Helene Udy
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Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but a dual citizen with a British passport, Helene Udy is best known for playing edgy, rough hewn and often sympathetic portrayals of misunderstood characters the most well known of which is the series regular prostitute "Myra" on the popular CBS TV Western Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. One of two daughters, Helene began her acting career as a child in Canadian shows for the CBC, CTV and Global Canadian television networks. She studied at Montreal's Dome Theater school and pursued a degree in film at Montreal's Dawson College, while continuing her acting career in Canadian movies (such as Pick-up Summer (1980), My Bloody Valentine (1981), Pin (1988), The Dead Zone (1983), Hog Wild (1980)), before moving to New York for her soap series gig on As the World Turns (1956). In Los Angeles, among the plays Helene has produced and directed, "Out in America", by Canadian writer Katie Ford, won several prestigious Backstage West Awards for Production and Direction. And Rehab the Musical won the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2010.While working as a series regular on the CBS series, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Helene grown a solid reputation for her work in Independent genre (and other) films, working repeatedly for upcoming talented filmmakers like Troy Escamilla ( The Stirring), Jake Zelch (Mia Moss), Jackson Ward ( Vampyr), Jeff Schneider (Fading flowers) and most notoriously , for the talented and prolific genre master David De Coteau, whom she has also followed back into the mainstream, with comedic family projects like A husband for Christmas. n her free time, Helene is also an acrobat who's disciplines include The areal silks and partner hand balancing. Additionally, after studying with clown greats John Gilkey and Stefan Haves , both of Cirque du Soleil fame, as well as David Bridel of "The Clown school" in Los Angeles ( among others), and thus inspired by a new passion for comedy, Helene also produces a monthly underground Cabaret clown show called "Was ist Das?" at her home in Los Angeles. She is also a standing member of the Clown Troupe "Mil Grus".
Known for
Credits
First Blood (1982)
as Small Girl (uncredited)
The Dead Zone (1983)
as Weizak's Mother
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
as Sylvia
Tough Love (1985)
as Wanda
Pin : A Plastic Nightmare (1988)
as Marcia Bateman
One Night Only (1986)
as Suzanne (as Helen Udy)
Nightflyers (1987)
as Lilly
Incubus (1982)
as Sally Harper
Sweet Murder (1990)
as Lisa Smith
The Wrong Student (2017)
as Coach Hendricks
Healers (2013)
as Dr. Evans
Estuaries (2022)
Actor
The Wrong Boy Next Door (2019)
as Ms. Hester
Disco Inferno (2023)
Actor
A Husband for Christmas (2016)
as Gwen
The Wrong Stepfather (2020)
as Ms. Gibson
The Wrong Cheerleader Coach (2020)
as Dr. Gordon
SYNC (2024)
as AI Therapist
Terror Tales (2016)
as Sonya Hamilton (segment "Epidemic")
Witches of the Caribbean (2005)
as Tilda Harriman
The Wrong High School Sweetheart (2022)
as Jane
The Wrong Friend (2018)
as Mrs. Hopkins
The Wrong Fiancé (2021)
as Natalya
The Wrong Child (2016)
as Janine
Children of the Night (1985)
as Dallas (as Helen Udy)
The Wrong Real Estate Agent (2021)
as Realtor
Hog Wild (1980)
as Girl in bed
Amityville Clownhouse (2017)
as Prostitute
Killer Design (2022)
as Dr. Thomas
KatieBird *Certifiable Crazy Person (2005)
as KatieBird
The Wrong Cheerleader (2019)
as Carla
Savage Vengeance (2023)
as Melissa Miller
The Hollywood Detective (1989)
as Lois Wednesday
Pinball Summer (1980)
as Suzy
Swamp Freak (2017)
as Professor Grace O'Leary
12 to Midnight (2024)
as Destiny
House of Demons (2018)
as Katrina's Mom
Blood Covered Chocolate (2022)
as Candy
Bittertooth (2024)
as Vicki Noah
Rubberface (1981)
as Suzanne
If Tomorrow Comes (2000)
as Serena
Tonight's the Night (1987)
as Woman at Bar
3 Wicked Witches (2014)
as Donna
Shades of Love: Moonlight Flight (1988)
as Dani
Object of Desire (—)
Actor
The Last Revenant (2017)
as Miss Lydia
1313: Frankenqueen (2012)
as Victoria
The Wrong Cruise (2018)
as Abducted Woman
666: Devilish Charm (2014)
as Dean Beatrice Wallace
First the Egg (1985)
as Tory
The Last American Horror Show: Volume II (2022)
as Joanie
Reflections of a Broken Memory (2022)
as Jennifer Laks
The Once and Future Smash (2022)
as Hélène Udy
Tin Roof (—)
as Charlene
Hamlet's Ghost (2015)
as Mildred
Death Care (2020)
as Nurse
The Embalmers (2021)
as Billie
Mrs. Claus (2018)
as Mrs. Werner
Deadly Dealings (2022)
as Helen Stephens
Red Carpet (2021)
as Marilyn
Toxic Impulses (2022)
as Liz
First House on the Hill (2017)
Actor
The Haunting of the Lady-Jane (2023)
as RÁN / Lysette Monk
The Krampus Carol (—)
as Sarah
Evil Under the Skin (2019)
as Sophie