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Directing

Helen Shaver

Career: Active from 1976 to 2026, busiest in 1993 and 1999 with 6 main titles each.

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Travelers
91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Helen Shaver Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Absurdist Humor
1.1, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.4, average 2.4
Situational Comedy
2.0, average 2.7
Cringe Humor
1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 8
Moral Ambiguity 7
Character Study 6
Gritty Realism 6
Social Commentary 6
Coming-of-Age 5
Character-Driven Narrative 5
Political Intrigue 5
Contemporary Realism 4
Psychological Horror 3
Psychological Tension 3
Fast-Paced 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title

Happy Place

Director

2010s

2 titles · average score 68

Birthday Cake

68

as Judith Ferguson

as Pearl

2000s

13 titles · average score 59

A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride

48

as Rose

Numb

60

as Audrey Milbank

Ultra

Director

The Man Who Lost Himself

56

Director

The 4400

79

TV show · as Barbara Yates

The Keeper

46

as Ruthie

The L Word

67

TV show · as Faye Buckley

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

58

as Sandy Moose

The Risen

as Lynn Todd

Due East

61

Director, Producer

The Education of Max Bickford

67

TV show · as Erica Bettis

Bear with Me

48

as Sara Bradley

1990s

28 titles · average score 58

Summer's End

68

Director

The Sweetest Gift

57

as Mrs. Martin

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

60

as Kate 'White' Reilly

Poltergeist: The Legacy

66

TV show · as Rachel Corrigan, MD

The Outer Limits

82

TV show · as Cathy Kress

Born to Be Wild

25

as Margaret Heller

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

57

as Mrs. Dowd

Survive The Night

54

as Stacy

That Night

68

as Ann O'Connor

Fatal Memories

53

as Elaine Tipton

WIOU

TV show · as Kelby Robinson

Pair of Aces

as Rose

1980s

28 titles · average score 57

Tree of Hands

as Benet Archdale

The Land Before Time

70

as Littlefoot's Mother (voice)

The Believers

48

as Jessica Halliday

The Park Is Mine

58

as Valery

The Color of Money

77

as Janelle

Desert Hearts

73

as Vivian Bell

Countdown to Looking Glass

64

as Dorian Waldorf

Best Defense

26

as Claire

The Osterman Weekend

47

as Virginia Tremayne

Harry Tracy, Desperado

49

as Catherine Tuttle

Jessica Novak

TV show

TV show · as Libby Chapin

1970s

12 titles · average score 56

The Amityville Horror

45

as Carolyn

High-Ballin'

47

as Pickup

In Praise of Older Women

44

as Ann MacDonald

Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II

as Patty

Starship Invasions

33

as Betty Duncan

Who Has Seen the Wind

as Ruth Thompson

Search and Rescue

TV show · as Dr. Liz Warren

Outrageous!

83

as Jo

The Supreme Kid

as Girl hitch-hiker

Shoot

58

as Paula

The Overlanders

as Mrs. O'Mara

Columbo

83

TV show · as Vivian Dimitri