Helaine Head | |
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Born | (1947-01-17) January 17, 1947 (age 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, television director, theatre director |
Years active | 1982–present |
Helaine Head (born January 17, 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American film, television, and theatre director.
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.
During the 1970s and early 1980s, Head worked as a theatre director and stage manager in a number of stage productions on Broadway. In 1985, Head directed in The Color Purple and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
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. The pilot aired on ABC on July 3, 1991, and featured claymation mixed with live actors. The pilot episode was poorly received and was not picked up for a full series.
In the 2000s, Head became an associate professor of directing at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Head teaches single camera television as well as intermediate directing and production.
Movies and television
Name | Television/Movie | Year | Role | # of Episodes |
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The Color Purple | Movie | 1985 | Music Department | |
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Movie | 1985 | Art Department | |
Sidekicks | Television | 1986 | Director | 1 |
St. Elsewhere | Television | 1986-87 | Director | 3 |
Maraiah | Television | 1987 | Director | 1 |
Cagey & Lacey | Television | 1986-87 | Director | 3 |
Franks Place | Television | 1987 | Director | 1 |
A Year in the Life | Television | 1987-88 | Director | 2 |
L.A. Law | Television | 1987-88 | Director | 3 |
Annie McGuire | Television | 1988 | Director | 1 |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | Television | 1989 | Director | 1 |
Heartbeat | Television | 1989 | Director | 1 |
Wiseguy | Television | 1989 | Director | 1 |
Island Son | Television | 1989 | Director | 1 |
Snoops | Television | 1989 | Director | 1 |
Tour of Duty | Television | 1989 | Director | 2 |
Brewsters Place | Television | 1990 | Director | 3 |
Danger Team | Movie | 1991 | Director | |
You Must Remember This | Movie | 1992 | Director | |
American Experience | Television | 1993 | Director | 1 |
Tribeca | Television | 1993 | Director | 1 |
Class of '96 | Television | 1993 | Director | 2 |
Jack's Place | Television | 1992-93 | Director | 2 |
SeaQuest 2032 | Television | 1993 | Director | 1 |
Law & Order | Television | 1994 | Director | 1 |
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | Movie | 1994 | Director | |
Harts of the West | Television | 1994 | Director | 1 |
Sisters | Television | 1994 | Director | 1 |
Touched by an Angel | Television | 1995 | Director | 1 |
The Client | Television | 1995-96 | Director | 2 |
New York Undercover | Television | 1994-96 | Director | 2 |
413 Hope St. | Television | 1997-98 | Director | 2 |
The Net | Television | 1998 | Director | |
Sliders | Television | 1998 | Director | 1 |
Dear America: A Picture of Freedom | Movie | 1999 | Director | |
After All | Movie | 1999 | Director | |
Dear American: Color Me Dark | Movie | 2000 | Director | |
Soul Food | Television | 2000-01 | Director | 2 |
References
- "Meet the Interviewer: Helaine Head". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- "Helaine Head - New Federal Theatre". newfederaltheatre.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Helaine Head | Director, Additional Crew, Art Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- "Helaine Head - New Federal Theatre". newfederaltheatre.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- "Meet the interviewer". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- Helaine Head credits at www.broadwayworld.com
- Helaine Head credits at www.playbill.com
- Goldberg, Lee (April 7, 1992). "PRIVATE EYEFULS". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Svetkey, Benjamin. "Pilots: The Ones That Didn't Fly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Holbert, Ginny (July 3, 1991). "'Danger Team' pilot doesn't fly". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Prouty (July 8, 1991). "Review: The Danger Team". Variety Magazine. ISBN 9780824037963. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile: Helaine Head
- "Helaine Head". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
External links
Categories:- 1947 births
- African-American film directors
- African-American television directors
- African-American theater directors
- American television directors
- American theatre directors
- American women theatre directors
- American women film directors
- American women television directors
- Living people
- University of Southern California faculty
- Directors Guild of America Award winners
- Film directors from Los Angeles
- American women academics
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women