Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

1951-02-24 Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada 74 Credits

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 helme...

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Happy Place

Happy Place

2020

Director

5.0
Directing

"Welcome to the zoo," Samira is advised as she’s admitted to an in-patient care facility in the wake of a suicide attempt. As she slowly familiarizes ...

Souls of Totality

Souls of Totality

2018

6.0
Acting

A love story set during the Great American Eclipse.

Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

2017

as Self

Acting

DESERT HEARTS depended on the connection between its two lead actors, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver, and on their trust in director Donna Deit...

Down River

2013

as Pearl

5.5
Acting

Down River is the emotionally stirring story of three young women teetering on the edge between creative breakthroughs and personal breakdowns, and th...

Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake

2013

as Judith Ferguson

7.6
Acting

Soap actor Steven and his husband Daniel decide to throw the ultimate first birthday party for their daughter. What Daniel doesn’t know is that Steven...

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

2008

as Rose

5.7
Acting

A wedding planner looks to persuade her mother not to marry a man she's only known for a brief period of time, until an unexpected development forces ...

Numb

Numb

2007

as Audrey Milbank

5.9
Acting

Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after d...

Ultra

Ultra

2006

Director

Directing

Superhero Pearl Penalosa juggles the impossible combination of keeping up a social life, searching for love, and battling the forces of evil.

The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

2005

Director

5.2
Directing

The life story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian Football League star who fell into a coma after a fatal car accident. When he wakes up, he has no recolle...

The Keeper

The Keeper

2004

as Ruthie

4.5
Acting

When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle of wills between captor and captive ensues.

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

2004

as Self

7.0
Acting

Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman Weekend".

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

2003

as Sandy Moose

6.4
Acting

Based on the known events that shook the United States for 23 days in 2002. Within 24 hours six people were killed by a sniper in Maryland County. A m...

The Risen

The Risen

2003

as Lynn Todd

4.0
Acting

A pregnant woman has an emergency operation to save her life but comes out of the procedure with amnesia.

Due East

Due East

2002

Producer, Director

4.2
Producing Directing

Mary Faith Rapple, a bright high school senior, has never been part of the "in crowd." She teaches a night class, cares for her widowed father and pre...

Bear with Me

Bear with Me

2000

as Sara Bradley

5.7
Acting

An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild. Three years go ...

Summer's End

Summer's End

2000

Director

7.2
Directing

12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with...

Common Ground

Common Ground

2000

as Janet

4.9
Acting

This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's an...

We All Fall Down

We All Fall Down

1999

as Sherry

2.3
Acting

In this dark independent drama, Michael (Darcy Belsher) is an out of work actor who has been trying to pull himself out of a downward spiral of drug a...

The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree

1999

as Wallis

7.4
Acting

When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown and is soon captivated by a loca...

The Sweetest Gift

The Sweetest Gift

1998

as Mrs. Martin

5.0
Acting

Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their chi...

The Craft

The Craft

1996

as Grace

6.8
Acting

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rival...

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

1996

as Kate 'White' Reilly

6.3
Acting

Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican o...

Rowing Through

1996

as Slim

3.5
Acting

Based on the real-life story of American rower Tiff Wood (Colin Ferguson), an athlete determined to realize his goal of winning gold at the 1980 Olymp...

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

1995

as Margaret Heller

5.3
Acting

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage ...

Falling For You

Falling For You

1995

as Mary

4.2
Acting

When Meg gets thrown out of her apartment window by a serial killer, she's determined to make him pay. But finding this criminal might be difficult co...

Open Season

Open Season

1995

as Rachel Rowen

4.8
Acting

When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.

Janek: The Silent Betrayal

1994

as Monique Dessier

1.0
Acting

Police lieutenant Frank Janek is investigating a series of murders in a building owned by a famous Broadway producer.

Without Consent

Without Consent

1994

as Nora Fields

7.4
Acting

After being sent to an abusive psychiatric facility by her well-meaning parents, a rebellious teenager must fight for her release.

Ride with the Wind

Ride with the Wind

1994

as Katherine Barnes

Acting

Frank Shelby is a motorcycle racer for whom age, personal tragedy and a love for the bottle have supplanted hopes of the big time. But when he meets K...

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

1994

as Monique

3.2
Acting

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is thought to be targeting the policeman's god-daughter.

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1993

as Mrs. Dowd

5.3
Acting

True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

1993

as Lula Peak

5.8
Acting

An ex-convict who is on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works.

Trial & Error

Trial & Error

1993

as Katherine Woodfield

1.0
Acting

The young and ambitious district attorney Peter Hudson is convinced that the defendant Andrew Barnes in his current case is guilty, and that winning t...

Trial and Error

1993

as Katherine Woodfield

Acting

The young and ambitious district attorney Peter Hudson is convinced that the defendant Andrew Barnes in his current case is guilty, and that winning t...

Murder So Sweet

Murder So Sweet

1993

as Edie Ballew

Acting

A hometown heartthrob (Harry Hamlin) marries the local beauties and then poisons them in this true story of a real lady killer. His ex-wife suspects t...

Survive The Night

Survive The Night

1993

as Stacy

5.0
Acting

On their way home from Brooklyn, psychiatrist Vic, daughter Julie and sister Stacey run short of gas. They leave the highway to search for a petrol st...

