HELEN SLATER

Helen Rachel Slater was born on December 15, 1963, she is an American actress, singer and songwriter. Slater grew up in Bethpage, New York. She is Jewish. Her parents divorced in 1974. Her brother David is a lawyer in New York City. Despite widespread misunderstandings, she has nothing to do with the actor Christian Slater, who played her brother in the legend of Billy Jean. Helen Slater portrayed Supergirl in 1984 and today plays the superhero’s adoptive mother Eliza Danvers in the Supergirl TV series.

The actress earned several big-screen credits from films like City Slickers, Ruthless People, and The Secret of My Success. She even tried her hand at music and has since released five albums. Slater also boasts of an incredible stage career marked by her co-founding of the New York-based theater group The Naked Angels and her impressive theater portfolio that includes her appearances on productions like Shakespeare and Friends and Grease. We’re happy to report that she is nowhere near bankruptcy.