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Helen Shaver
February 24 1951- Place of birth: Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
- Gender: Female
- Also known as: Helen Jane Shaver, هلن شیور
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.
Latest roles
![Souls of Totality poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//ue4OzO3YMVUAJ4hgWcyrAPlWiEo.jpg)
Souls of Totality
![Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//p3FRCmWIQcIPYLN2gLd6w8aGs7q.jpg)
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
Self
![Down River poster](/movie-placeholder.webp)
Down River
Pearl
![Birthday Cake poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//xiD6ytNVEqtwF6hygqurv3Tptlo.jpg)
Birthday Cake
Judith Ferguson
![A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//dLfhd6ZsbbfosoioSWhYyMgOkm1.jpg)
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
Rose
![Numb poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//tH8olC1mCnxqqby8xdNOiy15B1q.jpg)
Numb
Audrey Milbank
![The 4400 poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//nWpatnVtPVxjsn7mMiRZNAalEMf.jpg)
The 4400
Barbara Yates
![The Keeper poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//g3XWVNbVLk8fcbZdKWKXVsOzWXm.jpg)
The Keeper
Ruthie
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Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self
![The L Word poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//nuBhtv4P5nY9loJ6kXb1hsyc9EA.jpg)
The L Word
Faye Buckley
Producing credits
![The Penguin poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//vOWcqC4oDQws1doDWLO7d3dh5qc.jpg)
The Penguin
Director
![The New Look poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//aQBpF8VmEIgow41OL9h4nU4WN6v.jpg)
The New Look
Director, Producer
![Quantum Leap poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//wAoei8KMQ5SXpmABw43hbfQKS8q.jpg)
Quantum Leap
Director
![Station Eleven poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//xWlhMOzRxUpu4uzkWcDQOaESCE.jpg)
Station Eleven
Director
![Maid poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//mCiEYoZYTKqgCSMSjYlWe62Qbwo.jpg)
Maid
Director
![Happy Place poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//eJh3cCOngJzXEje2UJC7eKRCSFu.jpg)
Happy Place
Director
![Snowpiercer poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//exKzfiKzMdQBHrdd7zNmKauJkbg.jpg)
Snowpiercer
Director
![Impulse poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//sMZMj1gCDZA9eZzHpEmDMpQ0Iur.jpg)
Impulse
Director
![13 Reasons Why poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//nel144y4dIOdFFid6twN5mAX9Yd.jpg)
13 Reasons Why
Director
![Anne with an E poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//6P6tXhjT5tK3qOXzxF9OMLlG7iz.jpg)
Anne with an E
Director
Helen Shaver's Images
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