Helen Shaver

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Feb 24, 1951 (74 years old)

Helen Shaver

Known For

Souls of Totality
0h 19m
Movie 2018

Souls of Totality

A love story set during the Great American Eclipse.

Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
0h 26m
Movie 2017

Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

DESERT HEARTS depended on the connection between its two lead actors, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver, and on their trust in director Donna Deitch. In the following program, made by the Criterion Collection in New York in 2017, the actors and the director discuss the making of the film, the close bond they formed, and the ways it changed their lives.

Down River
1h 33m
Movie 2013

Down River

Down River is the emotionally stirring story of three young women teetering on the edge between creative breakthroughs and personal breakdowns, and their connection with the older woman they rely on for guidance, support and inspiration.

Birthday Cake
1h 25m
Movie 2013

Birthday Cake

Soap actor Steven and his husband Daniel decide to throw the ultimate first birthday party for their daughter. What Daniel doesn’t know is that Steven has invited Daniel’s estranged religious mother and sister to the party. Now, Daniel sees the festivities beginning to spiral out of control. There’s now a dead clown, a demanding diva, a cake that unfortunately looks like a lifeless baby, and a manhunt in the neighborhood for a murderer!

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride
1h 30m
Movie 2008

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

A wedding planner looks to persuade her mother not to marry a man she's only known for a brief period of time, until an unexpected development forces her to re-examine her feelings.

Numb
1h 33m
Movie 2007

Numb

Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel, lesbian exercise classes and a dizzying variety of pills get him through the day, but don't quite solve his problem. His writing partner tries everything to get him back to normal, but it's not until Hudson meets Sara that he finds a real motivation to get better and to actually start feeling again. From the writer of Deuce Bigalow, comes NUMB, a romantic comedy following an unusual man looking for strange love.

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
1h 18m
Movie 2004

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman Weekend".

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2h 0m
Movie 2003

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

Based on the known events that shook the United States for 23 days in 2002. Within 24 hours six people were killed by a sniper in Maryland County. A man and his son get overlooked in all settings where shootings occur. The police, in cooperation with the FBI follows the wrong track of a white van, while the murderers act with impunity and panic seizes the population

The Risen
1h 30m
Movie 2003

The Risen

A pregnant woman has an emergency operation to save her life but comes out of the procedure with amnesia.

Bear with Me
1h 36m
Movie 2000

Bear with Me

An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild. Three years go by, and Emily is lost deep in the forest. Cold, frightened and alone in the darkness, she falls and is knocked unconscious. When she awakens, Emily is amazed to see that a brown bear has kept her warm and dry all night by cuddling her. It's Masha – and Emily is overjoyed to be reunited with the bear just when she needs a friend most. Together the two bravely set off on an adventure to find their way home. Bear With Me is a tale the whole family will find as exciting as it is heart-warming . . . and the magnificent forests of the Pacific Northwest lend this story of loyalty, friendship and adventure a magic all its own.

Biography

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.

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