Helen Shaver
Known for directing · Born 24 February 1951 · 75 · Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
139 credits
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
Vikings
2013
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
13 Reasons Why
2017
Westworld
2016
Anne with an E
2017
Person of Interest
2011
Orphan Black
2013
Castle
2009
The Penguin
2024
Snowpiercer
2020
Elementary
2012
Maid
2021
Acting (88)
2018Souls of TotalityFilm
2017Women in Love: Desert HeartsSelfFilm
2013Birthday CakeJudith FergusonFilm
2013Down RiverPearlFilm
2008A Very Merry Daughter of the BrideRoseFilm
2007NumbAudrey MilbankFilm
2004The L WordFaye Buckley · 2 episodesSeries
2004The 4400Barbara Yates · 2 episodesSeries
2004The KeeperRuthieFilm
2004Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'SelfFilm
2003D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearSandy MooseFilm
2003The RisenLynn ToddFilm
2001The Education of Max BickfordErica Bettis · 22 episodesSeries
2000Common GroundJanetFilm
2000Bear with MeSara BradleyFilm
1999The Wishing TreeWallisFilm
1999We All Fall DownSherryFilm
1998The Sweetest GiftMrs. MartinFilm
1996The CraftGraceFilm
1996Tremors 2: AftershocksKate 'White' ReillyFilm
1996Poltergeist: The LegacyRachel Corrigan, MD · 88 episodesSeries
1996Rowing ThroughSlimFilm
1996Egg SaladGladysFilm
1995The Outer LimitsCathy KressSeries
1995Born to Be WildMargaret HellerFilm
1995Falling For YouMaryFilm
1995Open SeasonRachel RowenFilm
1994Without ConsentNora FieldsFilm
1994The Forget-Me-Not MurdersMoniqueFilm
1994Janek: The Silent BetrayalMonique DessierFilm
1994Ride with the WindKatherine BarnesFilm
1993Morning GloryLula PeakFilm
1993Bethune: The Making of a HeroMrs. DowdFilm
1993Survive The NightStacyFilm
1993Murder So SweetEdie BallewFilm
1993Trial & ErrorKatherine WoodfieldFilm
1993Trial and ErrorKatherine WoodfieldFilm
1992That NightAnn O'ConnorFilm
1992ZebraheadDianeFilm
1992Fatal MemoriesElaine TiptonFilm
1990Pair of AcesRoseFilm
1990WIOUKelby Robinson · 13 episodesSeries
1989B.L. StrykerDiane DeckerSeries
1989Mothers, Daughters and LoversClaire NicholsFilm
1989Tree of HandsBenet ArchdaleFilm
1988The Land Before TimeLittlefoot's Mother (voice)Film
1988No BlameAmy DonaldsonFilm
1988Walking After MidnightSelfFilm
1988Calling the ShotsSelfFilm
1987The BelieversJessica HallidayFilm
1987The Grand Knockout TournamentSelfFilm
1986The Color of MoneyJanelleFilm
1986The Park Is MineValeryFilm
1986The Men's ClubSarah (uncredited)Film
1986Many Happy ReturnsSally RobinsonFilm
1986Lost!Film
1985Amazing StoriesKarenSeries
1985Desert HeartsVivian BellFilm
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterMiss HaightSeries
1985The War BoyMariaFilm
1984Body DoubleGloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)Film
1984Best DefenseClaireFilm
1984Countdown to Looking GlassDorian WaldorfFilm
1983The Osterman WeekendVirginia TremayneFilm
1983Philip Marlowe, Private EyeBelle DelaguerraSeries
1982T. J. HookerLisa JerichoSeries
1982Harry Tracy, DesperadoCatherine TuttleFilm
1982Between Two BrothersSusan FrazerFilm
1982Off Your RockerMiss BeecherFilm
1981Hill Street Blues · 3 episodes, Teresa HylerSeries
1981GasRhondaFilm
1981Jessica Novak · 7 episodesSeries
1980Coming Out AliveIsobelFilm
1980United StatesLibby Chapin · 13 episodesSeries
1979The Amityville HorrorCarolynFilm
1978High-Ballin'PickupFilm
1978In Praise of Older WomenAnn MacDonaldFilm
1978Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIPattyFilm
1977Starship InvasionsBetty DuncanFilm
1977Outrageous!JoFilm
1977Who Has Seen the WindRuth ThompsonFilm
1977Search and RescueDr. Liz Warren · 26 episodesSeries
1976The Naked ManFilm
1976ShootPaulaFilm
1976The Supreme KidGirl hitch-hikerFilm
1974The OverlandersMrs. O'MaraFilm
1971ColumboVivian DimitriSeries
1971Film '72SelfSeries
Directing (50)
2024The PenguinDirectorSeries
2024MatlockDirectorSeries
2024The New LookDirector, ProducerSeries
2022Quantum LeapDirectorSeries
2021MaidDirectorSeries
2021Station ElevenDirectorSeries
2020SnowpiercerDirectorSeries
2020Happy PlaceDirectorFilm
2018ImpulseDirectorSeries
2017Anne with an EDirectorSeries
201713 Reasons WhyDirectorSeries
2016WestworldDirectorSeries
2016TravelersDirectorSeries
2015Sneaky PeteDirectorSeries
2013VikingsDirectorSeries
2013Orphan BlackDirectorSeries
2013ReignDirectorSeries
2012ElementaryDirectorSeries
2012RevolutionDirectorSeries
2012The FirmDirectorSeries
2011Person of InterestDirectorSeries
2011Combat HospitalDirectorSeries
2009CastleDirectorSeries
2009Stargate UniverseDirectorSeries
2009Make It or Break ItDirectorSeries
2008CrusoeDirectorSeries
2007Private PracticeDirectorSeries
2007JourneymanDirectorSeries
2006JerichoDirectorSeries
2006The UnitDirectorSeries
2006VanishedDirectorSeries
2006UltraDirectorFilm
2005MediumDirectorSeries
2005Close to HomeDirectorSeries
2005The Man Who Lost HimselfDirectorFilm
2004The 4400DirectorSeries
2003The O.C.DirectorSeries
2003Dead Like MeDirectorSeries
2003Joan of ArcadiaDirectorSeries
2002Just CauseDirectorSeries
2000The DistrictDirectorSeries
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDirectorSeries
1999Judging AmyDirectorSeries
1999Summer's EndDirectorFilm
1999Beggars and ChoosersDirectorSeries
1998The NetDirectorSeries
1997Dead Man's GunDirectorSeries
1996Poltergeist: The LegacyDirectorSeries
1995The Outer LimitsDirectorSeries
1982NatureDirectorSeries
Production (1)
2002Due EastProducer, DirectorFilm