# Helaine Head

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 |
| 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 |