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Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951 in St. Thomas, Ontario Canada) is a Canadian actress and film and television director.

Shaver has worked with such directors as Sam Peckinpah, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Brian De Palma. In 1978 she won a Canadian Film Award for her role as Ann MacDonald in the film In Praise of Older Women. In 1985 she appeared in the film Desert Hearts as a 1950s university professor who falls in love with another woman, for which she won the Bronze Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival. In 2000, she won a Genie Award for her portrayal of a drug-addicted prostitute in the independent feature We All Fall Down. In 2003 she won a Gemini award for best direction in a dramatic series for the Just Cause television series.

Shaver grew up in a small town near Toronto, Ontario with her five sisters. As a child, she suffered from rheumatic fever and was forced to spend six months of each year in bed. She says this allowed her to use her imagination, which helps her as an actor.

Shaver has also carved out a career for herself as a director with a number of television shows and cable movies to her credit, including Judging Amy, Joan of Arcadia, Dead Like Me, The OC and The L Word.

Shaver made her feature-length directorial debut in 1999 with Summer's End; the film went on to win an Emmy. Most recently, she joined the staff of the hit CBS series Judging Amy. In addition to directing some of this season's episodes, she is now one of the show's producers.

Shaver is married to top key grip Steve Smith (whom she met on the set of Desert Hearts) and they have a son.

  "The 4400"
- Trial by Fire (2004) TV Episode .... Barbara Yates
- Becoming (2004) TV Episode .... Barbara Yates
The Keeper (2004) .... Ruthie
"The L Word"
- Liberally (2004) TV Episode .... Faye Buckley
- Luck, Next Time (2004) TV Episode .... Faye Buckley
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003) (TV) .... Sandy Moose
The Risen (2003) (TV) .... Lynn Todd
... aka Ressuscitée, La (Canada: French title)
"The Education of Max Bickford" (2001) TV Series .... Erica Bettis
We All Fall Down (2000) .... Sherry
Common Ground (2000) (TV) .... Janet
Bear with Me (2000) .... Sara Bradley

The First Gentleman (1999) (TV)
The Wishing Tree (1999) .... Wallis
The Sweetest Gift (1998) (TV) .... Mrs. Martin
"Poltergeist: The Legacy" .... Rachel Corrigan, MD
- Darkness Falls (1998) TV Episode .... Rachel Corrigan, MD
- Silent Partner (1997) TV Episode .... Rachel Corrigan, MD
- Repentance (1997) TV Episode .... Rachel Corrigan, MD
- The Devil's Lighthouse (1997) TV Episode .... Rachel Corrigan, MD
- Finding Richter (1997) TV Episode .... Rachel Corrigan, MD
(18 more)
"Dead Man's Gun"
- Next of Kin (1997) TV Episode .... Dianna McKinney
Trial & Error (1997) (TV) .... Katherine Woodfield
The Craft (1996) .... Grace Downs
Open Season (1996) .... Rachel Rowen
Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) (V) .... Kate 'White' Reilly
... aka Tremors 2: Aftershocks (USA: video box title)
Rowing Through (1996) .... Slim
Egg Salad (1996) .... Gladys
Born to Be Wild (1995/I) .... Margaret Heller
... aka Katie
"The Outer Limits"
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Sandkings (1995) TV Episode .... Cathy Kress
Falling for You (1995) (TV) .... Mary
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994) (TV) .... Monique Dessier
Without Consent (1994) (TV) .... Nora Fields
... aka Tell Laura I Love Her
... aka Trapped and Deceived
Ride with the Wind (1994) (TV) .... Katherine Barnes
The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994) (TV) .... Monique
... aka Janek: Forget-Me-Not Murders
Morning Glory (1993) (TV) .... Lula Peaks
Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders (1993) (TV) .... Edie Ballew
... aka Murder So Sweet
Survive the Night (1993) (TV) .... Stacy
... aka Night Hunt
That Night (1992) .... Ann O'Connor
... aka One Hot Summer
Fatal Memories (1992) (TV) .... Elaine Tipton
... aka The Eileen Franklin Story
Amazing Stories: Book Four (1992) (V) .... Karen (segment "Mirror, Mirror")
Zebrahead (1992) .... Diane
... aka The Colour of Love (UK)
A Smile in the Dark (1991)
... aka A Day in L.A.
... aka California 405 (USA)
... aka Destination Unknown
... aka Jungle of Love (USA)
"WIOU" (1990) TV Series .... Kelby Robinson
Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) (TV) .... Vivian Dimitri
Pair of Aces (1990) (TV) .... Rose
Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990) .... Mrs. Dowd
... aka Bethune, l'étoffe d'un héros (Canada: French title)
... aka Dr. Bethune

Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989) (TV) .... Claire Nichols
... aka American River
Tree of Hands (1989) .... Benet Archdale
... aka Innocent Victim (USA)
"B.L. Stryker"
- The Dancer's Touch (1989) TV Episode
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch (1989) (TV) .... Diane Dekker
The Land Before Time (1988) (voice) .... Littlefoot's Mother
"The Ray Bradbury Theater"
... aka Monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Le (Canada: French title)
... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)
... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- The Emissary (1988) TV Episode .... Miss Haight
No Blame (1988) (TV) .... Amy Donaldson
The Believers (1987) .... Jessica Halliday
The Color of Money (1986) .... Janelle
The Men's Club (1986) (uncredited) .... Sarah
"Amazing Stories"
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- Mirror, Mirror... (1986) TV Episode .... Karen
The Park Is Mine (1986) (TV) .... Valery
Lost! (1986) .... Linda
Many Happy Returns (1986) (TV)
Desert Hearts (1985) .... Vivian Bell
The War Boy (1985) .... Maria
Countdown to Looking Glass (1984) (TV) .... Dorian Waldorf
Best Defense (1984) .... Clair Lewis, Wylie's Boss
"Philip Marlowe, Private Eye"
- Spanish Blood (????) TV Episode
Coming Out Alive (1984)
"T.J. Hooker"
- The Shadow of Truth (1983) TV Episode .... Lisa Jericho
The Osterman Weekend (1983) .... Virginia Tremayne
Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) .... Catherine Tuttle
... aka Harry Tracy
... aka Harry Tracy: Dead Or Alive (UK)
"Hill Street Blues"
- No Body's Perfect (1982) TV Episode .... Teresa
- Phantom of the Hill (1982) TV Episode .... Teresa
- A Hair of the Dog (1982) TV Episode .... Teresa
- Officer of the Year (1982) TV Episode .... Teresa
Off Your Rocker (1982) (TV) .... Miss Beecher
Between Two Brothers (1982) (TV) .... Susan Frazer
"Jessica Novak" (1981) TV Series .... Jessica Novak
Gas (1981) .... Rhonda
"United States" (1980) TV Series .... Libby Chapin

The Amityville Horror (1979) .... Carolyn
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978) (TV) .... Patty
In Praise of Older Women (1978) .... Ann MacDonald
... aka En hommage aux femmes de trente ans (Canada: French title)
High-Ballin' (1978) .... Pickup
Who Has Seen the Wind (1977) .... Ruth Thompson
Starship Invasions (1977) .... Betty Duncan
... aka Alien Encounter
... aka Project Genocide (UK: video title)
... aka War of the Aliens
"Search and Rescue" (1977) TV Series .... Dr. Liz Warren
... aka Search and Rescue: The Alpha Team (USA)
Outrageous! (1977) .... Jo
The Supreme Kid (1976) .... Girl hitch-hiker
Shoot (1976) .... Paula
Hombre desnudo, El (1976)
... aka The Naked Man (Canada: English title)
"King of Kensington"
- Detroit Story (1976) TV Episode
"Dr. Simon Locke"
... aka Police Surgeon (USA: changed title)
- Death Holds the Scale (1972) TV Episode .... Bonnie