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'{{short description|Actress, singer-songwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Helen Slater | image = 10.17.09HelenSlaterByLuigiNovi.jpg | caption = Slater at the October 17, 2009 [[Big Apple Convention]] in [[Manhattan, New York]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|12|15|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Bethpage, New York]], U.S. | birth_name = Helen Rachel Slater | occupation = Actress, singer-songwriter | years_active = 1982–present | spouse = {{marriage|Robert Watzke|1989}} | children = 1 | website = {{url|http://www.helenslater.com/}} }} '''Helen Rachel Slater''' (born {{birth date|1963|12|15|mf=y}}) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She played the title role in the 1984 film ''[[Supergirl (1984 film)|Supergirl]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Pantozzi, Jill|title=Helen Slater is Still "Super"|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=2009-12-07|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23956|access-date=2010-10-09}}</ref> and returned to the 2015 [[Supergirl (TV series)|TV series of the same name]], 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 film)|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).<ref>{{cite news|title= 60 SECONDS: Helen Slater|work= Metro|url= http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/16210-60-seconds-helen-slater|access-date=2010-10-09}}</ref> ==Early life== Slater was born in [[Bethpage, New York]]. She is [[Jewish]].<ref>https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-supermensches-save-the-world-1.5298767</ref><ref>https://www.juf.org/celebrities/celebrity.aspx?id=30354</ref><ref>https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-news-gal-gadot-scarlett-johansson-and-billy-crystal</ref> Her parents, Alice Joan ([[married and maiden names|née]] Citrin), a [[lawyer]] and [[nuclear disarmament]] peace activist based in New York City, and [[Gerald Slater]], a television executive,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Helen-Slater.html|title=Helen Slater Biography (1963-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> divorced in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800017593/bio|title=Helen Slater Biography – Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> She has a brother, David, who is a lawyer in New York City. Slater attended [[William A. Shine Great Neck South High School|Great Neck South High School]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/03/nyregion/long-islanders-a-supergirl-continues-to-live-up-to-the-title.html|title=Long Islanders; a 'supergirl' Continues to Live up to the Title|last=Gelder|first=Lawrence Van|date=1985-03-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and then transferred to the [[High School of Performing Arts]] from which she graduated in 1982.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-helen-slater-reveals-how-she-became-1st-supergirl-talks-cbs-reboot|title=Exclusive: Helen Slater reveals how she became the 1st Supergirl, talks CBS reboot|last=Clark|first=Krystal|date=2015-01-22|work=Syfy|access-date=2018-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127031426/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-helen-slater-reveals-how-she-became-1st-supergirl-talks-cbs-reboot|archive-date=2018-01-27|url-status=live|language=en}}</ref> Despite common misconception, she is not related to actor [[Christian Slater]], who played her brother in ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hunter|first1=Rob|title=28 Things We Learned from ‘The Legend of Billie Jean’ Commentary|url=http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/things-learned-commentary-legend-billie-jean.php|access-date=November 23, 2015|publisher=Filmschoolrejects.com|date=August 7, 2014}}</ref> ==Film and television work== ===Filmography=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Helen Slater film work<ref name=AM>{{Cite web|title=Helen Slater {{!}} Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/helen-slater-p66190|access-date=2020-12-23|website=AllMovie|language=en}}</ref><ref name=BF>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Helen Slater Filmography|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef449c9|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-23|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref><ref name=RT>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Helen Slater|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/helen_slater|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en}}</ref> !