Acting credits
81
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Helen Shaver
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
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Movies: 71Series: 58Crew credits: 51
TMDB ID: 4160
IMDb ID: nm0001726
Known for: Directing
Born: February 24, 1951
Age: 75
Place of birth: Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2024
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q288146
Also known as
Helen Jane Shaver • هلن شیور
Other jobs
Director (50)Producer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Helen Shaver.
Happy Place
Director
2020 Movie
Souls of Totality
2018 Movie
Women in Love: Desert Hearts
as Self
2017 Movie
Birthday Cake
as Judith Ferguson
2013 Movie
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
as Rose
2008 Movie
Numb
as Audrey Milbank
2007 Movie
Ultra
Director
2006 Movie
The Man Who Lost Himself
Director
2005 Movie
The Keeper
as Ruthie
2004 Movie
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
as Self
2004 Movie
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Sandy Moose
2003 Movie
The Risen
as Lynn Todd
2003 Movie
Due East
Producer
2002 Movie
Bear with Me
as Sara Bradley
2000 Movie
Common Ground
as Janet
2000 Movie
We All Fall Down
as Sherry
1999 Movie
Summer's End
Director
1999 Movie
The Wishing Tree
as Wallis
1999 Movie
The Sweetest Gift
as Mrs. Martin
1998 Movie
The Craft
as Grace
1996 Movie
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Kate 'White' Reilly
1996 Movie
Rowing Through
as Slim
1996 Movie
Born to Be Wild
as Margaret Heller
1995 Movie
Falling For You
as Mary
1995 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Helen Shaver.
Matlock
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
The Penguin
Director • 2 eps
2024 Series
The New Look
Director • 3 eps
2024 Series
Quantum Leap
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
Station Eleven
Director • 3 eps
2021 Series
Maid
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
Snowpiercer
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
Impulse
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
13 Reasons Why
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
Anne with an E
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
Travelers
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
Westworld
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
Sneaky Pete
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
Reign
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Orphan Black
Director • 3 eps
2013 Series
Vikings
Director • 8 eps
2013 Series
Elementary
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Revolution
Director • 3 eps
2012 Series
The Firm
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Person of Interest
Director • 3 eps
2011 Series
Combat Hospital
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
Stargate Universe
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
Make It or Break It
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
Castle
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series