Helen Slater

Helen Slater

1963-12-15 Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA 40 Credits

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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Chantilly Bridge

Chantilly Bridge

2023

as Hannah

5.3
Acting

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

Confetti

Confetti

2020

as Dr. Wurmer

Acting

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

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year

2016

as Martha Kent (voice)

6.0
Acting

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

A Remarkable Life

2016

as Iris

3.4
Acting

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

DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High

2016

as Martha Kent (voice)

5.6
Acting

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

The Curse of Downers Grove

2015

as Diane

4.8
Acting

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

Ride

2014

Thanks

5.7

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

Echo Park

2014

as Julia

5.8
Acting

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

The Good Mother

2013

as Cheryl

5.1
Acting

After her best friend dies, a teen discovers that the girl's mother deliberately made her sick.

Model Minority

Model Minority

2012

as Mrs. Ambrose

4.3
Acting

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

Beautiful Wave

2012

as Jane

4.8
Acting

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

Rock the House

Rock the House

2011

as Diane

5.6
Acting

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

Acting

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

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006

as Stella Andre

6.4
Acting

Jane must get to the truth when a breakfast cereal magnate takes a tragic spill from his private yacht and drowns.

Seeing Other People

Seeing Other People

2004

as Penelope

5.8
Acting

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

Nowhere in Sight

2001

as Carly Bauers

6.0
Acting

A young woman defends her life against two intruding criminals.

American Adventure

2000

as Kathy

10.0
Acting

Aka National Lampoon's American Adventure

Carlo's Wake

Carlo's Wake

1999

as Lisa Torello

Acting

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

Toothless

1997

as Katherine's Mom

5.3
Acting

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

The Long Way Home

1997

as (voice)

7.1
Acting

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

No Way Back

1995

as Mary

4.9
Acting

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

The Steal

1995

as Kim

5.5
Acting

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

Parallel Lives

1994

as Elsa Freedman

5.0
Acting

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

Lassie

1994

as Laura Turner

6.1
Acting

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

Chantilly Lace

1993

as Hannah

10.0
Acting

A group of middle-aged women get together at a secluded house to learn about themselves.

12:01

12:01

1993

as Lisa Fredericks

6.3
Acting

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

Betrayal of the Dove

1993

as Ellie West

5.0
Acting

A divorced mother fears for her life after a friend gets her a blind date with a doctor.

A House in the Hills

A House in the Hills

1993

as Alex Weaver

5.9
Acting

An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a deadly ex-con.

Queen Esther

Queen Esther

1992

as Queen Esther (voice)

6.7
Acting

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

City Slickers

1991

as Bonnie Rayburn

6.4
Acting

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

Happy Together

1989

as Alex Page

5.8
Acting

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

Sticky Fingers

1988

as Hattie

5.7
Acting

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

The Secret of My Success

1987

as Christy Wills

6.5
Acting

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

Ruthless People

1986

as Sandy Kessler

6.6
Acting

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

The Legend of Billie Jean

1985

as Billie Jean Davy

6.5
Acting

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

Supergirl

1984

as Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee / Supergirl

5.3
Acting

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

Supergirl

1984

Stunts

5.3

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

6.3
Acting

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

Amy and the Angel

1982

as Amy Watson

5.5
Acting

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 ...