Life Beyond the Screen
Away from acting, she has built a life that is arguably richer than anything Hollywood scripted for her.
A singer-songwriter, she has released six albums of original music, including three children’s albums — “The Myths of Ancient Greece” (2013), “The Ugly Duckling” (2015), and “Selkie” (2019).
The actress attends the 10th annual Super Megashow and Comic Fest at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on July 12, 2008 in Fairfield, New Jersey.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in the Humanities from Antioch University, and — in perhaps the most unexpected credential of all — a Ph.D in Mythological Studies with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
She co-founded the theatre group The Naked Angels, is one of the founding members of the Los Angeles improvisational group The Bubalaires, and is a founding member of the non-profit Turbine Arts Collective.
The actress arrives at the Disney ABC Television Group’s “TCA 2001 Summer Press Tour” at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2011 in California.
She has been married to award-winning editor Robert Watzke since 1989, and the couple have a daughter, Hannah Nika Watzke, 30. Those who have followed her journey into this quieter, fuller chapter of life seem moved by what they see.
“Beautiful…then & now,” one fan reflected warmly. “She looks better now, in my opinion,” another ventured boldly. “She aged really well,” a third agreed.
Helen Slater attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations Presents “Chantilly Bridge” at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Screening Room on December 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
The Name Behind the Legend
So who is this woman — this blonde bombshell who became a superhero, survived a box office disaster, reinvented herself again and again, and emerged, decades later, more whole than ever?
