- Had an English stepfather who also died in the Second World War.
- Salman Khan's stepmother.
- Hindi top star in the 50s and 60s, very famous for playing vamps
- Three books were written on her dance career along with a documentary called 'Helen Queen of the Nautch girls' which was released in 1973 by Merchant Ivory Productions.
- Was a sex symbol in the 1960s and 1970s and was referred to as the H-Bomb in movie magazines.
- First actress to introduce cabaret and belly dance in Indian films.
- Was a fan of Gene Kelly and Ann Margaret.
- Moved in with director P.N Arora in 1957 who exploited her financially. She left him in 1974 because she found out he was spending her money without her consent. As a result, she became bankrupt and her apartment was confiscated.
- Married Salim Khan in 1981 and became his second wife. Helen met Salim Khan in 1962 on the sets of Kabli Khan (1963) where she was the heroine and he was the villain in the movie.
- Helen's father George went missing in the 1940s. Her mother passed away on June 1982.
- Helen sister Jennifer (Jenny) was first married to dancer /choreographer Oscar Unger. She acted in Aarti (1962).Later on Oscar married fellow dancer Teresa Nazreth. Jennifer later remarried to Narendra Lal Gupta, an Air Vice Marshal. They have a son and daughter. They divorced in 2005.
- In 1965, 1968 and 1971, she was nominated for the best supporting actress award but lost in all three of them. She eventually won this award in 1979 for Lahu Ke Do Rang.
- Was the lead actress in Cha Cha Cha(1964). The film flopped and she began concentrating on dancing and playing supporting roles in films.
- Father was Anglo Indian and mother was Burmese. After her father's death, her mother remarried a British soldier. Her British stepfather died in the Second World war as well.
- Had an uncanny resemblance to 1960's Bollywood dancer Madhumati and was often mistaken for each other.
- Has a brother Roger Jairag and a stepsister Jennifer. She also had another brother Richard who died of smallpox in 1946.
- Biological father's name was Desmier George and stepfather's name was Robert Richardson.
- Helen's first marriage was in 1957 to film director Prem Narayan Arora of Dil Daulat Duniya fame, who was 27 years older than her. She divorced him in 1974.
- Played multi ethnic characters in movies. She was an Anglo Indian gold digger in Gumnaam (1965), a German Spy in Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976), a Chinese night club dancer in Howrah Bridge (1958), an Indian fisher-woman in Inkaar (1977), an Italian friend of Vyjayanthimala in Prince (1969), a Burmese woman in Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979) and an African woman in Hulchul (1971).
- Always wore a burqa in public places due to fear of being harassed.
- Was nominated as the Best Supporting Actress Award for Gumnaam (1965), Shikar (1968) and Elaan (1971)but was lost in all three of them.
- Her brother Roger Richardson (Jairag) appeared in the film Jewel Thief. He played a navy man in a song .
- The film Dil Daulat Duniya was remake of 1948 Hindi film Pugree starring Kamani Kaushal, which was produced by Prem Narayan Arora himself and he decided to direct the remake in 1972 with Rajesh Khanna and Sadhana in the lead. Helen played the role which Shashikala had essayed in the 1948 version. The film was huge hit.
- Helen regards her best performances in dances to be in Pipili Saheb, Naya Aadmi, Halaku, Yahudi, Howrah Bridge, Uttamputhiran in Tamil, Bedard Zamana Kya Jane ,Sri Valli in Tamil, Hum Hindustani, Half Ticket, Hongkong, China Town, Woh Kaun Thi, Gumnaam, Kaajal, Jewel Theif, Yakeen, The Train, Caravan, Sange Muzhangu in Tamil, Zakhmee, Ginny Aur Jhonny, Bairaag, Deewangee, Khel Khilari Ka, Inkaar, Don. She loved her roles as well in Kab Kyun Aur Kahan, Pagla Kahin Ka, Apradh, Mere Jeevan Saathi , Dil Daulat Duniya,Lahu Ke Do Rang, Shararat, Khamoshi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Ab Tak Chappan .
- Helen acted with MGR (M.G.Ramachandran) in the two songs Naan Sollitara and Sila Kudipathu Pole from the 1972 film Sanghe Muzhangu starring Lakshmi with MGR. Helen also danced with Sivaji Ganeshan in 1958 film Uthamaputhiran for the song Yaarde Nee Mohini and later in 1962 film Sri Valli for the song Malai naattu kuravar nanga.
- Nephew Lalit Aurora acted in Nasamajh (1986). He was former husband P.N. Arora's nephew.
- Clips of Helen was used by NAWTIKS for the music video of the song "205-A " from the album Negative One.
- Step mother to actress Neelu Arora. Neelu is the daughter of director Prem Narayan Arora.
- Was involved with actor Satish Kaul in the 1970s.
- Starred in the shelved movie Fun Seeker's "Gudda Guddi"(1976) Starring Pratap,Alka, A.K. Hangal,Helen, Mohan Choti, Music by Ravindra Jain, Directed by Pratap Purswani.
- Starred in the shelved movie Fair Mount Pictures " Main Jaanti Hun"(1978) Starring Nazneen, Bindu,Helen, Sujit Kumar,Music Laxmikant -Pyarelal,Directed by Jan Mohammed.
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