Helen Slater

Helen Slater (61)

1963-12-15 | Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA

Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as the title character in the 1984 film Supergirl. She returned to the 2015 TV series of the same title, this time as Supergirl's adoptive mother, Eliza Danvers. In the intervening years, she starred in several films including The Legend of Billie Jean (1985), Ruthless People (1986), The Secret of My Success (1987), and City Slickers (1991). She additionally found work as an actress in television, and stage projects, including three guest appearances on the series Smallville (2007–2010). In the 2000s, she recorded three albums, on which she sings her own compositions and plays the piano.

On Movies

  • Chantilly Bridge
  • Confetti
  • DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
  • A Remarkable Life
  • DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
  • The Curse of Downers Grove
  • Echo Park
  • The Good Mother
  • Model Minority
  • Beautiful Wave
  • Rock the House
  • Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
  • Seeing Other People
  • Nowhere in Sight
  • American Adventure
  • Toothless
  • No Way Back
  • The Steal
  • Parallel Lives
  • Lassie
  • Chantilly Lace
  • 12:01
  • Betrayal of the Dove
  • A House in the Hills
  • Queen Esther
  • City Slickers
  • Happy Together
  • Sticky Fingers
  • The Secret of My Success
  • Ruthless People
  • The Legend of Billie Jean
  • Supergirl
  • Amy and the Angel

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