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Helen Horton
Actor
Died September 28, 2007 (84 years)
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."
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."
Filmography
| 1999 | Polterguests (TV Series) · as Bess's Mother |
| 1991 | Paul Merton: The Series (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1990 | Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files · as Ala Group Leader |
| 1990 | Bullseye! · as Tourist On Coach |
| 1990 | Spatz (TV Series) · as Natalie Hansson |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Julia Olivera |
| 1988 | The Woman He Loved · as Martha |
| 1988 | Benny Hill's Crazy World · as Various Roles |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (TV Series) · as Nurse At Playhouse |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (TV Series) · as Mrs. Cabot |
| 1985 | Bon Voyage · as Irma Turnbull |
| 1985 | What Mad Pursuit? · as Mrs. Loomis |
| 1985 | Reunion at Fairborough · as Mrs Bigard |
| 1984 | Ellis Island (TV Series) · as Miss Pringle |
| 1984 | The Razor's Edge · as Red Cross Lady |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Mrs. Teasdale |
| 1984 | Chance in a Million (TV Series) · as Mrs. Burrows |
| 1984 | Master of the game (TV Series) · as Mrs. Chandler |
| 1984 | The Making of 'Superman III' · as Miss Henderson |
| 1983 | Don't Wait Up (TV Series) · as Lady Penrose |
| 1983 | Superman III · as Miss Henderson |
| 1981 | Barriers (TV Series) · as Mrs Underwood |
| 1981 | Benny Hill's Video Revue · as Cast |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Judge's Wife |
| 1979 | Alien · as Mother (voice) |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as American Passenger |
| 1979 | Room Service (1979) (TV Series) · as Miss Schultz |
| 1978 | Butterflies (TV Series) · as Kathleen |
| 1978 | Rings On Their Fingers (TV Series) · as Rita |
| 1977 | Nido de viudas · as Ana |
| 1975 | Two's Company (TV Series) · as Clare |
| 1974 | Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill (TV Series) · as Mrs. Jerome |
| 1974 | Phase IV · as Mildred Eldridge |
| 1972 | Endless Night · as Aunt Beth |
| 1972 | Van der Valk (TV Series) · as Mrs Lovell Wallace |
| 1969 | The Benny Hill Show (TV Series) |
| 1969 | The Chairman · as Susan Wright |
| 1969 | The Last Shot You Hear · as Dodie Rubens |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Bucher |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Grace Torrence |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown (TV Series) · as Brenda Claffern |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Lois Winstanley |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) · as Mrs. Quade |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as Helen |
| 1960 | Never Take Candy from A Stranger · as Sylvia Kingsley |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Mrs. Prince |
| 1957 | The Mark of the Hawk · as Barbara Craig |
| 1957 | Let's Be Happy · as Sadie Whitelaw |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Mrs. Martha Salinger |
| 1956 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee · as Cast |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Mollie |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Clarice Morrison |
| 1953 | The Village · as Miss Sullivan |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Betty |
| 1953 | Strange Stories · as Marie ('strange Journey') |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Ann Wesfield |