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
Nightflyers (1987)
as Lilly
Pin (1988)
as Marcia Bateman
The Wrong Boy Next Door (2019)
as Ms. Hester
Incubus (1982)
as Sally Harper
The Wrong High School Sweetheart (2022)
as Jane
The Wrong Real Estate Agent (2021)
as Realtor
A Husband for Christmas (2016)
as Gwen
Disco Inferno (2023)
Actor
The Once and Future Smash (2022)
as Hélène Udy
SYNC (2024)
as AI Therapist
Witches of the Caribbean (2005)
as Tilda Harriman
The Wrong Student (2017)
as Coach Hendricks
Sweet Murder (1990)
as Lisa Smith
The Last American Horror Show: Volume II (2022)
as Joanie
The Wrong Cheerleader Coach (2020)
as Dr. Gordon
Children of the Night (1985)
as Dallas (as Helen Udy)
Tonight's the Night (1987)
as Woman at Bar
The Wrong Child (2016)
as Janine
KatieBird *Certifiable Crazy Person (2005)
as KatieBird
Healers (2013)
as Dr. Evans
If Tomorrow Comes (2000)
as Serena
Shades of Love: Moonlight Flight (1988)
as Dani
Terror Tales (2016)
as Sonya Hamilton (segment "Epidemic")
The Wrong Stepfather (2020)
as Ms. Gibson
Amityville Clownhouse (2017)
as Prostitute
Estuaries (2022)
Actor
Hog Wild (1980)
as Girl in bed
Swamp Freak (2017)
as Professor Grace O'Leary
The Wrong Fiancé (2021)
as Natalya
One Night Only (1986)
as Suzanne (as Helen Udy)
The Wrong Friend (2018)
as Mrs. Hopkins
Killer Design (2022)
as Dr. Thomas
12 to Midnight (2024)
as Destiny
The Hollywood Detective (1989)
as Lois Wednesday
The Wrong Cruise (2018)
as Abducted Woman
3 Wicked Witches (2014)
as Donna
The Wrong Cheerleader (2019)
as Carla
Mrs. Claus (2018)
as Mrs. Werner
First House on the Hill (2017)
Actor
Bittertooth (2024)
as Vicki Noah
Pinball Summer (1980)
as Suzy
Hamlet's Ghost (2015)
as Mildred
Object of Desire (—)
Actor
666: Devilish Charm (2014)
as Dean Beatrice Wallace
House of Demons (2018)
as Katrina's Mom
Reflections of a Broken Memory (2022)
as Jennifer Laks
The Last Revenant (2017)
as Miss Lydia
Savage Vengeance (2023)
as Melissa Miller
Rubberface (1981)
as Suzanne
Evil Under the Skin (2019)
as Sophie
First the Egg (1985)
as Tory
1313: Frankenqueen (2012)
as Victoria
Blood Covered Chocolate (2022)
as Candy
Death Care (2020)
as Nurse
Deadly Dealings (2022)
as Helen Stephens
The Embalmers (2021)
as Billie
The Haunting of the Lady-Jane (2023)
as RÁN / Lysette Monk
Toxic Impulses (2022)
as Liz
The Krampus Carol (—)
as Sarah
Tin Roof (—)
as Charlene
Red Carpet (2021)
as Marilyn