Creator / Helen Shaver

Helen Jane Shaver (February 24, 1954-) is a Canadian actress, director, and producer best known for Desert Hearts, The Amityville Horror (1979), and Poltergeist: The Legacy.

She was married to Rankin Smith, producer Steven Reuther, and is currently married to camera tech Steve Smith, and has one child with Steve Smith.

Film Roles

• Shoot as Paula
• Starship Invasions as Betty Duncan
• Who Has Seen The Wind as Ruth Thompson
• High Ballin as Pickup
• In Praise Of Older Women as Ann MacDonald
• The Amityville Horror (1979) as Carolyn
• Coming Out Alive as Isobel
• Gas as Rhonda
• Harry Tracy The Last Of The Wild Bunch as Catherine Tuttle
• The Osterman Weekend as Virginia Tremayne
• Best Defense 1984 as Clair Lewis
• Countdown to Looking Glass as Dorian Waldorf
• Desert Hearts as Vivian Bell
• The Park Is Mine as Valerie
• The War Boy as Maria
• The Mens Club as Sarah (Uncredited Role)
• The Color of Money as Janelle
• The Believers as Jessica Halliday
• The Land Before Time as Littlefoot's Mother
• Innocent Victim as Benet Archdale
• Bethune The Making Of A Hero as Mrs. Dowd
• Zebrahead (1992) as Diane
• That Night as Ann O'Connor
• Morning Glory as Lula Peak
• Open Season as Rachel Rowen
• Falling For You as Mary (TV Movie)
• Born To Be Wild as Margaret Heller
• Tremors 2: Aftershocks as Kate "White" Reilly
• The Craft as Grace Downs
• Rowing Through as Slim
• The Wishing Tree as Wallis
• Bear With Me as Sara Bradley
• We All Fall Down as Sherry
• The Keeper as Ruthie
• Numb as Audrey Milbank
• Birthday Cake as Judith Ferguson
• Down River as Pearl

Television Roles

• Police Surgeon as Bonnie/Gloria (2 episodes)
• Hill Street Blues as Teresa Hyler (4 episodes)
• T.J. Hooker as Lisa Jericho (1 episode)
• Amazing Stories as Karen (1 episode)
• The Edison Twins as Phyllis Dayton (3 episodes)
• BL Stryker as Diane Decker (1 episode)
• Columbo as Vivian Dimitri (1 episode)
• The Outer Limits (1995) as Cathy Kress (1 episode)
• Dead Man's Gun as Dianna McKinney (1 episode)
• Poltergeist: The Legacy as Dr. Rachel Corrigan, MD
• The Education of Max Bickford as Eric Bettis
• The L Word as Faye Buckley (2 episodes)
• The 4400 as Barbara Yates (2 episodes)

Director

• Dead Man's Gun (1 episode)
• The Net (1 episode)
• Poltergeist: The Legacy (2 episodes)
• The Outer Limits (1995) (6 episodes)
• Beggars And Choosers (2 episodes)
• Soul Food: The Series (1 episode)
• The District (1 episode)
• Just Cause (1 episode)
• Dead Like Me (1 episode)
• Joan of Arcadia (1 episode)
• The O.C. (1 episode)
• The 4400 (1 episode)
• Judging Amy (11 episodes)
• Close to Home (2005) (1 episode)
• Medium (1 episode)
• Vanished (1 episode)
• Standoff (1 episode)
• The Unit (3 episodes)
• Journeyman (1 epiosde)
• Jericho (2006) (2 episodes)
• Crusoe (2 episodes)
• Private Practice (2 episodes)
• Castle (1 episode)
• Make It or Break It (1 episode)
• The Bridge (US) (2 episodes)
• Shattered (2 episodes)
• Flashpoint (1 episode)
• Stargate Universe (1 episode)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9 episodes)
• Law & Order: LA (1 episode)
• Combat Hospital (2 episodes)
• The Firm (5 episodes)
• Republic of Doyle (1 episode)
• Reign (1 episode)
• Elementary (1 episode)
• Revolution (3 episodes)
• Person of Interest (3 episodes)
• Heartbeat (1 episode)
• Travelers (2 episodes)
• 13 Reasons Why (2 episodes)
• Orphan Black (3 episodes)
• Sneaky Pete (1 episode)
• Impulse (1 episode)
• Anne with an E (2 episodes)
• Dietland (2 episodes)
• Vikings (6 episodes)
• Westworld (1 episode)
• Snowpiercer (2 episodes)
• Lovecraft Country (1 episode)
• Happy Place

Producer

• We All Fall Down
• Judging Amy (2004-2005)
• The Firm
• Birthday Cake