Helen Shaver

Highest Rated: 100% Down River (2013)

Lowest Rated: 0% Born to Be Wild (1995)

Birthday: Feb 24, 1951

Birthplace: Not Available

Classically trained at the Banff School of Fine Arts and celebrated in her native country for her brilliant stage interpretations of Shaw and Ibsen, Canadian actress Helen Shaver made her American debut in, of all things, a TV sitcom -- 1980's United States. Neither this nor her second series Jessica Novak (1981) was successful, but she remained in demand in films and theatre productions in both the U.S. and Canada. The best of Shaver's many movie roles include fortyish Ann MacDonald in In Praise of Older Women (filmed in 1978, when she was 25) and Paul Newman's ever-patient lady friend in The Color of Money (1986). Additionally, Shaver was showcased in several made-for-TV movies, among them Lovey: A Circle of Children 2 (1978) and This Park is Mine (1985).

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
100%	Down River	Pearl	—	2013
No Score Yet	Birthday Cake	MotherJudith Ferguson	—	2013
No Score Yet	A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride	Rose	—	2008
No Score Yet	Numb	Sudrey	—	2007
No Score Yet	Bear with Me	Actor	—	2005
No Score Yet	The Stranger I Married	Director	—	2005
No Score Yet	The Keeper	Actor	—	2004
No Score Yet	D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear	Sandy Moose	—	2003
No Score Yet	Due East	Director	—	2002
No Score Yet	Summer's End	Director	—	2000
No Score Yet	Common Ground	Janet	—	2000
No Score Yet	The Wishing Tree	Wallis Clayton	—	1999
No Score Yet	The Sweetest Gift	Mrs. Martin	—	1998
No Score Yet	We All Fall Down	Actor	—	1997
No Score Yet	Open Season	Rachel Rowen	—	1996
57%	The Craft	Grace	—	1996
50%	Tremors 2: Aftershocks	Kate	—	1996
No Score Yet	Rowing Through	Slim	—	1996
0%	Born to Be Wild	Margaret Heller	—	1995
No Score Yet	Ride with the Wind	Katherine Barnes	—	1994
No Score Yet	Bethune: The Making of a Hero	Mrs. Dowd	—	1993
No Score Yet	Morning Glory	Lula	—	1993
67%	That Night	Ann O'Conner	—	1993
No Score Yet	Dr. Bethune	Actor	—	1993
No Score Yet	Trial & Error	Katherine	—	1993
No Score Yet	Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders	Edie Ballew	—	1993
No Score Yet	Murder So Sweet	Edie Ballew	—	1993
No Score Yet	Fatal Memories	Elaine Tipton	—	1992
75%	Zebrahead	Diane	—	1992
No Score Yet	Survive the Night	Stacy	—	1992
No Score Yet	Pair of Aces	Rose	—	1991
No Score Yet	Innocent Victim	Benet Archdale	—	1990
70%	The Land Before Time	Littlefoot's Mother	—	1988
39%	The Believers	Jessica Halliday	—	1987
No Score Yet	In Search of the Perfect 10	Actor	—	1987
89%	The Color of Money	Janelle	—	1986
96%	Desert Hearts	Vivian Bell	—	1986
No Score Yet	The Park Is Mine	Valery	—	1986
No Score Yet	Lost	Linda	—	1986
No Score Yet	The War Boy	Actor	—	1985
No Score Yet	Best Defense	Clare Lewis	—	1984
No Score Yet	Coming Out Alive	Actor	—	1984
42%	The Osterman Weekend	Virginia Tremayne	—	1983
No Score Yet	Last of the Wild Bunch	Actor	—	1982
No Score Yet	Harry Tracy	Catherine Tuttle	—	1982
No Score Yet	Between Two Brothers	Susan Frazer	—	1982
No Score Yet	Gas	Rhonda	—	1981
30%	The Amityville Horror	Carolyn	—	1979
No Score Yet	In Praise of Older Women	Ann MacDonald	—	1978
No Score Yet	High-Ballin' (Death Toll)	Pickup	—	1978
No Score Yet	Who has Seen the Wind	Ruth Thompson	—	1977
No Score Yet	Starship Invasions	Betty	—	1977
No Score Yet	Outrageous	Jo	—	1977
No Score Yet	Shoot	Paula	—	1976

