Personal life
Slater was born Helen Rachel Slater in Massapequa, New York, the daughter of Alice Joan (née Citrin), a lawyer and nuclear disarmament peace activist based in New York, and Gerald Slater, a television executive; the two divorced in 1974. She has a brother, David, who is a lawyer in New York City. Her family is Jewish. Slater attended the High School of Performing Arts, graduating in 1982. In 1990, she married award-winning editor Robert Watzke. Their daughter, Hannah Nika, was born August 28, 1995.
Slater has been erroneously thought to be related to Christian Slater. In addition to their shared professional surname--Christian's birth name is Christian Michael Leonard Hawkins--the myth is further fueled by their portrayal of sister and brother in The Legend of Billie Jean. Additionally, the DVD of Supergirl includes a critic's review which states Christian is her brother.
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Personal Life
Slater was born Helen Rachel Slater in Massapequa, New York, the daughter of Alice Joan (née Citrin), a lawyer and nuclear disarmament peace activist based in New York, and Gerald read more...
Film And Television Work
She made her acting debut in the ABC Afterschool Special Amy and the Angel, transmitted in 1982, alongside James Earl Jones, Meg Ryan, and Matthew Modine. This was also the only read more...
Stage Work
Slater co-founded the New York theater group, The Naked Angels, with Gina Gershon. Her stage credits include appearances in Grease, and Shakespeare and Friends. Off-Broadway, she read more...
Musical Career
Slater has stated that she pursued musical efforts even before doing movies. In the 1989 movie Happy Together, she sang a medley of Broadway songs as well other songs. In the 1994 read more...
Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15, 1963) is an American film actress and singer-songwriter.
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