Helen Rachel Slater is an American actress and singer, and songwriter. She appeared as the Kryptonian superheroine in the 1984 film Supergirl. In the following years, she starred in several successful comedy-drama films such as Ruthless People , The Secret of My Success , and City Slickers . She additionally found work as an actress in television, and stage projects, including three guest appearances on the series Smallville . She was a series regular for the two-season run on the ABC Family series The Lying Game.
In the 2000s, Slater recorded five albums, singing her own compositions and playing the piano.
