Helen Horton

Helen Virginia Horton (November 21, 1923 – September 28, 2007) Horton voiced the ship's computer, "Mother", in the 1979 film Alien.

Early life Horton attended Northwestern University where she became lifelong friends with Patricia Neal. 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. – Barbara Craig Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) – Sylvia Kingsley Play of the Week (1959–1967, ITV series, 5 episodes) – Mollie / Mona / Mrs. Barker / Mrs. Storch / Sonia Chance The Last Shot You Hear (1969) – Dodie Rubens The Chairman (1969) – Susan Wright The Dick Emery Show (1971–1981, BBC series, 4 episodes) Endless Night (1972, crime film) – Aunt Beth Phase IV (1974) – Mildred Eldridge Two's Company (1975) - Clare Nido de viudas (1977) – Ana Alien (1979) – Mother (voice) Superman III (1983) – Miss Henderson The Benny Hill Show, 1979–1986, ITV series 6 episodes The Razor's Edge (1984) – Red Cross lady Ellis Island (1984, CBC, 3 episodes) – Miss Pringle Reunion at Fairborough (1985, TV film) Miss Marple (1987, BBC, 1 episode) – Mrs. Cabot Bullseye! (1990) – Tourist on Coach