It's not often an actress can play a character, then play the character's aunt 24 years later.
Helen was the
first actress to play Supergirl / Kara Zor-El in
any medium in
Supergirl: the Movie (1984)!
In 2008, she played Kara's aunt, Lara-El (birth mother of Kal-El / Clark Kent), in two episodes of
Smallville! (She also appears in a documentary on the Season 7
Smallville DVD set entitled "Supergirl: Last Daughter of Krypton")
And she still looks...well...SUPER!
Currently a regular on the new
TeenNick series
Gigantic as
Jennifer Moore.
Other actresses to play Supergirl / Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee Danvers since Helen include
Nicolle Tom (
Superman: the Animated Series, New Batman Adventures, Justice League Unlimited)
Laura Vandervoort (
Smallville)
Tara Strong
(Justice League Heroes video game)
Other actresses to play
Lara-El aka
Lara Lor-Van before Helen include...
Agnes Moorehead (
Adventures of Superman [radio] "The Baby from Krypton" [1940], "Superman Comes to Earth" [1942])
Luana Walters (
Superman[1948 movie serial] "Chapter 1: Superman Comes to Earth")
Aline Towne (
Adventures of Superman "Superman on Earth")
Susannah York (
Superman the Movie, Superman II, Superman IV: the Quest for Peace)
Britt Ekland (
Adventures of Superboy "Escape to Earth" and
"Abandon Earth")
Eliza Roberts (
Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman "Foundling")
Finola Hughes (
Superman: the Animated Series "The Last Son of Krypton")
and, Kendall Cross on an earlier episode of
Smallville ("Memoria")
Other actresses to play
Talia al Ghul include...
Olivia Hussey (
Superman: the Animated Series and
Batman Beyond)
Andrea Bowen (
Batman: the Brave and the Bold)