Helen Slater
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 22.47 |
Birthday | 1963-12-15 |
Place of Birth | Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Helen Rachel Slater, |
1991
City Slickers
6.425/738
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.
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City Slickers
1987
The Secret of My Success
6.464/602
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and gir...
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The Secret of My Success
1986
Ruthless People
6.6/390
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
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Ruthless People
1984
Supergirl
5.35/567
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
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Supergirl
1994
Lassie
6.1/197
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life o...
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Lassie
1995
No Way Back
4.8/57
When FBI Agent Zack Grant's partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the person responsible. Mafioso Frank Serlano believes...
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No Way Back
1985
The Legend of Billie Jean
6.538/169
Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one da...
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The Legend of Billie Jean
1993
12:01
6.3/132
Office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again...
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12:01
1984
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
6.3/6
A documentary filmed during production of the film "Supergirl" showing the world how and who made it. This interesting featurette includes interviews...
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Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1993
A House in the Hills
5.9/14
An aspiring actress gets a housesitting job and finds herself in a cat-and-mouse game with a deadly ex-con.
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A House in the Hills
2012
Beautiful Wave
5.1/11
In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.
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Beautiful Wave
2011
Rock the House
5.6/7
Dave Peterson is a successful and handsome career-driven attorney who barely spends time with his teenage daughter, Karen. Their routine regularly con...
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Rock the House
2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
6.6/5
Jane must get to the truth when a breakfast cereal magnate takes a tragic spill from his private yacht and drowns.
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Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
1997
The Long Way Home
7/10
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
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The Long Way Home
1988
Sticky Fingers
7.3/5
Two dippy roommates, struggling musicians Lolly and Hattie, are asked by a drug-dealing friend-of-a-friend, Diane, to baby-sit a bag containing nearly...
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Sticky Fingers
1993
Chantilly Lace
10/1
A group of middle-aged women get together at a secluded house to learn about themselves.
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Chantilly Lace
2013
The Good Mother
5.3/11
After her best friend dies, a teen discovers that the girl's mother deliberately made her sick.
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The Good Mother
2012
Model Minority
4.3/6
Kayla, an underprivileged Japanese American 16 year old, endangers her promising future as an aspiring artist when she becomes involved with a drug de...
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Model Minority
2004
Seeing Other People
5.8/28
Ed and Alice are two months shy of getting married when she realizes that she wishes she'd had a more active love life while still single. Reluctantly...
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Seeing Other People
1993
Betrayal of the Dove
5.25/12
A divorced mother fears for her life after a friend gets her a blind date with a doctor.
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Betrayal of the Dove
1994
Parallel Lives
5.8/5
A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Includes a lo...
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Parallel Lives
1989
Happy Together
5.7/62
Christopher is an ambitious college freshman, striving to become a writer. Through a computer fault he's assigned the same room as Alex, a real party...
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Happy Together
1995
The Steal
5.8/8
A young American computer hackeress is hired by a liberal British lawyer to right the wrong done to a third world country by a London investment compa...
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The Steal
2015
The Curse of Downers Grove
4.865/63
The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood -- but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret.... For the past eight years, one...
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The Curse of Downers Grove
2014
Echo Park
6.2/12
Desperate to jar herself from the rich tedium of picture-perfect Beverly Hills, Sophie moves across town to another world: Echo Park. She quickly stri...
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Echo Park
2016
A Remarkable Life
3.25/12
There are many things in life that could do a number on a man's masculinity. Lenny Babbitt has his identity and manhood challenged when his wife Tracy...
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A Remarkable Life
2016
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
5.733/15
School is in session for DC Super Hero Girls! This is where students master their super powers, brain power, and will power to become the Super Heroes...
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DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
2000
American Adventure
10/1
Aka National Lampoon's American Adventure
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American Adventure
2020
Confetti
0/0
How far would a mother go to reverse her child’s fate? Based on writer/director Ann Hu’s story, that’s the question facing Lan (Zhu Zhu), who travels...
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Confetti
2001
Nowhere in Sight
6/3
A young woman defends her life against two intruding criminals.
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Nowhere in Sight
1997
Toothless
5.4/38
A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted...
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Toothless
2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
4.3/3
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Cre...
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You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2008
Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton
0/0
Documentary about the introduction of Supergirl in the comics and various filmed adaptations of the character, both live action and animated.
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Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton
1982
Amy and the Angel
6/1
Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy...
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Amy and the Angel
2023
Chantilly Bridge
6/6
Chantilly Bridge reunites a group of lifelong, steadfast friends who are still – in their later years -- chasing their dreams, fighting injustices, an...
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Chantilly Bridge
1992
Queen Esther
6.7/3
This Hanna-Barbera animated video tells a version of the Bible story about Esther, whose heroism is commemorated annually by the feast of Purim. Esthe...
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Queen Esther
1999
Carlo's Wake
0/0
Carlo's Wake is a black comedy about the life, death and wake of an Italian-American patriarch and his colorful, combative extended family.
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Carlo's Wake
2016
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
5.84/47
Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy and Katana band together to navigate the twists and turns of high school in DC S...
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