Personal Info
Helen Horton
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files
as ALA Group Leader
The Woman He Loved
as Martha
Reunion at Fairborough
as Mrs Bigard
The Razor's Edge
as Red Cross Lady
Superman III
as Miss Henderson
The Best of Friends
as Mrs Lovsky
Alien
as Mother (voice)
Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes
as Nancy
Widows' Nest
as Ana
Phase IV
as Mildred Eldridge
TV Shows
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Julia Olivera · 1 ep.
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
as Nurse at Playhouse · 2 ep.
Minder
as Judge's Wife · 1 ep.
Tales of the Unexpected
as Martha · 1 ep.
Two's Company
as Clare · 1 ep.
Centre Play
as Nancy · 1 ep.
Van der Valk
as Mrs Lovell Wallace · 1 ep.
The Benny Hill Show
58 ep.
BBC Play of the Month
as Grace Torrence · 1 ep.
Out of the Unknown
as Brenda Claffern · 1 ep.