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1984 | ''[[Supergirl (1984 film)|Supergirl]]'' | [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee / Supergirl]] | |- | 1985 | ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]'' | Billie Jean Davy | |- | 1986 | ''[[Ruthless People]]'' | Sandy Kessler | |- | 1987 | ''[[The Secret of My Success (1987 film)|The Secret of My Success]]'' | Christy Wills | |- | 1988 | ''[[Sticky Fingers (1988 film)|Sticky Fingers]]'' | Hattie | |- | 1989 | ''[[Happy Together (1989 American film)|Happy Together]]'' | Alexandra Page | Also features singing by Slater |- | 1991 | ''[[City Slickers]]'' | Bonnie Rayburn | |- | 1993 | ''[[Betrayal of the Dove]]'' | Ellie West | |- | 1993 | ''[[A House in the Hills]]'' | Alex Weaver | |- | 1994 | ''[[Lassie (1994 film)|Lassie]]'' | Laura Turner | Also features singing by Slater |- | 1995 | ''[[The Steal (film)|The Steal]]'' | Kim | |- | 1995 | ''[[No Way Back (1995 film)|No Way Back]]'' | Mary | |- | 1997 | ''[[The Long Way Home (1997 film)|The Long Way Home]]'' | Herself (voice) | Documentary film |- | 1999 | ''Carlo's Wake'' | Lisa Torello | |- | 2001 | ''Nowhere in Sight'' | Carly Bauers | |- | 2004 | ''[[Seeing Other People]]'' | Penelope | |- | 2008 | ''Sock Puppet Inferno!'' | Hansha | Short film{{cn|date=December 2020}} |- | 2012 | ''[[Beautiful Wave]]'' | Jane Davenport | Direct-to-video |- | 2012 | ''Model Minority'' | Mrs. Ambrose | |- | 2014 | ''Echo Park'' | Julia | |- | 2015 | ''[[The Curse of Downers Grove]]'' | Diane | |- | 2016 | ''[[DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year]]'' | [[Martha Kent]] (voice) | <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Helen Slater|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Helen-Slater/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2016 | ''A Remarkable Life'' | Iris | |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Helen Slater television work<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Helen Slater|url=http://www.tv.com/people/helen-slater/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-23|website=TV.com}}</ref><ref name=AM/><ref name=RT/><ref name=BF/> !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1982 | ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' | Amy Watson | Episode: "Amy & the Angel" |- | 1988 | ''[[The Improv|Improv Tonite]]'' | Herself | Guest host{{cn|date=December 2020}} |- | 1990 | ''[[The Great Air Race (1990 Australian Mini-Series)|The Great Air Race]]'' | Jacqui Cochrane | Television miniseries |- | 1990 | ''[[Capital News]]'' | Anne McKenna | Television film |- | 1991 | |''[[The Hidden Room (1991–1993 anthology TV series)|The Hidden Room]]'' | Lauren | Episode: "Wasting Away"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Slater, Helen 1963–|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/slater-helen-1963|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref> |- | 1992 | ''[[Seinfeld]]'' | Becky Gelke | Uncredited; episode: "[[The Good Samaritan (Seinfeld)|The Good Samaritan]]" |- | 1992 | ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]'' | Sarah | Episode: "Theory of Relativity" |- | 1992–1994 | ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' | [[Talia al Ghul|Talia]] (voice) | "Off Balance"<br>"The Demon's Quest, Part 1"<br>"The Demon's Quest, Part 2"<br>"Avatar" |- | 1993 | ''[[12:01 (1993 film)|12:01]]'' | Lisa Fredericks | Television film |- | 1993 | ''[[Chantilly Lace (film)|Chantilly Lace]]'' | Hannah | Television film |- | 1994 | ''Couples'' | Nina | Television film |- | 1994 | ''[[Parallel Lives (film)|Parallel Lives]]'' | Elsa Freedman | Television film |- | 1997 | ''[[Caroline in the City]]'' | Cassandra Thompson | Uncredited; episode: "Caroline and the Monkeys" |- | 1997 | ''[[Toothless (film)|Toothless]]'' | Mrs. Lewis | Television film |- | 1997–1998 | ''[[Michael Hayes (TV series)|Michael Hayes]]'' | Julie Siegel | 3 episodes |- | 1998 | ''Best Friends for Life'' | Pammy Cahill | Television film |- | 2000 | ''American Adventure'' | Kathy | Pilot<ref name=":1" /> |- | 2001 | ''[[Will & Grace]]'' | Peggy Truman | Episode: "Moveable Feast" |- | 2003 | ''[[Boston Public]]'' | Mrs. McNeal | Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Four" |- | 2004 | ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' | Susan Coyle | Episode: "Families" |- | 2005 | ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' | Nadia Shelton | Episode: "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" |- | 2006 | ''[[Jane Doe (film series)|Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall]]'' | Stella Andre | Television film |- | 2006 | ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]'' | Liz | Episode: “Teach Your Children Well” |- | 2007 | ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' | Elaine Tallridge | Episode: "Seven Feet Under" |- | 2007–2010 | ''[[Smallville]]'' | [[Lara (comics)|Lara-El]] | 3 episodes |- | 2009 | ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' | Susan Carter | Episode: "Family Remains" |- | 2009 | ''[[Eleventh Hour (U.S. TV series)|Eleventh Hour]]'' | Susan Wynne | Episode: "Medea" |- | 2009 | ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]'' | Dr. Magda Stephanopoulos | Episode: "Guilty Treasures" |- | 2010–2011 | ''[[Gigantic (TV series)|Gigantic]]'' | Jennifer Brooks | 10 episodes |- | 2010 | ''[[CSI: NY]]'' | Elizabeth Harris | Episode: "Do Not Pass Go" |- | 2011 | ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'' | Erin | Episode: "Two Steps Back" |- | 2011 | ''Rock the House'' | Diane Petersen | Television film |- | 2011 | ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]'' | Penny Brecker | Episode: "Hit and Run" |- | 2011–2013 | ''[[The Lying Game]]'' | Kristin Mercer | Main cast |- | 2013 | ''The Good Mother'' | Cheryl Jordan | Television film |- | 2014 | ''Caper'' | Luke's Mom | Episode: "All Hands on Peltas". YouTube and Hulu series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2014-03-26|title=All Hands on Peltas: Caper {{!}} Chapter 8|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j57NVDNywnU&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-23|website=YouTube}}</ref> |- | 2014 | ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' | Dr. Chiverton | 4 episodes<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2014-04-11|title=Exclusive: Helen Slater Joins The Young and the Restless|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/helen-slater-joins-1080328/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-23|website=TV Guide|language=en}}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''[[Mad Men]]'' | Sheila | Episode: "Person to Person" |- | 2015–present | ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' | [[Eliza Danvers]] | 11 episodes |- | 2015 | ''[[Agent X (TV series)|Agent X]]'' | Helen Eckhart | Episode: "Fidelity" |- | 2016 | ''[[DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High]]'' | [[Martha Kent]] (voice) | Television film<ref name=":0" /> |} ==Other works== ===Musical career=== In 2003, she released a CD, ''One of These Days,'' consisting of her original songs. The tracks were real-time recordings with Slater singing and playing piano, accompanied by six other musicians; no multitracking, editing, or dubbing was employed. In 2005, she released a second CD, ''Crossword,'' which used the same recording approach as the first CD. Both albums were produced by [[Phillip Swann]]. In 2008, Cortes Alexander recorded Slater's "Any Day Now" and "Love'll Come & Do Just That" on his album ''Swell.''<ref>Saporito, Joseph R., [http://qmetropolis.com/?p=187 Cortés Alexander, Thou ‘Swell’], qmetropolis.com, March 18, 2009.</ref> ===Writing=== In 2010, Slater wrote a Supergirl story titled "A Hero's Journey" which appeared in the fiftieth issue of the fifth volume of the ''[[Supergirl (comic book)|Supergirl]]'' comic book.<ref>[http://www.comics.org/issue/721996/ ''Supergirl'' #50] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> ==Awards== In 1985, DC Comics named Slater as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication ''[[Fifty Who Made DC Great]]'' for her work on the Supergirl film.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Marx, Barry| cowriters = [[Joey Cavalieri|Cavalieri, Joey]] and Hill, Thomas| artist = Petruccio, Steven | editor = Marx, Barry| story = Helen Slater Supergirl Comes to Film| title = Fifty Who Made DC Great| date = 1985| publisher = DC Comics| page = 51| panel = | id = }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{official website}} * {{IMDb name|644}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Slater, Helen}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:actresses from New York (state)]] [[Category:American comics writers]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American pop singers]] [[Category:American stage actresses]] [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:American voice actresses]] [[Category:Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni]] [[Category:Jewish American actresses]] [[Category:Jewish singers]] [[Category:living people]] [[Category:people from Bethpage, New York]] [[Category:singers from New York (state)]] [[Category:William A. Shine Great Neck South High School alumni]]'