Helen Slater is an American actress and singer-songwriter.

In 1982 she was cast in the title role of the film Supergirl (1984) opposite Peter O'Toole and Faye Dunaway. Other credits include The Legend of Billie Jean (1985), Ruthless People (1986), The Secret of My Success (1987), City Slickers (1991), Sticky Fingers (1988), Lassie (1994), No Way Back (1995), The Steal (1995), Seeing Other People (2004) and most recently, Confetti (2021).

Slater starred in the Fox original movie 12:01 (1993), Hallmark Hall of Fame's Best Friends for Life (1998), Toothless (1997) and Lifetime's The Good Mother (2013). She was also a part of the all-star ensemble cast of Showtimes guided improvisational films Chantilly Lace (1993), Parallel Lives (1994) and most recently completed filming the sequel Chantilly Bridge (2021). In series television, Helen starred in ABC's The Lying Game (2011-2013), Gigantic (2010-2011) and the CW series Supergirl (2015-2022). As a guest star, she has appeared on such series as Seinfeld, Caroline in the City, HBO's Dream On, CBS' Michael Hayes, Will and Grace, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Supernatural, Smallville and the series finale episode of Madmen.

Slater appeared in the off-Broadway plays Almost Romance (1987), Responsible Parties (1988), and starred in the Pasadena Playhouse's world premiere production of The Big Day (1990).

She is a co-founder of the theatre group The Naked Angels and one of the founding members of the Los Angeles improvisational group, The Bubalaires, and SHPLOTZ!   She is also a founding member of Turbine Arts Collective (https://www.turbine-arts.org/), a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity.

A singer-songwriter, Slater has released six albums of original music, including three unique children's albums; The Myths of Ancient Greece (2013), The Ugly Duckling (2015) and Selkie (2019) (https://www.helenslater.com/music.html.)

Slater is a graduate from the High School for the Performing Arts in New York City. She holds a B.A. in the Humanities from Antioch University. Currently enrolled in the M.A./ PH.D program at Pacifica Graduate Institute for Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology, she has received her masters degree and is now a post-doctoral student.

Helen and her award-winning editor husband, Robert Watzke, reside in Los Angeles and have a daughter.

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