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
88%	Lovecraft Country 2020	Director	2020
81%	Westworld 2015-2020	Director	2020
60%	Anne with an E 2017-2019	Director	2018 2017
93%	Vikings 2013-2020	Director	2016 2015
No Score Yet	Vigilados: Person of Interest 2011-2016	Director	2015 2014
92%	Person Of Interest 2011-2016	Director	2015 2013 2012 2011
78%	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999	Director	2015 2013 2011 2010 2009 2008
86%	Reign 2013-2017	Director	2014
95%	Elementary 2012-2019	Director	2014 2013
67%	Revolution 2012-2014	Director	2013
39%	The Firm 2012	Director	2012
43%	Combat Hospital 2011	Director	2011
59%	Law & Order: LA 2010-2011	Director	2011
70%	Stargate Universe 2009-2011	Director	2011 2010
No Score Yet	Flashpoint 2008-2013	Director	2011 2010 2009
80%	Make It or Break It 2009-2012	Director	2010
67%	The Bridge (CBS) 2010	Director	2010
82%	Castle 2009-2016	Director	2009
51%	Private Practice 2007-2013	Director	2009 2008 2007
54%	Jericho 2006-2008	Director	2007
44%	Journeyman 2007	Director	2007
84%	The Unit 2006-2009	Director Actor	2007 2006
23%	Standoff 2006	Director	2006
62%	Vanished 2006	Director	2006
No Score Yet	Medium 2005-2011	Director	2006 2005
95%	The 4400 2004-2007	Director	2006 2004
65%	Close to Home 2005-2007	Director	2005
67%	The O.C. 2003-2007	Director	2005 2004
No Score Yet	Judging Amy 1999-2005	Director	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
57%	The L Word 2004-2009	Guest Fae Buckley	2004
84%	Dead Like Me 2003-2004	Director	2003
96%	Joan of Arcadia 2003-2005	Director	2003
No Score Yet	The District 2000-2004	Director	2002 2001
79%	The Education of Max Bickford 2001-2002	Erica Bettis	2002 2001
No Score Yet	Soul Food 2000-2004	Director	2001
62%	Beggars and Choosers 1999-2001	Director	2001 2000 1999
No Score Yet	The Outer Limits 1995-2002	Director Cathy	2000 1999 1998 1997 1995
No Score Yet	Dead Man's Gun 1997-1999	Director	1999 1998
No Score Yet	Poltergeist: The Legacy 1996-1999	Director Dr. Rachel Corrigan	1999 1998 1997 1996
No Score Yet	Nature 1982	Director	1998
29%	The Net 1998-1999	Director	1998
No Score Yet	Columbo 1968-2003	Vivian Dimitri	1990
No Score Yet	Amazing Stories (1985) 1985-1987	Actor	1986
No Score Yet	Philip Marlowe: Private Eye 1983-1986	Actor	1986
No Score Yet	T.J. Hooker 1982-1986	Reporter	1983
97%	Hill Street Blues 1981-1987	Teresa	1982
49%	Crusoe 2008-2009	Director
No Score Yet	The Land Before Time 2007-2008	Voice
89%	WIOU 1991	Kelby Robinson

Quotes from Helen Shaver's Characters

Littlefoot:	Mother, what's a long neck?
Littlefoot's Mother:	Well, that's what we are, Dear.
Littlefoot:	Why can't I play with that three-horn? We were having fun.
Littlefoot's Mother:	Well, we all stick to our own kinds. The three-horns, the spike-tails, the swimmers, the flyers... we never do anything together.
Littlefoot:	Why?
Littlefoot's Mother:	Because we're different. It's always been that way.
Littlefoot:	Well, why?
Littlefoot's Mother:	Oh, don't worry so much. When we reach the Great Valley, there'll be many many long necks for you to play with.
Littlefoot:	[sighs] I wish we were there now.
Littlefoot's Mother:	Well, it's a long way yet. Past the Great Rock that Looks Like a Long Neck, and pass the Mountains that Burn... still a long way, but we'll get there.
Littlefoot:	Have you ever seen the Great Valley?
Littlefoot's Mother:	No.
Littlefoot:	Well, how do you know it's really there?
Littlefoot's Mother:	Some things you see with your eyes, others you see with your heart.
Littlefoot:	I don't understand, Mother.
Littlefoot's Mother:	You will, my son. You will.

Littlefoot:	Mother? Please get up.
Littlefoot's Mother:	I'm... not sure I can, Littlefoot.
Littlefoot:	Yes you can. Get up!

