Helen Highfield
Helen grew up in Ithaca, singing in almost every choir in town and made her stage debut as Sister Margaretta in her 8th grade production of The Sound of Music. She thought this acting thing was pretty fun – and upon discovering that theatre was a far less costly hobby than horseback riding, her parents encouraged her to try it some more. In high school, Helen did all the school musicals, headed a youth-run theatre company, was a member of a the Suicide Prevention and Crisis Center’s improv troupe (it was more fun than it sounds, really), and studied at the Workshop for two years with Katie Spallone. After realizing that she was hooked on this crazy “living truthfully under imaginary circumstances” thing, and with the encouragement of Katie and Eliza, she moved to New York City to study acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Helen is now living and learning as a bona-fide actress in NYC (no really, she’s been on Law & Order: SVU!), where she co-founded a non-profit performing organization called The Real Theatre Company. Helen has performed in theatre throughout the city, most recently as the ingenue in The Return of Peter Grimm at The Metropolitan Playhouse. She is signed with the Carson-Adler Agency and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.
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