Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Helen Shaver

  • Birthday:

    1951-02-24

  • Place of Birth: Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
  • Gender:

    Female

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 1.0499
  • 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.

Top Movie Cast

Desert Hearts
Desert Heartstrue- Vivian Bell

1985-10-01

7.0
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Feartrue- Sandy Moose

2003-10-17

6.4
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Tremors 2: Aftershockstrue- Kate 'White' Reilly

1996-04-09

6.3
Best Defense
Best Defensetrue- Claire

1984-07-20

4.2
The Color of Money
The Color of Moneytrue- Janelle

1986-10-17

6.9
The Believers
The Believerstrue- Jessica Halliday

1987-06-09

6.0
The Osterman Weekend
The Osterman Weekendtrue- Virginia Tremayne

1983-10-14

5.7
The Craft
The Crafttrue- Grace

1996-05-03

6.8
That Night
That Nighttrue- Ann O'Connor

1992-08-04

6.4
Countdown to Looking Glass
Countdown to Looking Glasstrue- Dorian Waldorf

1984-10-14

5.9
The Keeper
The Keepertrue- Ruthie

2004-05-14

4.6
Outrageous!
Outrageous!true- Jo

1977-07-31

5.6
Starship Invasions
Starship Invasionstrue- Betty Duncan

1977-10-14

3.1
The Overlanders
The Overlanderstrue- Mrs. O'Mara

1974-03-25

0.0
Bear with Me
Bear with Metrue- Sara Bradley

2000-09-16

5.1
Without Consent
Without Consenttrue- Nora Fields

1994-10-16

7.0
Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wildtrue- Margaret Heller

1995-03-31

5.4
The Park Is Mine
The Park Is Minetrue- Valery

1986-07-24

5.5
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bridetrue- Rose

2008-12-15

5.7
High-Ballin'
High-Ballin'true- Pickup

1978-05-26

5.5
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Harry Tracy, Desperadotrue- Catherine Tuttle

1982-01-21

5.6
In Praise of Older Women
In Praise of Older Womentrue- Ann MacDonald

1978-09-22

5.2
Falling For You
Falling For Youtrue- Mary

1995-02-21

4.0
Coming Out Alive
Coming Out Alivetrue- Isobel

1980-09-27

2.0
The Sweetest Gift
The Sweetest Gifttrue- Mrs. Martin

1998-02-28

5.0
The Land Before Time
The Land Before Timetrue- Littlefoot's Mother (voice)

1988-11-18

7.1
The Risen
The Risentrue- Lynn Todd

2003-09-01

6.0
Survive The Night
Survive The Nighttrue- Stacy

1993-01-13

5.0
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IItrue- Patty

1978-12-13

5.0
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Bethune: The Making of a Herotrue- Mrs. Dowd

1993-09-17

5.3
Fatal Memories
Fatal Memoriestrue- Elaine Tipton

1992-11-09

5.3
Murder So Sweet
Murder So Sweettrue- Edie Ballew

1993-02-02

0.0
Walking After Midnight
Walking After Midnighttrue- Self

1988-01-01

0.0
Pair of Aces
Pair of Acestrue- Rose

1990-01-14

5.0
Between Two Brothers
Between Two Brotherstrue- Susan Frazer

1982-03-09

0.0
Morning Glory
Morning Glorytrue- Lula Peak

1993-09-17

5.8
Numb
Numbtrue- Audrey Milbank

2007-04-30

5.9
Who Has Seen the Wind
Who Has Seen the Windtrue- Ruth Thompson

1977-04-20

7.2
Shoot
Shoottrue- Paula

1976-05-28

5.4
Birthday Cake
Birthday Caketrue- Judith Ferguson

2013-06-03

7.6
Common Ground
Common Groundtrue- Janet

2000-01-29

4.7
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murderstrue- Monique

1994-03-29

4.0
The Naked Man
The Naked Mantrue

1976-03-11

4.6
Zebrahead
Zebraheadtrue- Diane

1992-10-23

5.6
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Mothers, Daughters and Loverstrue- Claire Nichols

1989-09-10

0.0
Many Happy Returns
Many Happy Returnstrue- Sally Robinson

1986-09-19

3.8
Gas
Gastrue- Rhonda

1981-07-24

3.5
The War Boy
The War Boytrue- Maria

1985-01-01

5.7
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Treetrue- Wallis

1999-01-01

7.4
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horrortrue- Carolyn

1979-07-27

6.3
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Heartstrue- Self

2017-11-14

0.0
Lost!
Lost!true

1986-05-01

6.0
Souls of Totality
Souls of Totalitytrue

2018-02-05

6.0
Tree of Hands
Tree of Handstrue- Benet Archdale

1989-03-07

0.0
We All Fall Down
We All Fall Downtrue- Sherry

1999-09-24

3.0
Body Double
Body Doubletrue- Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)

1984-10-25

6.8
The Supreme Kid
The Supreme Kidtrue- Girl hitch-hiker

1976-10-22

0.0
Ride with the Wind
Ride with the Windtrue- Katherine Barnes

1994-04-18

0.0
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shotstrue- Self

1988-09-08

0.0
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'true- Self

2004-01-22

7.0
Open Season
Open Seasontrue- Rachel Rowen

1995-01-14

4.7
Trial & Error
Trial & Errortrue- Katherine Woodfield

1993-02-24

1.0
The Men's Club
The Men's Clubtrue- Sarah (uncredited)

1986-09-19

4.2

Top Movie Crew

Due East
Due Easttrue

Production

2002-04-11

4.2
Summer's End
Summer's Endtrue

Directing

2000-04-18

7.2
The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himselftrue

Directing

2005-11-15

5.2
Due East
Due Easttrue

Directing

2002-04-11

4.2
Ultra
Ultratrue

Directing

2006-09-01

0.0
Happy Place
Happy Placetrue

Directing

2020-09-27

5.0

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