It may not be the most popular but there is a place for it. I think about the kind of music I love, acoustic, melodic, and I guess it kind of took a bit of courage on my part to think I could be one of those songwriters.

Film and television work
Slater made her acting debut in the ABC Afterschool Special "Amy & the Angel" aired in 1982 alongside James Earl Jones Meg Ryan and Matthew Modine. and U. More high-profile roles followed when Helen Slater appeared in the cult classic independent comedy Sticky Fingers (1988) with longtime friend Melanie Mayron the steamy A House in the Hills (1993) with Michael Madsen and the action-crime drama No Way Back opposite Russell Crowe (1996).

Helen Rachel Slater (born December 15 1963) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared in the title role in the 1984 film Supergirl.