Known for Directing
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.
Born
February 24, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Filmography
77 films, 65 shows


Happy Place
2020 · 1h 42m · CA
"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 herself with her fellow residents and their idiosyncratic traits, a makeshift community takes shape.


Ultra
2006 · 21m · US
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
2005 · 1h 30m · CA
The life story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian Football League all-star who fell into a coma after a terrible car accident. When he wakes up, he has no recollection of his family or anything else in his life. His wife has the difficult burden of making him whole again, with unexpected consequences. Based on the biography "The Man Who Lost Himself".


Due East
2002 · 1h 44m · CA
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 pretty much keeps to herself. When a fellow loner moves to Due East, she finds herself in a relationship for the first time, leading to a small town scandal that changes her life forever.


Summer's End
1999 · 1h 38m · US
A 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 local prejudice and racism.