weekend
5.652
The Craft
6.8
That Night
6.4
Countdown to Looking Glass
5.9
The Keeper
4.452
Outrageous!
5.6
Starship Invasions
3
The Overlanders
0
Bear with Me
5.1
Without Consent
7
Born to Be Wild
5.3
The Park Is Mine
5.5
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
5.7
High-Ballin'
5.5
Harry Tracy, Desperado
5.6
Rowing Through
3.5
In Praise of Older Women
5.2
Falling For You
4.2
Coming Out Alive
2
No Blame
0
The Sweetest Gift
5
Down River
5.5
The Land Before Time
7.1
The Risen
4
Survive The Night
5
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
5
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
5.3
Fatal Memories
4.714
Murder So Sweet
0
Walking After Midnight
0
Pair of Aces
5
Between Two Brothers
0
Morning Glory
5.8
Numb
5.869
Who Has Seen the Wind
7.2
Shoot
5.4
Birthday Cake
7.6
Common Ground
4.9
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
3.25
The Grand Knockout Tournament
5.667
The Naked Man
4.6
Zebrahead
5.6
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
0
Many Happy Returns
3.8
Gas
3.143
The War Boy
5.7
The Wishing Tree
7.4
The Amityville Horror
6.287
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
0
Lost!
6
Souls of Totality
6
Tree of Hands
0
We All Fall Down
2.333
Body Double
6.8
The Supreme Kid
0
Ride with the Wind
0
Calling the Shots
0
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
7
Open Season
4.75
Trial & Error
1
The Men's Club
4
Trial and Error
0