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name: "Helen Shaver"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/helen-shaver"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "24 February 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
updated: "2026-09-17T03:54:53.496178+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Helen Shaver

Director. Born 24 February 1951 in Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 24 February 1951, Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Helen Jane Shaver, هلن شیور
- **Works often with:** Dan Dietz, Denise Thé, Frederick E. O. Toye, Jonathan Nolan, Ramin Djawadi, Richard J. Lewis

## Biography

Helen Shaver is a Canadian actress and television director. Born in St. Thomas, Ontario, she trained at the Banff School of Fine Arts and studied acting at the University of Victoria. She began her career as an actress in the 1970s, appearing in Canadian films and later in Hollywood productions.

Shaver moved into directing in the mid-1990s. She has directed episodes of numerous series, including *Person of Interest* (2011), *Westworld* (2016) and *Station Eleven* (2021). Other credits include *Vikings*, *Orphan Black*, *13 Reasons Why* and *Snowpiercer*. Her television film *Summer’s End* (1999) received multiple Emmy awards. She has won three Directors Guild of Canada Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Station Eleven* (2021), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/station-eleven.md)
- *Westworld* (2016), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/westworld-2016.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)

## Also known for

- *Vikings* (2013), Director
- *Anne with an E* (2017), Director
- *13 Reasons Why* (2017), Director
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Director
- *Castle* (2009), Director
- *Elementary* (2012), Director
- *Orphan Black* (2013), Director
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), Director

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