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Helen Horton(1923-2007)

  • Actress
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Christopher Reeve and Helen Horton in Superman III (1983)
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Helen Horton was born on 21 November 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Alien (1979), Superman III (1983) and Phase IV (1974). She was married to Hamish Thomson. She died on 28 September 2007 in Vero Beach, Florida, USA.
BornNovember 21, 1923
DiedSeptember 28, 2007(83)
BornNovember 21, 1923
DiedSeptember 28, 2007(83)
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Known for

Alien (1979)
Alien
8.5
  • Mother(voice)
  • 1979
Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
Superman III
5.0
  • Miss Henderson
  • 1983
Phase IV (1974)
Phase IV
6.4
  • Mildred Eldridge
  • 1974
ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
ITV Television Playhouse
7.8
TV Series
  • Clarice Morrison
  • Mattie Hobbs

Credits

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Actress

  • Polterguests (1999)
    Polterguests
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Bess's Mother
    • 1999
  • Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Teasdale
    • 1995
  • Georgina Hale, Brenda Longman, and Evelyn Sweeney in T.Bag and the Sunstones of Montezuma (1992)
    T.Bag and the Sunstones of Montezuma
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Aunt Molly
    • 1992
  • David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
    Poirot
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Julia Olivera
    • 1992
  • Paul Merton in Paul Merton: The Series (1991)
    Paul Merton: The Series
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 1991
  • Barry Foster in Van der Valk (1972)
    Van der Valk
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs Lovell Wallace
    • 1991
  • Spatz (1990)
    Spatz
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Natalie Hansson
    • 1991
  • Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990)
    Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • ALA Group Leader
    • 1990
  • Michael Caine, Sally Kirkland, and Roger Moore in Bullseye! (1990)
    Bullseye!
    4.5
    • Tourist on Coach
    • 1990
  • Storyboard (1983)
    Storyboard
    7.5
    TV Series
    • American lady
    • 1989
  • The Woman He Loved (1988)
    The Woman He Loved
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Martha
    • 1988
  • Ann-Margret and Claudette Colbert in The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Nurse at Playhouse
    • 1987
  • Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Cabot
    • 1987
  • Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1969)
    The Benny Hill Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Various Roles
    • Various Characters
    • 1979–1986
  • Chance in a Million (1984)
    Chance in a Million
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Burrows
    • 1986

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • November 21, 1923
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 2007
    • Vero Beach, Florida, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Hamish Thomson? - September 25, 2001 (his death, 3 children)
  • Relatives
    • Lily James(Grandchild)

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  • Trivia
    Helen Virginia Horton was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Frances Katherine (Stewart) and Walter Clark "Bud" Horton. She was married to James Hamish Thomson, of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. Their granddaughter is actress Lily James. On her father's side, Helen had Colonial American roots in New England. On her mother's side, she had Scottish ancestry, by way of Canada.

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