Victoria Catlin
Appearance
Victoria Catlin (born Victoria Shechter on September 23, 1952)[1] is a retired actress best known for her roles as Blackie O'Reilly in Twin Peaks, Ellen Forrest in Maniac Cop, Dr. Catherine Peake in Howling V: The Rebirth, and Anastasia in Ghoulies.[1][2][3][4]
Career
She is best known for her roles as Blackie O'Reilly,[5][6] the madam of One-Eyed Jacks, in Twin Peaks,[6][7][8] Ellen Forrest (wife of Bruce Campbell's character) in Maniac Cop,[9][10][11] Dr. Catherine Peake in Howling V: The Rebirth, and Anastasia in Ghoulies.[4][1] She was also in Mutant on the Bounty.[3]
She additionally appeared in the movies Slow Burn and Maid to Order, and in the TV shows Amazing Stories and Adam-12.[2][12][3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1984 | Ghoulies | Anastasia | |
1987 | Maid to Order | Alicia Nolin | |
1988 | Maniac Cop | Ellen Forrest | |
1989 | Mutant on the Bounty | Babette | |
1989 | Howling V: The Rebirth | Dr. Catherine Peake |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | Slow Burn | Erica | Television film |
1987 | Amazing Stories | Ann Hellenbeck | Episode: "Such Interesting Neighbors" |
1990 | Twin Peaks | Blackie O'Reilly | 7 episodes |
1990 | Adam-12 | Second Woman in Argument | Episode: "Teach the Children" |
References
- ^ a b c "Victoria Catlin". Video Detective.
- ^ a b "Re-entering Twin Peaks: A catch-up guide to its cast and characters". TV Club.
- ^ a b c "Victoria Catlin". BFI. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ a b "'Maniac Cop' (1988): Cult Slasher With Shield Appeal". April 25, 2018.
- ^ Holbrook, Damian. "Kyle MacLachlan and David Lynch on the Return of 'Twin Peaks' (Plus, a Comprehensive A to Z Guide!)". TV Insider.
- ^ a b "54 Twin Peaks Characters Ranked, Using Vague and Confusing Criteria". May 21, 2017.
- ^ Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew; Spooner, Catherine (2015-11-17). Return to Twin Peaks: New Approaches to Materiality, Theory, and Genre on Television. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-55695-0.
- ^ "Victoria Catlin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "'Maniac Cop' No Longer Feels Like A Pure Exploitation Picture — It's A Prescient Precursor To Today's State of Police Distrust". October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Maniac Cop: How the storyline was almost changed at the 11th hour". October 20, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Tony (2016-04-18). Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, rev. ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1819-7.
- ^ "Amazing Stories (1985) - Season 2 Episode 18" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.