Helen Parker

Helen Parker AKA Christabel H Parker is a writer based in Canada. She was raised within the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park in NSW Australia. Her father, an Australian naval officer, maintained a lifelong friendship with actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. . They served together under the British Navy command. Her paternal grandmother Saide Parker M.B.E. was the Marketing Manager for MGM Pacific Region. In 2015 Helen relocated permanently to North America to further her writing ambitions. Her first drama series "Punjabi Ice" is optioned in development. Her feature film "Under Pressure" is in preproduction. Helen is also Associate Producer on a Canadian feature film and TV series "Ice Breaker" about the 72 Cold War hockey series between Canada and the USSR. Helen is a television producer, award winning journalist and former Australian Walkley Award Judge. At 19 she started at The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, became Chief of Staff (9-NBN) , produced & directed 102 episodes of popular lifestyle TV series (Network 9 & Network 7) was a video journalist travelling the globe for Newscorp/FOX. She wrote the documentary Jamie's Journey for the Nine Network. Her career has taken her to peace-keeping zones with the Australian military, tea with the British Royal family, Moscow with the legends of The Summit Series and on special assignments with Qantas and Red Bull Extreme Sports and F1 Racing teams. She's chased down murderers, interviewed four Prime Ministers and filmed in three prisons, these experiences have inspired her stories. She studied Law at Sydney University and is a graduate of North Sydney's Film & TV School. She is married to Canadian rock musician and author Carl Dixon .