Fatal Memories

Fatal Memories

1992

as Elaine Tipton

5.4
Acting

Fact based story about a woman who after 20 years starts having memories of her own molestation by her father and the murder of one of her childhood p...

Zebrahead

Zebrahead

1992

as Diane

5.6
Acting

A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl in Detroit.

That Night

That Night

1992

as Ann O'Connor

6.4
Acting

A coming-of-age story about an eleven-year-old girl who idolizes her troubled sixteen-year-old neighbor.

Pair of Aces

Pair of Aces

1990

as Rose

5.0
Acting

A Texas Ranger has to protect his two daughters as he investigates a serial killer who is attacking cheerleaders. Meanwhile he finds himself working w...

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers

1989

as Claire Nichols

Acting

A single mother struggles to raise two teenage daughters in a small town in America.

Tree of Hands

Tree of Hands

1989

as Benet Archdale

Acting

A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with her own remedies.

No Blame

1988

as Amy

Acting

Amy Donaldson, a successful fashion editor of City Magazine, is married to Carl, an accountant, and they have one young son, Brian. Amy is pregnant an...

The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time

1988

as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)

7.1
Acting

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive a...

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots

1988

as Self

Acting

Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.

Walking After Midnight

Walking After Midnight

1988

as Self

Acting

Explores the past-life experiences of various celebrities.

The Grand Knockout Tournament

1987

as Self

5.7
Acting

The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on ...

The Believers

The Believers

1987

as Jessica Halliday

6.0
Acting

Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly...

The Color of Money

The Color of Money

1986

as Janelle

6.9
Acting

Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and propo...

Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

1986

as Sally Robinson

3.8
Acting

In this satire of the I.R.S., George Segal plays an Average Joe targeted for the Audit from Hell. His bank accounts are frozen, his home and business ...

The Men's Club

The Men's Club

1986

as Sarah (uncredited)

4.0
Acting

Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.

The Park Is Mine

The Park Is Mine

1986

as Valery

5.5
Acting

A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

Lost!

Lost!

1986

6.0
Acting

Bob and his wife Linda accompany his brother Jim on a sailing cruise to Costa Rica, where Jim will start as a missionary. In a terrible storm their bo...

Desert Hearts

Desert Hearts

1985

as Vivian Bell

7.0
Acting

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named ...

The War Boy

The War Boy

1985

as Maria

5.7
Acting

The 12-year-old son of a freedom fighter grows up fast in World War II Yugoslavia.

Body Double

Body Double

1984

as Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While...

Countdown to Looking Glass

Countdown to Looking Glass

1984

as Dorian Waldorf

5.9
Acting

A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of ...

Best Defense

Best Defense

1984

as Claire

4.3
Acting

An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.

The Osterman Weekend

The Osterman Weekend

1983

as Virginia Tremayne

5.7
Acting

The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy...

Between Two Brothers

Between Two Brothers

1982

as Susan Frazer

Acting

Bob Frazer is a prominent attorney who compulsively tries to make amends with his younger, less polished brother, Russ, who runs the family business a...

Harry Tracy, Desperado

Harry Tracy, Desperado

1982

as Catherine Tuttle

5.6
Acting

By the turn of the 20th century, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Billy the Kid and virtually all of the West's legendary outlaws are either dead or i...

Gas

Gas

1981

as Rhonda

3.1
Acting

Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk causing milk and gas prices to rise. During the cours...

Coming Out Alive

Coming Out Alive

1980

as Isobel

2.0
Acting

A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

1979

as Carolyn

6.3
Acting

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy ...

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

1978

as Patty

5.0
Acting

A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a new student who is considered to be "untrainable" ...

In Praise of Older Women

In Praise of Older Women

1978

as Ann MacDonald

5.2
Acting

Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by gi...

High-Ballin'

High-Ballin'

1978

as Pickup

5.5
Acting

When a rash of targeted hijackings threatens to derail the independent trucking business, rig driver "Iron" Duke and his visiting friend Rane put the ...

Starship Invasions

Starship Invasions

1977

as Betty Duncan

3.0
Acting

Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying race. Out to save Earth is an alien guard patrol l...

Outrageous!

Outrageous!

1977

as Jo

5.6
Acting

Gay hair stylist Robin Turner does a lot of work for drag queens, all the while dreaming that he'll someday find the courage to perform in drag himsel...

Who Has Seen the Wind

Who Has Seen the Wind

1977

as Ruth Thompson

7.2
Acting

The coming-of-age of adolescent Brian O'Connal in small town Depression-era Saskatchewan is told. The son of the local pharmacist Gerald O'Connal, Bri...

The Supreme Kid

The Supreme Kid

1976

as Girl hitch-hiker

Acting

Two Canadian drifters (Frank Moore, Jim Henshaw) become involved in crime after meeting unsavoury characters.

Shoot

Shoot

1976

as Paula

5.4
Acting

When boredom, pride and a mad second of misjudgement leaves a hunter shot dead by one of five combat veterans also hunting in the Canadian hills, it i...

The Naked Man

The Naked Man

1976

4.6
Acting

Indian child grows up to seek revenge on the man that raped and murdered his parents.

The Overlanders

The Overlanders

1974

as Mrs. O'Mara

Acting

The year is 1862. The settings. The Canadian northwest. The lure is gold. Nine men, two women (one of them pregnant), and a young boy begin the odysse...