HelenShaver(bornFebruary24,1951)isaCanadianactress[1]andfilmandtelevisiondirector.ShehasreceivedEmmyandSaturnAwardnominations,amongotherhonours. AfterrolesinsuchCanadianfeaturesasOutrageous!(1977),StarshipInvasions(1977),WhoHasSeentheWind(1977)andHighBallin’(1978),ShaverwonaCanadianFilmAwardasBestLeadActressoppositeTomBerenger(forherperformanceas"AnnMacDonald")inInPra...(展开全部) HelenShaver(bornFebruary24,1951)isaCanadianactress[1]andfilmandtelevisiondirector.ShehasreceivedEmmyandSaturnAwardnominations,amongotherhonours. AfterrolesinsuchCanadianfeaturesasOutrageous!(1977),StarshipInvasions(1977),WhoHasSeentheWind(1977)andHighBallin’(1978),ShaverwonaCanadianFilmAwardasBestLeadActressoppositeTomBerenger(forherperformanceas"AnnMacDonald")inInPraiseofOlderWomen(1978). ShaverwasoneofthestarsofdirectorSamPeckinpah'sfinalfilm,1983'sTheOstermanWeekend.In1985,ShaverstarredinDesertHeartsasa1950suniversityprofessorwhofallsinlovewithanotherwoman.[1]Herperformance,withco-starPatriciaCharbonneau,drewcriticalpraiseandShaverwontheBronzeLeopardAwardattheLocarnoInternationalFilmFestival.Anotherprominentfilmperformanceduringthattimecamein1986astheloveinterestofPaulNewmaninhisOscar-winningportrayalof"FastEddieFelson"inScorsese'sTheColorofMoney,asequelto1961'sTheHustler. HelenShaver'sstaronCanada'sWalkofFame In1980,ShaverstarredwithBeauBridgesintheshort-livedNBCTVseriesUnitedStatesdevelopedbyLarryGelbart.Ayearlatershestarredintheshort-liveddramaseriesJessicaNovak.ShesubsequentlyappearedonsuchtelevisionshowsasHillStreetBluesandT.J.Hooker.In1990,sheguest-starredasthemurdererinRestinPeace,Mrs.Columbo,andlaterthatyearco-starredontheshort-livedseriesWIOU,playingatelevisionjournalist(asshealsodidonJessicaNovak).From1996-1999,Shaverco-starredontheTVseriesPoltergeist:TheLegacy,playingDr.RachelCorrigan,awidowedpsychiatristwithaneight-year-olddaughterwhoishelpedbytheLegacyinthepilotepisode;herperformanceearnedaSaturnAwardnomination.In2000,shewonaGenieAwardforherportrayalofadrug-addictedprostituteintheindependentfeatureWeAllFallDown. Shavermadeherfeature-len