Personal Info
Birth date
1930-10-30 (94 Years)
Day of death
2022-12-07
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Also known as
-Helen Slayton-Hughes
Biography
Helen Slayton-Hughes was an actress and writer. She was best known for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation.
Filmography
Desperate Housewives
7.919
Overview:
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.Pretty Little Liars
7.982
Overview:
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8.2
Overview:
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.Malcolm in the Middle
8.473
Overview:
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.Parks and Recreation
8.025
Overview:
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.The Middle
7.566
Overview:
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.Arrested Development
7.921
Overview:
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.True Blood
7.617
Overview:
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.My Name Is Earl
7.665
Overview:
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.That's So Raven
7.163
Overview:
No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best friends Eddie and Chelsea, to change life's little outcomes. Raven's younger brother, Cory, is obsessed with money and creates get-rich-quick schemes to try to earn cash.Fresh Off the Boat
7.132
Overview:
A '90s-set single-camera comedy about a hip-hop-loving Asian kid growing up in suburban Orlando, being raised by an immigrant father obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother often bewildered by white culture.The West Wing
8.3
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.Raising Hope
7.414
Overview:
James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family for support in raising the child.Power Rangers
7.076
Overview:
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.New Girl
7.4
Overview:
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.Single Parents
6.9
Overview:
A group of single parents lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.Little Big Awesome
NYR
Overview:
Two inseparable buddies, Gluko and Lennon, are in for a strange adventure. Not only must they get a lost little bubble back home to Bubble Land, but they need to make it back in time to stop a group of adorable yet naughty kittens from messing up Grandma's house.Burning Love
7.264
Overview:
Burning Love is a scripted comedy series which is a web spoof of the television shows The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad. Depending on the season, the show either follows a man or a woman who is looking for the perfect mate from a pool of contestants, or has contestants living together in a mansion competing for a cash prize. Ben Stiller is executive co-producer. Season 1 showcases fireman Mark Orlando as the bachelor. Season 2 of the series, which premiered in February 2013, stars June Diane Raphael reprising her role as season 1 contestant Julie, now the bachelorette given the chance to find the perfect man. Season 3 also premiered in 2013 and starred former contestants from Seasons 1 and 2 competing for a $900 prize rather than for love.Carnivàle
7.916
Overview:
Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.The Drew Carey Show
6.561
Overview:
Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.Men At Work
6.638
Overview:
Men at Work is an American comedy series that airs on TBS. The series was created by Breckin Meyer and stars Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, James Lesure and Meredith Hagner. The series premiered on May 24, 2012 at 10 pm. TBS second season premiered on April 4, 2013 with another 10 episode season.Oliver Beene
8
Overview:
Oliver Beene is an American sitcom. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene, in first person perspective. Oliver Beene's other main characters are his parents Jerry and Charlotte Beene, his brother Ted Beene, and his two friends Joyce and Michael. The narrator, an older Oliver reflecting on his experience, is voiced by David Cross. Often in episodes, the story is interrupted by flashbacks and flash-forwards.Rutherford Falls
6.56
Overview:
A small town in upstate New York is turned upside down when local legend and town namesake, Nathan Rutherford fights the moving of a historical statue.The Greatest Event in Television History
7
Overview:
Adam Scott is determined to make the greatest event in television history by remaking the opening sequences of TV shows.Four Kings
4.2
Overview:
Barry, Ben, Jason, and Bobby—four lifelong friends who affectionately refer to themselves as the “Four Kings of New York”— find their bonds to one another tested when they all move into the apartment that Ben inherited from his grandmother.Getting On
6.3
Overview:
Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.One on One
8.1
Overview:
A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter, Breanna, moves in with him.He's All That
6.517
Overview:
To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend, an influencer attempts to transform an unpopular classmate into prom king.Acting
2022The Curse of Bridge Hollow as Victoria Hawthorne
2021He's All That as Teacher
2021Rutherford Falls (1 Episode) as Aunt Ida
2021Moxie as Helen
2018The Invisible Mother as Mona
2018Single Parents (1 Episode) as Diana
2018Little Big Awesome (1, 1 Episode) as Penelope Pitt-Plebop (voice), Penelope Pitt-Plebop / Townsfolk (voice)
2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Woman on Bus
2015Fresh Off the Boat (1 Episode) as Dot
2014Veronica Mars as Mrs. Barnes
2013Getting On (1 Episode) as Sandy Sayles
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1 Episode) as Ethel Musterberg
2012The Greatest Event in Television History (1 Episode) as Lilly
2012Burning Love (14 Episodes) as Virginia
2012Men At Work (1 Episode) as Edith
2011New Girl (2 Episodes) as Mrs. Raws
2010Raising Hope (1 Episode) as Harriett
2010Pretty Little Liars (1 Episode) as Mrs. Potter
2010Hesher as Mrs. Rosowski
2010Crazy on the Outside as Grandma
2009The Middle (1 Episode) as Eleanor
2009Parks and Recreation (1, 9 Episode) as Ethel, Ethel Beavers
2008True Blood (2 Episodes) as Caroline Bellefleur
2006I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With as Mrs. Moskowitz
2006Four Kings (1 Episode) as Helen
2005My Name Is Earl (1 Episode) as Mrs. Abernathy
2005Good Night, and Good Luck. as Mary
2004Desperate Housewives (1 Episode) as Elderly Woman
2003Arrested Development (1 Episode) as Mrs. Van Skoyk
2003Carnivàle (1 Episode) as Scripture-Reading Lady (uncredited)
2003Oliver Beene (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2003That's So Raven (2 Episodes) as Mildred
2001One on One (1 Episode) as Carol
2000Malcolm in the Middle (1, 1 Episode) as Nana, Elderly Woman
1999The West Wing (1 Episode) as Marion Cotesworth-Haye
1995The Drew Carey Show (1 Episode) as Eighty-Year-Old Woman
1993Power Rangers (1 Episode) as Elderly Lady
1981The Princess and the Cabbie as Joanna's BART Nemesis (uncredited)
1980Mafia on the Bounty as Selma