Helen Slater
Biography
Helen Slater is an American actress and singer-songwriter who studied at the High School of Performing Arts in New York and graduated in 1982. Born in Bethpage, New York, she won the title role in Supergirl (1984) ahead of Demi Moore and Brooke Shields, then appeared in The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) and Ruthless People (1986), followed by The Secret of My Success (1987), City Slickers (1991), Lassie (1994) and No Way Back (1995). She voiced the character Talia al Ghul for Batman: The Animated Series and played Lara-El in Smallville and Eliza Danvers in the Supergirl series. She also helped start the Naked Angels theater group with Gina Gershon in 1987, acted in off-Broadway plays including Almost Romance and Responsible Parties, and released albums of her own songs.
62years old
Turns 63 on December 15in 62 days
- Born Bethpage
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Helen Rachel Slater (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 32 years1984 to 2016
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Big break
Slater won the role of Supergirl in the 1984 film Supergirl, beating out Demi Moore and Brooke Shields for the part.
Behind the camera
In 1987, Slater helped start a theater group in New York called Naked Angels, working alongside Gina Gershon to found the company.
Behind the camera
In 2010, Slater wrote a Supergirl story called "A Hero's Journey". It appeared in the fiftieth issue of the Supergirl comic book's fifth volume.
Beyond film
Slater's 2003 album One of These Days was recorded in real time with her singing and playing piano, with no multitracking, editing or dubbing.
Behind the award
For her work on the Supergirl film, Slater was honored by DC Comics in 1985, when the company named her among the honorees in its 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great.
Helen Slater movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Supergirl1984 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Kara Zor-El / Supergirl / Linda Lee
IMDb rating 4.426K votes
Worked with
Helen Slater shares two films with Yeardley Smith, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Billy Zane's page
Christian Slater's page
Ron UnderwoodDirector, 1 film, 1991
All films by Ron Underwood
Herbert RossDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Herbert Ross
All films by David Zucker
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