Cast & creator
Helen Shaver
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Castle, Westworld
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.
Also known as: Helen Jane Shaver, هلن شیور
77
film credits
66
television credits
89
1971–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (143)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director
1999
Castle
Director
2009
Westworld
Director
2016
Columbo
Vivian Dimitri
1971
Vikings
Director
2013
Person of Interest
Director
2011
Elementary
Director
2012
Medium
Director
2005
The Outer Limits
Cathy Kress
1995The Outer Limits
Director
1995
The O.C.
Director
2003
Private Practice
Director
2007
Judging Amy
Director
1999
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street Blues
Teresa Hyler
1981
T. J. Hooker
Lisa Jericho
1982
The Unit
Director
2006
Nature
Director
1982
The 4400
Barbara Yates
2004The 4400
Director
2004
Snowpiercer
Director
2020
13 Reasons Why
Director
2017
The District
Director
2000
Matlock
Director
2024
Sneaky Pete
Director
2015Film '72
Self
1971
The L Word
Faye Buckley
2004
Close to Home
Director
2005
Orphan Black
Director
2013
Travelers
Director
2016
Anne with an E
Director
2017
Amazing Stories
Karen
1985
Joan of Arcadia
Director
2003
Reign
Director
2013
The Penguin
Director
2024
Stargate Universe
Director
2009
Impulse
Director
2018
Jericho
Director
2006
Quantum Leap
Director
2022
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Miss Haight
1985
Dead Like Me
Director
2003
The Firm
Director
2012
Below
Director
2026
Maid
Director
2021
The Craft
Grace
1996
Make It or Break It
Director
2009
Revolution
Director
2012
Station Eleven
Director
2021
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Rachel Corrigan, MD
1996Poltergeist: The Legacy
Director
1996
Journeyman
Director
2007
Vanished
Director
2006
The New Look
Director
2024The New Look
Producer
2024
The Education of Max Bickford
Erica Bettis
2001
Beggars and Choosers
Director
1999
Dead Man's Gun
Director
1997
The Color of Money
Janelle
1986
The Land Before Time
Littlefoot's Mother (voice)
1988
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Kate 'White' Reilly
1996
Body Double
Gloria Revelle (voice) (uncredited)
1984
B.L. Stryker
Diane Decker
1989
Crusoe
Director
2008
The Amityville Horror
Carolyn
1979
Just Cause
Director
2002
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Belle Delaguerra
1983
WIOU
Kelby Robinson
1990
Combat Hospital
Director
2011
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
Patty
1978
The Net
Director
1998
Desert Hearts
Vivian Bell
1985
Best Defense
Claire
1984
Born to Be Wild
Margaret Heller
1995
The Believers
Jessica Halliday
1987
Jessica Novak
1981
The Park Is Mine
Valery
1986
The Osterman Weekend
Virginia Tremayne
1983
Numb
Audrey Milbank
2007
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Sandy Moose
2003
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Mrs. Dowd
1993
That Night
Ann O'Connor
1992
The Men's Club
Sarah (uncredited)
1986United States
Libby Chapin
1980
In Praise of Older Women
Ann MacDonald
1978
Happy Place
Director
2020
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Rose
2008
Women in Love: Desert Hearts
Self
2017
High-Ballin'
Pickup
1978
Countdown to Looking Glass
Dorian Waldorf
1984
Open Season
Rachel Rowen
1995
Falling For You
Mary
1995
Fatal Memories
Elaine Tipton
1992
The Keeper
Ruthie
2004
Starship Invasions
Betty Duncan
1977
We All Fall Down
Sherry
1999
Who Has Seen the Wind
Ruth Thompson
1977
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
Monique
1994
The Man Who Lost Himself
Director
2005
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
Claire Nichols
1989Egg Salad
Gladys
1996
Survive The Night
Stacy
1993
Gas
Rhonda
1981Janek: The Silent Betrayal
Monique Dessier
1994
The Sweetest Gift
Mrs. Martin
1998
Lost!
1986
Due East
Producer
2002Due East
Director
2002
Morning Glory
Lula Peak
1993
Bear with Me
Sara Bradley
2000
Shoot
Paula
1976
Zebrahead
Diane
1992
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self
2004
Rowing Through
Slim
1996
Common Ground
Janet
2000
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Catherine Tuttle
1982
Without Consent
Nora Fields
1994
Souls of Totality
2018
Ride with the Wind
Katherine Barnes
1994
Birthday Cake
Judith Ferguson
2013
Calling the Shots
Self
1988
Coming Out Alive
Isobel
1980
Ultra
Director
2006
Murder So Sweet
Edie Ballew
1993
Between Two Brothers
Susan Frazer
1982
Tree of Hands
Benet Archdale
1989
The Wishing Tree
Wallis
1999
The Naked Man
1976
Pair of Aces
Rose
1990
Summer's End
Director
1999
The War Boy
Maria
1985
Off Your Rocker
Miss Beecher
1982Down River
Pearl
2013
Search and Rescue
Dr. Liz Warren
1977
Many Happy Returns
Sally Robinson
1986No Blame
Amy Donaldson
1988
Trial & Error
Katherine Woodfield
1993
Walking After Midnight
Self
1988
The Risen
Lynn Todd
2003
Outrageous!
Jo
1977Trial and Error
Katherine Woodfield
1993
The Overlanders
Mrs. O'Mara
1974
The Supreme Kid
Girl hitch-hiker
1976