Helaine Head |
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Born | (1947-01-17) January 17, 1947 (age 77)
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Occupation(s) | Film director, television director, theatre director |
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Years active | 1982–present |
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Helaine Head (born January 17, 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American film, television, and theatre director.[1][2][3][4][5]
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]
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Television/Movie
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Year
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Role
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# of Episodes
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The Color Purple
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Movie
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1985
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Music Department
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
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Movie
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1985
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Art Department
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Sidekicks
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Television
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1986
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Director
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1
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St. Elsewhere
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Television
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1986-87
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Director
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3
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Maraiah
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Television
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1987
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Director
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1
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Cagey & Lacey
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Television
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1986-87
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Director
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3
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Franks Place
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Television
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1987
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Director
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1
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A Year in the Life
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Television
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1987-88
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Director
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2
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L.A. Law
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Television
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1987-88
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Director
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3
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Annie McGuire
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Television
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1988
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Director
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1
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CBS Schoolbreak Special
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Television
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1989
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Director
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1
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Heartbeat
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Television
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1989
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Director
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1
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Wiseguy
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Television
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1989
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Director
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1
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Island Son
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Television
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1989
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Director
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1
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Snoops
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Television
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1989
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Director
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1
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Tour of Duty
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Television
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1989
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Director
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2
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Brewsters Place
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Television
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1990
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Director
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3
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Danger Team
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Movie
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1991
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Director
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You Must Remember This
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Movie
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1992
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Director
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American Experience
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Television
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1993
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Director
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1
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Tribeca
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Television
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1993
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Director
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1
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Class of '96
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Television
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1993
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Director
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2
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Jack's Place
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Television
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1992-93
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Director
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2
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SeaQuest 2032
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Television
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1993
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Director
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1
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Law & Order
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Television
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1994
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Director
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1
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A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
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Movie
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1994
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Director
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Harts of the West
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Television
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1994
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Director
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1
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Sisters
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Television
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1994
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Director
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1
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Touched by an Angel
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Television
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1995
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Director
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1
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The Client
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Television
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1995-96
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Director
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2
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New York Undercover
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Television
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1994-96
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Director
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2
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413 Hope St.
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Television
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1997-98
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Director
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2
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The Net
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Television
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1998
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Director
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Sliders
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Television
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1998
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Director
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1
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Dear America: A Picture of Freedom
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Movie
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1999
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Director
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After All
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Movie
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1999
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Director
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Dear American: Color Me Dark
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Movie
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2000
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Director
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Soul Food
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Television
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2000-01
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Director
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2
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References
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