Helen Rachel Slater\u00a0(born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as the\u00a0title character\u00a0in the 1984 film Supergirl. She returned to the 2015\u00a0TV series of the same title, this time as Supergirl’s adoptive mother,\u00a0Eliza Danvers.<\/p>\n
In the intervening years, she starred in several films including\u00a0The Legend of Billie Jean\u00a0(1985),\u00a0Ruthless People\u00a0(1986),\u00a0The Secret of My Success\u00a0(1987), and\u00a0City Slickers\u00a0(1991). She additionally found work as an actress in television, and stage projects, including three guest appearances on the series\u00a0Smallville\u00a0(2007\u20132010).<\/p>\n
In the 2000s, she recorded three albums, on which she sings her own compositions and plays the piano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Helen Rachel Slater\u00a0(born December 15, 1963) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her role as the\u00a0title character\u00a0in the 1984 film Supergirl. She returned to the 2015\u00a0TV series of the same title, this time as Supergirl’s adoptive mother,\u00a0Eliza Danvers. In the intervening years, she starred in several films including\u00a0The Legend of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-28756","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n