| Helaine Head | |
| Birth Date: | 17 January 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | 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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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 .
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.
| 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 |