Helen Horton
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1923-09-28
- Died
- 2007-09-28
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Helen Virginia Horton (November 21, 1923 – September 28, 2007) was an American actress. She was born in Chicago and had a brief career in New York. She married 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.
Horton attended Northwestern University where she became lifelong friends with Patricia Neal (Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still). She was well thought of in the drama department and was cast as Viola, the lead role in Twelfth Night, with Neal cast as Olivia, in a university production of the Shakespeare play.
In September 1945, Horton and Neal took a shared apartment in New York and looked for work. They both got parts in a production of Seven Mirrors at the Blackfriars Theatre.
Horton took over from Vivien Leigh as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire after the play's London run was completed and it began to tour the United Kingdom. When Neal mentioned the connection to Leigh, she remarked "No one takes over for me, dear. When I leave a play, it's over."
Known For
TV Shows (13)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Julia Olivera
Minder
1979
as Judge's Wife
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Grace Torrence
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as American Passenger / Martha
Danger Man
1960
as Helen
Van der Valk
1972
as Mrs Lovell Wallace
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Brenda Claffern
Espionage
1963
as Mrs Quade
The Benny Hill Show
1969
Centre Play
1973
as Nancy
Two's Company
1975
as Clare
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
as Nurse at Playhouse
Hurricane
1961
as Mrs. Van Diemen
Movies (20)
Alien
1979
as Mother (voice)
Superman III
1983
as Miss Henderson
The Chairman
1969
as Susan Wright
The Razor's Edge
1984
as Red Cross Lady
Phase IV
1974
as Mildred Eldridge
Endless Night
1972
as Aunt Beth
The Woman He Loved
1988
as Martha
Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files
1990
as ALA Group Leader
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960
as Sylvia Kingsley
The Mark of the Hawk
1957
as Barbara Craig
The Best of Friends
1980
as Mrs Lovsky
Reunion at Fairborough
1985
as Mrs Bigard
Let's Be Happy
1957
as Sadie Whitelaw
Widows' Nest
1977
as Ana
Strange Stories
1953
as Marie ('Strange Journey')
Satisfaction Guaranteed
1966
as Brenda Claffern
The Last Shot You Hear
1969
as Dodie Rubens
The Pueblo Affair
1970
as Mrs. Bucher
Thunder on Sycamore Street
1957
as Clarice Morrison
Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes
1977
as Nancy
About Helen Horton
Helen Virginia Horton (November 21, 1923 – September 28, 2007) was an American actress. She was born in Chicago and had a brief career in New York. She married 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. Horton attended Northwestern University where she became lifelong friends with Patricia Neal (Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still)… With 33 credits spanning from 1953 to 1990, Helen Horton has appeared in 20 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Helen Horton Movies
- Alien (1979) — as Mother (voice)
- Superman III (1983) — as Miss Henderson
- The Chairman (1969) — as Susan Wright
- The Razor's Edge (1984) — as Red Cross Lady
- Phase IV (1974) — as Mildred Eldridge
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