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Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15, 1963) [1] is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for playing the DC Comics superheroine Supergirl in the 1984 film Supergirl, as well as appearing in films such as The Legend of Billie Jean (1985), Ruthless People (1986), The Secret of My Success (1987), City Slickers (1991), Chantilly Lace (1993), and Lassie (1994).
Shields and Moore were rejected by both Ilya and Szwarc, who wanted an unknown actress, and they instead signed Helen Slater, who was paid $75,000 in a three-picture deal. Slater had four months of physical training to prepare for the role. [12] Additionally, Dolly Parton reportedly turned down the role of Selena before it was offered to Dunaway.
Eliza Danvers (portrayed by Helen Slater [44]) is a scientist and Kara's foster mother, who is more protective of Kara than she is of her biological daughter Alex. She is the one to tell Kara and Alex about her husband working with the DEO to protect Kara and warns them about Hank as he is not to be trusted because of his involvement in ...
DC used this story to gauge public response to the concept of a completely new female counterpart to Superman. In the original issue, she has blond hair and her costume is blue and red like Superman's; indeed, it closely resembles the uniform that actress Helen Slater would later wear in the 1984 movie. Early reprints of this story show her ...
Supergirl is an American superhero drama television series developed by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg that aired on CBS and later The CW from October 26, 2015, to November 9, 2021. Based on the DC Comics character created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino , the series follows Kara Zor-El (played by Melissa Benoist ), Superman 's ...
A feature film adaptation Supergirl was released in 1984, starring Helen Slater in her first motion picture role. [1] Supergirl was a spin-off from the popular 1978 film Superman, and Marc McClure reprises his role of Jimmy Olsen.
In live-action, Supergirl first appeared in the film Supergirl (1984), played by Helen Slater. She later appeared in the television series Smallville , played by Laura Vandervoort , and the Arrowverse series Supergirl , played by Melissa Benoist on the show and also appearing on other Arrowverse series .
Supergirl was ordered to series in May 2015, ... Helen Slater as Eliza Danvers [32] Chris Vance ... the producers wanted a Caucasian actress aged between 22 and 26 ...