Helen Shaver
Date of birth: 1951-02-24
Place of birth: Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Helen Jane Shaver, هلن شیور
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.
Movie Credits
Desert Hearts
1985-10-01
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly at
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003-10-17
Based on the known events that shook the United States for 23 days in 2002. Within 24 hours six peop
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1996-04-09
Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has prove
Best Defense
1984-07-20
An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.
The Color of Money
1986-10-17
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He
The Believers
1987-06-09
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laco
The Osterman Weekend
1983-10-14
The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a
The Craft
1996-05-03
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all
That Night
1992-08-04
A coming-of-age story about an eleven-year-old girl who idolizes her troubled sixteen-year-old neigh
Countdown to Looking Glass
1984-10-14
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz,
The Keeper
2004-05-14
When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle
Outrageous!
1977-07-31
Gay hair stylist Robin Turner does a lot of work for drag queens, all the while dreaming that he'll
Starship Invasions
1977-10-14
Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying
The Overlanders
1974-03-25
The year is 1862. The settings. The Canadian northwest. The lure is gold. Nine men, two women (one o
Bear with Me
2000-09-16
An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her a
Without Consent
1994-10-16
After being sent to an abusive psychiatric facility by her well-meaning parents, a rebellious teenag
Born to Be Wild
1995-03-31
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trou
The Park Is Mine
1986-07-24
A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vi
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
2008-12-15
A wedding planner looks to persuade her mother not to marry a man she's only known for a brief perio
High-Ballin'
1978-05-26
When a rash of targeted hijackings threatens to derail the independent trucking business, rig driver
Harry Tracy, Desperado
1982-01-21
By the turn of the 20th century, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Billy the Kid and virtually all of
Rowing Through
1996-01-01
Based on the real-life story of American rower Tiff Wood (Colin Ferguson), an athlete determined to
In Praise of Older Women
1978-09-22
Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupy
Falling For You
1995-02-21
When Meg gets thrown out of her apartment window by a serial killer, she's determined to make him pa
Coming Out Alive
1980-09-27
A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.
No Blame
1988-12-12
Amy Donaldson, a successful fashion editor of City Magazine, is married to Carl, an accountant, and
The Sweetest Gift
1998-02-28
Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, po
Down River
2013-10-05
Down River is the emotionally stirring story of three young women teetering on the edge between crea
The Land Before Time
1988-11-18
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land o
The Risen
2003-09-01
A pregnant woman has an emergency operation to save her life but comes out of the procedure with amn
Survive The Night
1993-01-13
On their way home from Brooklyn, psychiatrist Vic, daughter Julie and sister Stacey run short of gas
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978-12-13
A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1993-09-17
True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to
Fatal Memories
1992-11-09
Fact based story about a woman who after 20 years starts having memories of her own molestation by h
Murder So Sweet
1993-02-02
A hometown heartthrob (Harry Hamlin) marries the local beauties and then poisons them in this true s
Walking After Midnight
1988-01-01
Explores the past-life experiences of various celebrities.
Pair of Aces
1990-01-14
A Texas Ranger has to protect his two daughters as he investigates a serial killer who is attacking
Between Two Brothers
1982-03-09
Bob Frazer is a prominent attorney who compulsively tries to make amends with his younger, less poli
Morning Glory
1993-09-17
An ex-convict who is on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works.
Numb
2007-04-30
Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself witho
Who Has Seen the Wind
1977-04-20
The coming-of-age of adolescent Brian O'Connal in small town Depression-era Saskatchewan is told. Th
Shoot
1976-05-28
When boredom, pride and a mad second of misjudgement leaves a hunter shot dead by one of five combat
Birthday Cake
2013-06-03
Soap actor Steven and his husband Daniel decide to throw the ultimate first birthday party for their
Common Ground
2000-01-29
This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dor
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
1994-03-29
A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is thought to be targeting the policeman's god-d
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987-06-19
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off chari
The Naked Man
1976-03-11
Indian child grows up to seek revenge on the man that raped and murdered his parents.
Zebrahead
1992-10-23
A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl in Detroit.
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
1989-09-10
A single mother struggles to raise two teenage daughters in a small town in America.
Many Happy Returns
1986-09-19
In this satire of the I.R.S., George Segal plays an Average Joe targeted for the Audit from Hell. Hi
Gas
1981-07-24
Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk cau
The War Boy
1985-01-01
The 12-year-old son of a freedom fighter grows up fast in World War II Yugoslavia.
The Wishing Tree
1999-01-01
When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her
The Amityville Horror
1979-07-27
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbab
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
2017-11-14
DESERT HEARTS depended on the connection between its two lead actors, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen
Lost!
1986-05-01
Bob and his wife Linda accompany his brother Jim on a sailing cruise to Costa Rica, where Jim will s
Souls of Totality
2018-02-05
A love story set during the Great American Eclipse.
Tree of Hands
1989-03-07
A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed vi
We All Fall Down
1999-09-24
In this dark independent drama, Michael (Darcy Belsher) is an out of work actor who has been trying
Body Double
1984-10-25
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered
The Supreme Kid
1976-10-22
Two Canadian drifters (Frank Moore, Jim Henshaw) become involved in crime after meeting unsavoury ch
Ride with the Wind
1994-04-18
Frank Shelby is a motorcycle racer for whom age, personal tragedy and a love for the bottle have sup
Calling the Shots
1988-09-08
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share
Janek: The Silent Betrayal
1994-12-20
Police lieutenant Frank Janek is investigating a series of murders in a building owned by a famous B
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004-01-22
Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman Weeken
Open Season
1995-01-14
When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenl
Trial & Error
1993-02-24
The young and ambitious district attorney Peter Hudson is convinced that the defendant Andrew Barnes
The Men's Club
1986-09-19
Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
Trial and Error
1993-02-24
The young and ambitious district attorney Peter Hudson is convinced that the defendant Andrew Barnes