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Helen Virginia Horton was an American actress. She was born in Chicago and had a brief career in New York. She married Scotsman Hamish Thomson and lived near London. She worked extensively in British television, radio and theatre, and had three children; her granddaughter is the English actress Lily James. Horton voiced the ship's computer, "Mother", in the 1979 film Alien.
Birth Name
Helen Virginia Horton
Born
Wednesday, 21 November 1923
Died
Friday, 28 September 2007
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Mother / Mother (voice) | 2007 |
Polterguests | Bess's Mother | 1999 |
Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files | ALA Group Leader | 1990 |
Bullseye! | Tourist on Coach | 1990 |
Spatz | Natalie Hansson | 1990 |
Poirot | Julia Olivera | 1989 |
The Woman He Loved | Martha | 1988 |
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Mrs. Cabot | 1987 |
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Nurse at Playhouse | 1987 |
Bon Voyage | Irma Turnbull | 1985 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Mother / Mother (voice) | 2007 |
Polterguests | Bess's Mother | 1999 |
Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files | ALA Group Leader | 1990 |
Bullseye! | Tourist on Coach | 1990 |
Spatz | Natalie Hansson | 1990 |
Poirot | Julia Olivera | 1989 |
The Woman He Loved | Martha | 1988 |
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel | Mrs. Cabot | 1987 |
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Nurse at Playhouse | 1987 |
Bon Voyage | Irma Turnbull | 1985 |
Reunion at Fairborough | Mrs Bigard / Mrs. Bigard | 1985 |
Ellis Island | Miss Pringle | 1984 |
The Razor's Edge | Red Cross lady | 1984 |
The Bill | Mrs. Teasdale | 1984 |
Chance in a Million | Mrs. Burrows | 1984 |
Master of the Game | Mrs. Chandler | 1984 |
Don't Wait Up | Lady Penrose | 1983 |
Superman III | Miss Henderson | 1983 |
Barriers | Mrs Underwood | 1981 |
Minder | Judge's Wife | 1979 |
Alien | Mother / Mother (voice) | 1979 |
Tales of the Unexpected | Martha / American Lady Passenger | 1979 |
Butterflies | Kathleen | 1978 |
Rings on Their Fingers | Rita | 1978 |
Two's Company | Clare | 1975 |
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | Mrs. Jerome | 1974 |
Phase IV | Mildred Eldridge | 1974 |
Centre Play | Nancy | 1973 |
Endless Night | Aunt Beth | 1972 |
Van der Valk | Mrs Lovell Wallace | 1972 |
The Benny Hill Show | Various Roles / Various Characters | 1969 |
The Chairman | Susan Wright | 1969 |
The Last Shot You Hear | Dodie Rubens | 1969 |
ITV Playhouse | Mrs. Bucher | 1967 |
BBC Play of the Month | Grace Torrence | 1965 |
Out of the Unknown | Brenda Claffern | 1965 |
Mogul | Lois Winstanley | 1965 |
Espionage | Mrs. Quade | 1963 |
Drama 61-67 | Miss Quincey | 1961 |
Danger Man | Helen | 1960 |
Never Take Candy from A Stranger | Sylvia Kingsley | 1960 |
The Mark of the Hawk | Barbara Craig | 1957 |
Let's Be Happy | Sadie Whitelaw | 1957 |
Emergency-Ward 10 | Mrs. Martha Salinger | 1957 |
ITV Play of the Week | Mollie / Mona / Mrs. Barker / Mrs. Storch / Sonia Chance | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Mattie Hobbs / Clarice Morrison | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
The Village | Miss Sullivan | 1953 |
Rheingold Theatre | Betty | 1953 |