Anne Helm
Helm in 2019
Born	(1938-09-12)September 12, 1938 (age 86) Toronto,Ontario, Canada
Other names	Annie Helm
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1941–1986
Spouses	John Sherlock ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1969)​ Robert Viharo ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1979)​
Children	2
Family	Peter Helm (brother)[1] Tiffany Helm (niece)

Anne Helm (born September 12, 1938)^[2] is a retired Canadian-born actress and children's author (asAnnie Helm), who primarily appeared in guest roles on episodes of various American television series. Her few film roles include playingElvis Presley's love interest in the 1962 filmFollow That Dream. Helm had two recurring roles, playing Molly Pierce in five episodes during the 85-episode run of the mid-1960s seriesRun for Your Life and playing the minor role of nurse Mary Briggs in an unknown number of episodes of the daily soap operaGeneral Hospital from 1971 to 1973.

Helm began studying ballet with theNational Ballet Guild of Canada when she was 12, and at 14 she studied at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School.^[2]

Helm began performing on Broadway in the 1940s as she danced inHigh Kickers (1941),^[3]: 85Lady in the Dark (1943),^[3]: 153 andMexican Hayride (1944).^[3]: 211 She returned as an actress, portraying Sally Reece inCloud 7 (1958) and Edwina Booth inEdwin Booth (1958).^[4] During the 1950s, she modeled clothing for teenage girls in New York, made commercials and danced at the Copacabana night club.^[5]

Living in New York City, Helm began her pursuit of an acting career, which eventually led toHollywood. Beginning in the 1950s, she made guest appearances ontelevision series. Her television debut occurred onThe Phil Silvers Show in the role of a contestant in a beauty pageant.^[2] Her 1958 title role inShirley Temple's Storybook's presentation of "The Sleeping Beauty" was the subject of an article inLife magazine.^[6] She made hermotion picture debut in 1960.

Helm was cast as Linda Moon in the 1960 episode "A Thief or Two" onCBS'santhology series,The DuPont Show with June Allyson, with co-starLew Ayres. She appeared on the CBSWestern seriesRawhide in the episodes "Incident Near Gloomy River (1961) and "Inside Man" (1962). She guest-starred in an episode of the CBS sitcomMy Sister Eileen, withElaine Stritch andShirley Bonne.

In 1961, Helm appeared in an episode ofAlfred Hitchcock Presents ("The Changing Heart", Series 6, episode 14/205, airdate January 3, 1961). Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Big Kick, Season 7 episode 37. She guest-starred in the premiere episode ofABC'sBus Stop drama series. That same year, she appeared in the first season of CBS'sRoute 66 in the episode "The Clover Throne", and in thesyndicatedcrime dramaThe Brothers Brannagan in the episode "Equinox." She also played Glamis Barlow, the title character, in thePerry Mason TV episode, "The Case of the Duplicate Daughter." In Dec 1961 she appeared as a drug addicted gun moll inThe Untouchables episode 3–8, "Mankiller". Helm was cast as Jennie Metcalf, the daughter of an outlaw who seeks vengeance for her father's death, in the 1962 episode "Girl with a Gun", on thesyndicatedanthology series,Death Valley Days.

Helm drew national recognition as Holly Jones, the love interest ofElvis Presley in his 1962 filmFollow That Dream. She made five more films during the 1960s includingThe Iron Maiden (released in the US asSwinging Maiden), a 1962 British made comedy film,The Interns (1962),Honeymoon Hotel (1964),The Unkissed Bride (1966), and the horror filmNightmare in Wax (1969).

Helm played different roles in three appearances onWagon Train, an AmericanWestern series. The first episode Helm was on was entitled "The Dick Pederson Story" (10 Jan. 1962); the second episode was entitled "Heather and Hamish" (10 Apr. 1963) and the third was "The Story of Cain" (16 Dec. 1963).

On January 15, 1963, Helm guest-starred in the episode "Protective Custody" ofNBC'sWestern series,Laramie.David Brian played Walt Douglas, an official of the stage line, who arrives inLaramie seeking his estranged daughter, Alicia, portrayed by Helm.

In theGunsmoke TV Series she played "Helena Dales" in "One Killer on Ice", and "Trudy Trent" in "Bad Seed".

Later in 1963, she was cast as Joanie in the series finale, "The Convention," of the modern Western series,Empire.

In 1963 she also guest-starred as Janie in Season-three of CBS's TV seriesRoute 66 in the episode: "Narcissus On An Old Red Fire Engine".^[7]

Helm appeared inThe Magic Sword (1962) opposite Basil Rathbone and Gary Lockwood. She was originally cast to play Joan Crawford's daughter Carol in William Castle'sStrait-Jacket (1964) but was replaced.

Helm appeared as Nora Martin in a 1964 episode ofThe Fugitive titled "Ballad for a Ghost", and again in a 1964 episode of 'Burke's Law' - 'Who Killed 1/2 Of Glory Lee?' - as Sable Delacroix.

Helm had the role of Amy in the ABC dramaThe Long, Hot Summer (1965-1966).^[8] She also appeared in two episodes of the ABC Western seriesThe Big Valley, both times in a role that interacted prominently with main cast memberLee Majors. Her first appearance was on October 20, 1965, in the first-season episode "Heritage" in the role of Brydie Hanrahan. Helm then returned on March 4, 1968, in the third season in the episode entitled "The Devil's Masquerade," playing the role of Nancy.

In 1967 she appeared as Jeanne Springer in Season 3 Episode 16 "Long Time Dead" ofTwelve O'Clock High.

Helms' appearance onThe F.B.I. in 1968 was her third on that series in three years.^[9] In 1968, Helm appeared as Irene Park in Season 1 ofHawaii Five-O.

In 1968 appeared in the chapter 32 of the season 9 as a teacher in the tv SeriesBonanza. In 1969 she appeared as Karen Mallory on the TV SeriesThe Virginian in the episode titled "Journey to Scathelock."

From 1971 to 1973, Helm was a regular cast member on the ABCsoap operaGeneral Hospital.

In 1986, Helm appeared in the episode "The Doll", onSteven Spielberg's dramatic television anthology,Amazing Stories.

After her acting career ended in 1986, Helm started writing children's books, as Annie Helm. Her bookThe Sunshine Angel Book for Angel Workers of All Ages was published in 1992,^[10] followed in 1993 byThe Little Angel Workbook for Children of all Ages.^[11] Fifteen years later, in 2018, her bookBabystar was published.^[12]

Helm was married from 1968 to 1969 to author John Sherlock, with whom she had a son, Peter Sherlock. Her second husband was actorRobert Viharo, whom she wed in 1971 and had a daughter, Serena Viharo, who also became an actress. Helm and Viharo divorced in 1979. Her former sister-in-law is actressBrooke Bundy who had a daughter,Tiffany Helm, that went on to become an actress like her mother.^[13][14]

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