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American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1963)

Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15, 1963)[1] is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played the title character in the 1984 film Supergirl,[2] and 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).[3]

Early life[edit]

Slater was born in Bethpage, New York. She is Jewish.[4][5][6] Her parents, Alice Joan (née Citrin), a lawyer and nuclear disarmament peace activist based in New York City, and Gerald Slater, a television executive,[citation needed] divorced in 1974.[7] She has a brother, David, who is a lawyer in New York City. Slater attended Great Neck South High School[8] and then transferred to the High School of Performing Arts from which she graduated in 1982.[9]

A common misconception is that she is related to actor Christian Slater, who played her character’s brother in The Legend of Billie Jean.[10]

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Film and television work[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Other works[edit]

Stage work[edit]

In 1987, Slater co-founded the New York theater group, The Naked Angels, with Gina Gershon. In 1991, she also co-founded, with her husband, Robert Watzke, the L.A. based theater group The Bubalaires.[20]

Slater appeared in two off-Broadway plays: “Almost Romance” and “Responsible Parties”. She also starred in “The Big Deal” at the Pasadena Playhouse.[21]

Music career[edit]

In 2003, she released the album, One of These Days, consisting of her original songs. The tracks were real-time recordings with Slater singing and playing piano, accompanied by six other musicians; no multitracking, editing, or dubbing was employed. In 2005, she released a second album, Crossword, which used the same recording approach as her first album. Both albums were produced by Phillip Swann. In 2008, Cortes Alexander recorded Slater’s “Any Day Now” and “Love’ll Come & Do Just That” on his album Swell.[22]

Writing[edit]

In 2010, Slater wrote a Supergirl story titled “A Hero’s Journey” which appeared in the fiftieth issue of the fifth volume of the Supergirl comic book.[23]

In 1985, DC Comics named Slater as one of the honorees in the company’s 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great for her work on the Supergirl film.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Helen Slater”. Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ Pantozzi, Jill (2009-12-07). “Helen Slater is Still “Super”“. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  3. ^ “60 SECONDS: Helen Slater”. Metro. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  4. ^ “Supermensch: Jewish actors save the world”. Haaretz.
  5. ^ “JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Avi Arad”. www.juf.org.
  6. ^ “Jews in the News: Gal Gadot, Scarlett Johansson and Billy Crystal | Tampa JCCs and Federation”. www.jewishtampa.com.
  7. ^ “Helen Slater Biography – Yahoo! Movies”. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (1985-03-03). “Long Islanders; a ‘supergirl’ Continues to Live up to the Title”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  9. ^ Clark, Krystal (2015-01-22). “Exclusive: Helen Slater reveals how she became the 1st Supergirl, talks CBS reboot”. Syfy. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  10. ^ Hunter, Rob (August 7, 2014). “28 Things We Learned from ‘The Legend of Billie Jean’ Commentary”. Filmschoolrejects.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  11. ^ a b “Helen Slater | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos”. AllMovie. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  12. ^ a b “Helen Slater Filmography”. BFI. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b “Helen Slater”. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b “Helen Slater”. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ “Helen Slater”. TV.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ “Improv Tonite. S3, E4: Helen Slater, Tim Bedore, Rob Schneider, Paula Poundstone”. Apple TV. 25 July 1988. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ a b “Slater, Helen 1963–”. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ “All Hands on Peltas: Caper | Chapter 8”. YouTube. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ “Exclusive: Helen Slater Joins The Young and the Restless”. TV Guide. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ “Overview for Helen Slater”. TCM. 2018-11-05. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  21. ^ “Photo Flash: Helen Slater Attends Closing Night of “Invincible, The Legend of Billie Jean”“. BroadwayWorld. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Saporito, Joseph R., Cortés Alexander, Thou ‘Swell’, qmetropolis.com, March 18, 2009.
  23. ^ Supergirl #50 at the Grand Comics Database
  24. ^ Marx, Barry, Joey Cavalieri and Thomas Hill (w), Petruccio, Steven (a), Marx, Barry (ed). “Helen Slater Supergirl Comes to Film” Fifty Who Made DC Great: 51 (1985), DC Comics

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