Helen Shaver
Directing
Born: February 24, 1951 (age 75) · Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Vikings
2013
Westworld
2016
Anne with an E
2017
13 Reasons Why
2017
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Land Before Time
1988
Castle
2009
Person of Interest
2011
The Craft
1996
Elementary
2012
The Color of Money
1986
Orphan Black
2013
Photos (12)
Movies (61)
The Craft
Grace
The Color of Money
Janelle
Body Double
Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
The Land Before Time
Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
Best Defense
Claire
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Kate 'White' Reilly
Born to Be Wild
Margaret Heller
The Amityville Horror
Carolyn
Desert Hearts
Vivian Bell
The Park Is Mine
Valery
The Believers
Jessica Halliday
Numb
Audrey Milbank
The Osterman Weekend
Virginia Tremayne
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Sandy Moose
The Men's Club
Sarah (uncredited)
Survive The Night
Stacy
We All Fall Down
Sherry
The Keeper
Ruthie
That Night
Ann O'Connor
Open Season
Rachel Rowen
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Mrs. Dowd
Fatal Memories
Elaine Tipton
In Praise of Older Women
Ann MacDonald
Countdown to Looking Glass
Dorian Waldorf
Zebrahead
Diane
Coming Out Alive
Isobel
Morning Glory
Lula Peak
High-Ballin'
Pickup
Common Ground
Janet
Without Consent
Nora Fields
Birthday Cake
Judith Ferguson
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Patty
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
Monique
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Claire Nichols
Starship Invasions
Betty Duncan
Rowing Through
Slim
Pair of Aces
Rose
Ride with the Wind
Katherine Barnes
Gas
Rhonda
Trial & Error
Katherine Woodfield
Falling For You
Mary
Between Two Brothers
Susan Frazer
Shoot
Paula
The Sweetest Gift
Mrs. Martin
Tree of Hands
Benet Archdale
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Rose
Who Has Seen the Wind
Ruth Thompson
Bear with Me
Sara Bradley
The Naked Man
1976
Souls of Totality
2018
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Catherine Tuttle
The Wishing Tree
Wallis
Lost!
1986
Murder So Sweet
Edie Ballew
The Risen
Lynn Todd
The War Boy
Maria
The Overlanders
Mrs. O'Mara
Off Your Rocker
Miss Beecher
Many Happy Returns
Sally Robinson
Outrageous!
Jo
The Supreme Kid
Girl hitch-hiker
TV Shows (16)
Columbo
Vivian Dimitri · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
3 eps
Hill Street Blues
Teresa Hyler · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Cathy Kress · 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Lisa Jericho · 1 eps
The 4400
Barbara Yates · 2 eps
The L Word
Faye Buckley · 2 eps
Amazing Stories
Karen · 1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Miss Haight · 1 eps
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Rachel Corrigan, MD · 88 eps
The Education of Max Bickford
Erica Bettis · 22 eps
WIOU
Kelby Robinson · 13 eps
B.L. Stryker
Diane Decker · 1 eps
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Belle Delaguerra · 1 eps
Jessica Novak
7 eps
Search and Rescue
Dr. Liz Warren · 26 eps
Self / Appearances (5)
Directing (52)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director
Castle
Director
Below
Director
Person of Interest
Director
Vikings
Director
Elementary
Director
Westworld
Director
Medium
Director
The O.C.
Director
Private Practice
Director
Nature
Director
Judging Amy
Director
Snowpiercer
Director
Travelers
Director
The Unit
Director
The Outer Limits
Director
13 Reasons Why
Director
Matlock
Director
Orphan Black
Director
The 4400
Director
Stargate Universe
Director
The District
Director
The Penguin
Director
Reign
Director
Sneaky Pete
Director
Anne with an E
Director
Joan of Arcadia
Director
Quantum Leap
Director
Close to Home
Director
Dead Like Me
Director
Jericho
Director
Maid
Director
Impulse
Director
Revolution
Director
Station Eleven
Director
The Firm
Director
Make It or Break It
Director
The New Look
Director
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Director
Journeyman
Director
Vanished
Director
Beggars and Choosers
Director
Dead Man's Gun
Director
Crusoe
Director
Just Cause
Director
The Net
Director
Combat Hospital
Director
Happy Place
Director
Due East
Director
The Man Who Lost Himself
Director
Ultra
Director
Summer's End
Director