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 Land Before Time
Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
Body Double
Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Kate 'White' Reilly
The Amityville Horror
Carolyn
The Color of Money
Janelle
Best Defense
Claire
The Osterman Weekend
Virginia Tremayne
The Believers
Jessica Halliday
Born to Be Wild
Margaret Heller
Desert Hearts
Vivian Bell
Numb
Audrey Milbank
That Night
Ann O'Connor
The Keeper
Ruthie
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Sandy Moose
The Men's Club
Sarah (uncredited)
In Praise of Older Women
Ann MacDonald
High-Ballin'
Pickup
Common Ground
Janet
The Park Is Mine
Valery
Without Consent
Nora Fields
Open Season
Rachel Rowen
Gas
Rhonda
Pair of Aces
Rose
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Mrs. Dowd
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Catherine Tuttle
Survive The Night
Stacy
Rowing Through
Slim
Murder So Sweet
Edie Ballew
Starship Invasions
Betty Duncan
Coming Out Alive
Isobel
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Rose
Morning Glory
Lula Peak
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
Monique
Fatal Memories
Elaine Tipton
Falling For You
Mary
The Naked Man
1976
Tree of Hands
Benet Archdale
Bear with Me
Sara Bradley
Shoot
Paula
The Supreme Kid
Girl hitch-hiker
Countdown to Looking Glass
Dorian Waldorf
Who Has Seen the Wind
Ruth Thompson
The Sweetest Gift
Mrs. Martin
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Claire Nichols
Birthday Cake
Judith Ferguson
Between Two Brothers
Susan Frazer
Many Happy Returns
Sally Robinson
Outrageous!
Jo
Zebrahead
Diane
Trial & Error
Katherine Woodfield
Lost!
1986
We All Fall Down
Sherry
The Risen
Lynn Todd
Off Your Rocker
Miss Beecher
The Wishing Tree
Wallis
Souls of Totality
2018
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Patty
Ride with the Wind
Katherine Barnes
The War Boy
Maria
The Overlanders
Mrs. O'Mara
TV Shows (16)
Columbo
Vivian Dimitri · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
3 eps
Hill Street Blues
Teresa Hyler · 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Lisa Jericho · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Cathy Kress · 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
B.L. Stryker
Diane Decker · 1 eps
The Education of Max Bickford
Erica Bettis · 22 eps
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Belle Delaguerra · 1 eps
WIOU
Kelby Robinson · 13 eps
Jessica Novak
7 eps
Search and Rescue
Dr. Liz Warren · 26 eps
Self / Appearances (5)
Directing (51)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director
Vikings
Director
Castle
Director
Person of Interest
Director
Elementary
Director
The O.C.
Director
Westworld
Director
Medium
Director
Judging Amy
Director
Nature
Director
Private Practice
Director
The Outer Limits
Director
Snowpiercer
Director
The Unit
Director
13 Reasons Why
Director
Matlock
Director
The 4400
Director
Anne with an E
Director
The District
Director
Sneaky Pete
Director
Orphan Black
Director
Joan of Arcadia
Director
Stargate Universe
Director
Travelers
Director
Reign
Director
Quantum Leap
Director
The Penguin
Director
Close to Home
Director
Dead Like Me
Director
Jericho
Director
Revolution
Director
Station Eleven
Director
The Firm
Director
Impulse
Director
Maid
Director
The New Look
Director
Make It or Break It
Director
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Director
Dead Man's Gun
Director
Vanished
Director
Journeyman
Director
Crusoe
Director
Beggars and Choosers
Director
Just Cause
Director
Combat Hospital
Director
The Net
Director
Happy Place
Director
Due East
Director
Summer's End
Director
Ultra
Director
The Man Who Lost Himself
Director