Helaine Head

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Helaine Head
Born (1947-01-17) January 17, 1947 (age 77)
Occupation(s)Film director, television director, theatre director
Years active1982–present

Helaine Head (born January 17, 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American film, television, and theatre director. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Career

In television, some of her directing credits are St. Elsewhere , Cagney & Lacey , Frank's Place , L.A. Law , Wiseguy , Tour of Duty , Brewster Place , seaQuest 2032 , Law & Order and Sliders . She has also directed a number of television films. [6]

During the 1970s and early 1980s, Head worked as a theatre director and stage manager in a number of stage productions on Broadway. [7] [8] In 1985, Head directed in The Color Purple and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins . [3]

In 1990, Head directed The Danger Team, a 24-minute claymation special intended to be the pilot episode of a potentially longer running TV show. [9] The pilot aired on ABC on July 3, 1991, and featured claymation mixed with live actors. [10] The pilot episode was poorly received and was not picked up for a full series. [11] [12]

In the 2000s, Head became an associate professor of directing at USC School of Cinematic Arts. [13] Head teaches single camera television as well as intermediate directing and production. [6]

Movies and television

Name [14] Television/MovieYearRole# of Episodes
The Color PurpleMovie1985Music Department
Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsMovie1985Art Department
SidekicksTelevision1986Director1
St. ElsewhereTelevision1986-87Director3
MaraiahTelevision1987Director1
Cagey & LaceyTelevision1986-87Director3
Franks PlaceTelevision1987Director1
A Year in the LifeTelevision1987-88Director2
L.A. LawTelevision1987-88Director3
Annie McGuireTelevision1988Director1
CBS Schoolbreak SpecialTelevision1989Director1
HeartbeatTelevision1989Director1
WiseguyTelevision1989Director1
Island SonTelevision1989Director1
SnoopsTelevision1989Director1
Tour of DutyTelevision1989Director2
Brewsters PlaceTelevision1990Director3
Danger TeamMovie1991Director
You Must Remember ThisMovie1992Director
American ExperienceTelevision1993Director1
TribecaTelevision1993Director1
Class of '96Television1993Director2
Jack's PlaceTelevision1992-93Director2
SeaQuest 2032Television1993Director1
Law & OrderTelevision1994Director1
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal LifestyleMovie1994Director
Harts of the WestTelevision1994Director1
SistersTelevision1994Director1
Touched by an AngelTelevision1995Director1
The ClientTelevision1995-96Director2
New York UndercoverTelevision1994-96Director2
413 Hope St.Television1997-98Director2
The NetTelevision1998Director
SlidersTelevision1998Director1
Dear America: A Picture of FreedomMovie1999Director
After AllMovie1999Director
Dear American: Color Me DarkMovie2000Director
Soul FoodTelevision2000-01Director2

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