Littlefoot's Mother:

Some things you see with your eyes. Others, you see with your heart.

Littlefoot's Mother:	Now, you be careful, my Littlefoot.
Littlefoot:	[yawns]
Grandfather:	Ha ha.
Littlefoot's Mother:	Beautiful Littlefoot.

Littlefoot's Mother:	Dear sweet Littlefoot...do you remember the way to the Great Valley?
Littlefoot's Mother:	Dear sweet Littlefoot... do you remember the way to the Great Valley?
Littlefoot:	I guess so... But why do I have to know if you're going to be with me?
Littlefoot:	I guess so... but why do I have to know if you're going to be with me?
Littlefoot's Mother:	I'll be with you. Even if you can't see me.
Littlefoot:	What do you mean I can't see you? I can always see you.
Littlefoot's Mother:	Littlefoot...let your heart guide you. It whispers...so listen closely...
Littlefoot's Mother:	Littlefoot, let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely.
Littlefoot:	Mother...? Mother...?
Littlefoot:	Mother? Mother?

Carolyn:	(in a demonic voice) - It's the passage...to HELL!
Carolyn:	(in a demonic voice) It's the passage, to HELL!
Carolyn:	(in a demonic voice) It's the passage, to Hell!

Carolyn:	Demons are smart. They're not just monsters. They...They think just like you and I do. Just in reverse. It's a closed system.
Carolyn:	Demons are smart. They're not just monsters. They, they think just like you and I do. Just in reverse. It's a closed system.
Jeff:	Now you're beginning to give me the creeps.
Carolyn:	There was a tribe of Indians called the Shinnecocks, and they used this land as a sort of exposure pen. They put all the crazy people here and left them here to die...My God! - That's where it is.
Carolyn:	There was a tribe of Indians called the Shinnecocks, and they used this land as a sort of exposure pen. They put all the crazy people here and left them here to die. My God! That's where it is.
Jeff:	What the hell are you talking about?
Carolyn:	There are people buried here.

George Lutz:	I'll go in and talk to Kathy, and you all come in in a couple of minutes.
Jeff:	(Carolyn walks toward the house) - He told us to wait out here.
Jeff:	(Carolyn walks toward the house) He told us to wait out here.
Carolyn:	Jeff...I gotta see it for myself.
Carolyn:	Jeff. I gotta see it for myself.
Jeff:	I thought that place gave you the creeps.
Carolyn:	Are those vibes ever strong. It really pulls on you. I gotta see the basement. That's where it's coming from. I'm very sensitive about these things. And I know about them.
Jeff:	Come on; knock it off, will you?

George Lutz:	(at the bar) - The house is doing things. I mean, windows open by themselves. Rooms full of flies at the wrong time of year...You saw what happened to Greg's hand. It's crazy. Last night the front door was ripped off its hinges from the inside.
George Lutz:	(at the bar) The house is doing things. I mean, windows open by themselves. Rooms full of flies at the wrong time of year. You saw what happened to Greg's hand. It's crazy. Last night the front door was ripped off its hinges from the inside.
Carolyn:	(looking into a book) - Of course! It's right here, it's history. John Ketchum.
Carolyn:	(looking into a book) Of course! It's right here, it's history. John Ketchum.
Jeff:	So?
Carolyn:	They ran him out of Salem for being a witch. And he built his house exactly where you're living. You're living on some sort of special ground...devil worship...death...sacrifice. George, there's one simple rule...Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change forms.
Carolyn:	They ran him out of Salem for being a witch. And he built his house exactly where you're living. You're living on some sort of special ground, devil worship, death, sacrifice. George, there's one simple rule. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change forms.
Jeff:	Carolyn, will you get a grip on yourself? You sound like some kind of psycho weirdo!
Carolyn:	Come on, Jeffrey. Don't be such a hard-core rationalist. Everything in life cannot be explained by a slide rule.
Jeff:	Thank you very much for your cosmic views. Now do me a favor...SHUT UP!
Jeff:	Thank you very much for your cosmic views. Now do me a favor. SHUT UP!

Carolyn:	(after pulling up to the house) - I don't want to go any closer.
Carolyn:	(after pulling up to the house) I don't want to go any closer.
Jeff:	Carolyn, what are you talking about?
Carolyn:	It gives me the creeps.

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Helen Shaver

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

TV

Quotes from Helen Shaver's Characters