
Helen Horton
Acting
Born: 1923-09-28 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2007-09-28
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 Ne
🎬 Movies (20)

Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files
1990
ALA Group Leader

The Woman He Loved
1988
Martha

Reunion at Fairborough
1985
Mrs Bigard

The Razor's Edge
1984
Red Cross Lady

Superman III
1983
Miss Henderson

The Best of Friends
1980
Mrs Lovsky

Alien
1979
Mother (voice)

Widows' Nest
1977
Ana

Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes
1977
Nancy

Phase IV
1974
Mildred Eldridge

Endless Night
1972
Aunt Beth
The Pueblo Affair
1970
Mrs. Bucher

The Chairman
1969
Susan Wright

The Last Shot You Hear
1969
Dodie Rubens

Satisfaction Guaranteed
1966
Brenda Claffern

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960
Sylvia Kingsley

The Mark of the Hawk
1957
Barbara Craig

Thunder on Sycamore Street
1957
Clarice Morrison

Let's Be Happy
1957
Sadie Whitelaw

Strange Stories
1953
Marie ('Strange Journey')
📺 TV Shows (14)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Julia Olivera

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987
Nurse at Playhouse

Minder
1979
Judge's Wife

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
American Passenger

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Martha

Two's Company
1975
Clare

Centre Play
1973
Nancy

Van der Valk
1972
Mrs Lovell Wallace

The Benny Hill Show
1969

BBC Play of the Month
1965
Grace Torrence

Out of the Unknown
1965
Brenda Claffern

Espionage
1963
Mrs Quade
Hurricane
1961
Mrs. Van Diemen

Danger Man
1960
Helen