Helen Slater
Known for ActingBorn 1963-12-15Bethpage, 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).
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In the 2000s, she recorded three albums, on which she sings her own compositions and plays the piano.
Known for
Supergirl
1984 · as Supergirl / Linda Lee
City Slickers
1991 · as Bonnie Rayburn
Happy Together
1989 · as Alex Page
Toothless
1997 · as Katherine's Mom
Lassie
1994 · as Laura Turner
The Secret of My Success
1987 · as Christy Wills
Ruthless People
1986 · as Sandy Kessler
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985 · as Billie Jean
No Way Back
1995 · as Mary
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
2016 · as Martha Kent (voice)
Chantilly Bridge
2023 · as Hannah
12:01
1993 · as Lisa Fredericks
Seeing Other People
2004 · as Penelope
Model Minority
2012 · as Mrs. Ambrose
The Good Mother
2013 · as Cheryl
American Adventure
2000 · as Kathy
Parallel Lives
1994 · as Elsa Freedman
Sticky Fingers
1988 · as Hattie