Helen Shaver

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Characters played by Helen Shaver

Grace — The Craft (1996)

Supporting student who interacts with the main group during school events.

Littlefoot's Mother — The Land Before Time (1988)

Loving Apatosaurus who sacrifices herself to save Littlefoot from Sharptooth.

Janelle — The Color of Money (1986)

Eddie's girlfriend in the sequel, concerned about his mentoring role.

Kate 'White' Reilly — Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)

Geologist investigating Graboids, brave and scientifically minded.

Carolyn — The Amityville Horror (1979)

Psychic or sensitive individual who experiences strong reactions to the house's energy.

Jessica Halliday — The Believers (1987)

Jessica is Cal's new girlfriend and becomes a target of the cult after Palo handles her compact. She develops a terrifying supernatural illness involving spiders, but survives and later lives with Cal and Chris in the country. Her final shrine reveals that she has adopted the cult's protective ritual practices.

Vivian Bell — Desert Hearts (1985)

Vivian Bell is a 35-year-old English professor from Columbia University who travels to Reno to establish residency and obtain a quick divorce. At the ranch, she becomes romantically involved with Cay Rivvers, while Frances Parker reacts angrily to their relationship and forces Vivian to leave.

Valery — The Park Is Mine (1986)

Valery is the woman who reaches Mitch by telephone near the end of the available dialogue and identifies herself as his wife. Her call introduces a personal connection to Mitch during the authorities' confrontation with him, but the provided material ends before their relationship, motives, or effect on the standoff are fully explained.

Margaret Heller — Born to Be Wild (1995)

Margaret Heller is Rick's single mother and a behavioral scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies communication between humans and gorillas through sign language. After Rick misuses her van, she grounds him and makes him clean Katie's cage, an assignment that unexpectedly leads to his close bond with the gorilla.

Claire — Best Defense (1984)

Claire is an attractive co-worker of Wylie. After Wylie is wounded in the FBI’s attempt to trap Jeff, he confesses to her that he stole the DYP-gyro work. Claire responds angrily, and her involvement also leads Laura to discover Wylie’s infidelity, making her central to the exposure of his personal and professional deception.

Rose — A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (2008)

Rose is Roxanne's mother and a wedding planner who travels to Paris, leaving her daughter in charge of the business. She returns engaged to Jack, whom she has known for only two days, and Roxanne initially tries to disrupt their marriage. After the wedding is called off, Rose accepts Jack's second proposal and marries him.

Virginia Tremayne — The Osterman Weekend (1983)

Wife of plastic surgeon Richard Tremayne. She arrives at the tense gathering and trashes the residence, prompting Ali to punch her. She is later killed when Fassett detonates the explosive in the RV where her husband attempts to flee.

Career Overview

Helen Shaver has 118 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently Bear - Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Happy Place, Ultra, The Man Who Lost Himself. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Directing
Gender
female
Known Credits
118
Birth Date
1951-02-24
Birth Place
Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q288146), public domain (CC0).