Helen Slater - Fact Sheet

Profession: Actress

Having made her actress debut in the after school special, Amy and the Angel (1982) (TV) starring alongside James Earl Jones, and Matthew Modine, she took the acting bug very seriously. This was also the only film she appeared in as a brunette. Within months of her graduating, she attended auditions for an upcoming spin-off of the famous Superman (1978) franchise. The film was to be shot in England at the Pinewood studios, where the first films were filmed. Slater even spoke to Christopher Reeve at the time of the auditions about playing a superhero to assure herself she could do it. After being the first to present herself for audition, she was cast in the film, Supergirl (1984) and her career took flight. Although Supergirl received mixed reviews at its opening, most critics were impressed with her abilities to perform. In fact, most critics considered that she did a better job at keeping a secret identity (a mousy school girl) than Christopher Reeve did as Clark Kent. In her next film, she was cast as a modern day Joan of Arc in the ignored, yet cult classic The Legend of Billie Jean (1985). 

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Helen Slater Photo Galleries	# of Pictures
Candid	1
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	24