Person
Helen Shaver
Directing · Born 1951-02-24 · Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Vikings
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Castle
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Person of Interest
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Columbo
Vivian Dimitri
Elementary
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Westworld
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Medium
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The O.C.
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Nature
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Filmography
- 2024MatlockDirector
- 2024The PenguinDirector
- 2024The New LookDirector
- 2022Quantum LeapDirector
- 2021Station ElevenDirector
- 2021MaidDirector
- 2020Happy PlaceDirector
- 2020SnowpiercerDirector
- 2018ImpulseDirector
- 2018Souls of Totality
- 2017Women in Love: Desert HeartsSelf
- 201713 Reasons WhyDirector
- 2017Anne with an EDirector
- 2016TravelersDirector
- 2016WestworldDirector
- 2015Sneaky PeteDirector
- 2013ReignDirector
- 2013Down RiverPearl
- 2013Birthday CakeJudith Ferguson
- 2013Orphan BlackDirector
- 2013VikingsDirector
- 2012ElementaryDirector
- 2012RevolutionDirector
- 2012The FirmDirector
- 2011Person of InterestDirector
- 2011Combat HospitalDirector
- 2009Stargate UniverseDirector
- 2009Make It or Break ItDirector
- 2009CastleDirector
- 2008A Very Merry Daughter of the BrideRose
- 2008CrusoeDirector
- 2007Private PracticeDirector
- 2007JourneymanDirector
- 2007NumbAudrey Milbank
- 2006JerichoDirector
- 2006UltraDirector
- 2006VanishedDirector
- 2006The UnitDirector
- 2005The Man Who Lost HimselfDirector
- 2005Close to HomeDirector
- 2005MediumDirector
- 2004The 4400Barbara Yates
- 2004The KeeperRuthie
- 2004Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'Self
- 2004The L WordFaye Buckley
- 2003D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearSandy Moose
- 2003Joan of ArcadiaDirector
- 2003The RisenLynn Todd
- 2003The O.C.Director
- 2003Dead Like MeDirector
- 2002Just CauseDirector
- 2002Due EastProducer
- 2001The Education of Max BickfordErica Bettis
- 2000The DistrictDirector
- 2000Bear with MeSara Bradley
- 2000Common GroundJanet
- 1999We All Fall DownSherry
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDirector
- 1999Judging AmyDirector
- 1999Beggars and ChoosersDirector
- 1999Summer's EndDirector
- 1999The Wishing TreeWallis
- 1998The NetDirector
- 1998The Sweetest GiftMrs. Martin
- 1997Dead Man's GunDirector
- 1996The CraftGrace
- 1996Poltergeist: The LegacyRachel Corrigan, MD
- 1996Tremors II: AftershocksKate 'White' Reilly
- 1996Rowing ThroughSlim
- 1996Egg SaladGladys
- 1995Born to Be WildMargaret Heller
- 1995The Outer LimitsCathy Kress
- 1995Falling For YouMary
- 1995Open SeasonRachel Rowen
- 1994Janek: The Silent BetrayalMonique Dessier
- 1994Without ConsentNora Fields
- 1994Ride with the WindKatherine Barnes
- 1994The Forget-Me-Not MurdersMonique
- 1993Bethune: The Making of a HeroMrs. Dowd
- 1993Morning GloryLula Peak
- 1993Trial & ErrorKatherine Woodfield
- 1993Trial and ErrorKatherine Woodfield
- 1993Murder So SweetEdie Ballew
- 1993Survive The NightStacy
- 1992Fatal MemoriesElaine Tipton
- 1992ZebraheadDiane
- 1992That NightAnn O'Connor
- 1990WIOUKelby Robinson
- 1990Pair of AcesRose
- 1989Mothers, Daughters and LoversClaire Nichols
- 1989Tree of HandsBenet Archdale
- 1989B.L. StrykerDiane Decker
- 1988No BlameAmy
- 1988The Land Before TimeLittlefoot's Mother (voice)
- 1988Calling the ShotsSelf
- 1988Walking After MidnightSelf
- 1987The Grand Knockout TournamentSelf
- 1987The BelieversJessica Halliday
- 1986The Color of MoneyJanelle
- 1986Many Happy ReturnsSally Robinson
- 1986The Men's ClubSarah (uncredited)
- 1986The Park Is MineValery
- 1986Lost!
- 1985Desert HeartsVivian Bell
- 1985Amazing StoriesKaren
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterMiss Haight
- 1985The War BoyMaria
- 1984Body DoubleGloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
- 1984Countdown to Looking GlassDorian Waldorf
- 1984Best DefenseClaire
- 1983The Osterman WeekendVirginia Tremayne
- 1983Philip Marlowe, Private EyeBelle Delaguerra
- 1982NatureDirector
- 1982Off Your RockerMiss Beecher
- 1982T. J. HookerLisa Jericho
- 1982Between Two BrothersSusan Frazer
- 1982Harry Tracy, DesperadoCatherine Tuttle
- 1981Jessica Novak
- 1981GasRhonda
- 1981Hill Street Blues
- 1980Coming Out AliveIsobel
- 1980United StatesLibby Chapin
- 1979The Amityville HorrorCarolyn
- 1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIPatty
- 1978In Praise of Older WomenAnn MacDonald
- 1978High-Ballin'Pickup
- 1977Starship InvasionsBetty Duncan
- 1977Search and RescueDr. Liz Warren
- 1977Outrageous!Jo
- 1977Who Has Seen the WindRuth Thompson
- 1976The Supreme KidGirl hitch-hiker
- 1976ShootPaula
- 1976The Naked Man
- 1974The OverlandersMrs. O'Mara
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971ColumboVivian Dimitri
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