Biography
Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as the title character in the 1984 film Supergirl. She returned to the 2015 TV series of the same title, this time as Supergirl's adoptive mother, Eliza Danvers. In the intervening years, she starred in several films including The Legend of Billie Jean (1985), Ruthless People (1986), The Secret of My Success (1987), and City Slickers (1991). She additionally found work as an...
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Complete Filmography

Chantilly Bridge
2023
as Hannah
Chantilly Bridge reunites a group of lifelong, steadfast friends who are still – in their later years -- chasing their dreams, fighting injustices, an...

Confetti
2020
as Dr. Wurmer
How far would a mother go to reverse her child’s fate? Based on writer/director Ann Hu’s story, that’s the question facing Lan (Zhu Zhu), who travels ...

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
2016
as Martha Kent (voice)
Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy and Katana band together to navigate the twists and turns of high school in DC S...

A Remarkable Life
2016
as Iris
There are many things in life that could do a number on a man's masculinity. Lenny Babbitt has his identity and manhood challenged when his wife Tracy...

DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
2016
as Martha Kent (voice)
School is in session for DC Super Hero Girls! This is where students master their super powers, brain power, and will power to become the Super Heroes...

The Curse of Downers Grove
2015
as Diane
The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood -- but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret.... For the past eight years, one...

Ride
2014
Thanks
Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instruct...

Echo Park
2014
as Julia
Desperate to jar herself from the rich tedium of picture-perfect Beverly Hills, Sophie moves across town to another world: Echo Park. She quickly stri...

The Good Mother
2013
as Cheryl
After her best friend dies, a teen discovers that the girl's mother deliberately made her sick.

Model Minority
2012
as Mrs. Ambrose
Kayla, an underprivileged Japanese American 16 year old, endangers her promising future as an aspiring artist when she becomes involved with a drug de...

Beautiful Wave
2012
as Jane
In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.

Rock the House
2011
as Diane
Dave Peterson is a successful and handsome career-driven attorney who barely spends time with his teenage daughter, Karen. Their routine regularly con...
Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton
2008
as self
Documentary about the introduction of Supergirl in the comics and various filmed adaptations of the character, both live action and animated.

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Cre...

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
as Stella Andre
Jane must get to the truth when a breakfast cereal magnate takes a tragic spill from his private yacht and drowns.

Seeing Other People
2004
as Penelope
Ed and Alice are two months shy of getting married when she realizes that she wishes she'd had a more active love life while still single. Reluctantly...

Nowhere in Sight
2001
as Carly Bauers
A young woman defends her life against two intruding criminals.
American Adventure
2000
as Kathy
Aka National Lampoon's American Adventure

Carlo's Wake
1999
as Lisa Torello
Carlo's Wake is a black comedy about the life, death and wake of an Italian-American patriarch and his colorful, combative extended family.

Toothless
1997
as Katherine's Mom
A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted ...

The Long Way Home
1997
as (voice)
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.

No Way Back
1995
as Mary
When FBI Agent Zack Grant's partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the person responsible. Mafioso Frank Serlano believes ...

The Steal
1995
as Kim
A young American computer hackeress is hired by a liberal British lawyer to right the wrong done to a third world country by a London investment compa...

Parallel Lives
1994
as Elsa Freedman
A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Includes a lo...

Lassie
1994
as Laura Turner
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life o...

Chantilly Lace
1993
as Hannah
A group of middle-aged women get together at a secluded house to learn about themselves.

12:01
1993
as Lisa Fredericks
Office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again ...

Betrayal of the Dove
1993
as Ellie West
A divorced mother fears for her life after a friend gets her a blind date with a doctor.

A House in the Hills
1993
as Alex Weaver
An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a deadly ex-con.

Queen Esther
1992
as Queen Esther (voice)
This Hanna-Barbera animated video tells a version of the Bible story about Esther, whose heroism is commemorated annually by the feast of Purim. Esthe...

City Slickers
1991
as Bonnie Rayburn
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

Happy Together
1989
as Alex Page
Christopher is an ambitious college freshman, striving to become a writer. Through a computer fault he's assigned the same room as Alex, a real party ...

Sticky Fingers
1988
as Hattie
Two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly and Hattie, are asked by a drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend, Diane, to baby-sit a bag containing nearly...

The Secret of My Success
1987
as Christy Wills
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and gir...

Ruthless People
1986
as Sandy Kessler
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exc...

The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
as Billie Jean Davy
Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one da...

Supergirl
1984
as Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee / Supergirl
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.

Supergirl
1984
Stunts
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1984
as Self / Supergirl
A documentary filmed during production of the film "Supergirl" showing the world how and who made it. This interesting featurette includes interviews ...

Amy and the Angel
1982
as Amy Watson
Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy ...