Wissenswertes

Received a phone call from legend Greta Garbo after the release of the film Desert Hearts (1985). Garbo praised Helen's performance.

Met husband Steve Smith during the filming of Desert Hearts (1985). She was the lead actress and he was the key grip.

Auditioned for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager (1995), which went to Kate Mulgrew.

Plays the piano and is a proficient downhill skier.

Provided the uncredited voice of actress Deborah Shelton's character in Der Tod kommt zweimal (1984).

Has directed one Emmy Award-winning performance: James Earl Jones in Das Ende des Sommers (1999).

Her direction of James Earl Jones in Das Ende des Sommers (1999) led to a "Best Picture" award at the 1999 Chicago International Children's Film Festival and a Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Children's Special".

Received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario in 2004.

Mother, with husband Steve Smith, of son MacKenzie Smith.

She played Beau Bridges's wife in both United States (1980) and Sandkings (1995).

In Tremors 2 - Die Rückkehr der Raketenwürmer (1996), her character, Kate 'White' Reilly, is supposed to be a former Playboy centerfold model for October 1974. The actual Playmate for October 1974 was Ester Cordet, a dark-skinned black-haired Panamanian whose appearance is very much different from the blonde Ms. Shaver's.