Victoria Catlin

Victoria Catlin (born Victoria Shechter on September 23, 1952)[1] is a retired actress.

Career

Best Known Roles

She is best known for her cult TV and film roles primarily in the sci-fi and horror genres in the 80s and early 90s, as Blackie O'Reilly[2][3] - the madam of One-Eyed Jacks[3] - in Twin Peaks,[4][5] Ellen Forrest (wife of Bruce Campbell's character) in Maniac Cop,[6][7][8] Dr. Catherine Peake in Howling V: The Rebirth, and Anastasia in Ghoulies.[9][1] She was also in Mutant on the Bounty.[10]

Other Roles

She additionally appeared in the movies Slow Burn and Maid to Order, and in the TV shows Amazing Stories (episode Such Interesting Neighbours based on the science fiction short story by American writer Jack Finney) and Adam-12.[11][12][10]

References
  1. "Victoria Catlin". Video Detective.
  2. Holbrook, Damian. "Kyle MacLachlan and David Lynch on the Return of 'Twin Peaks' (Plus, a Comprehensive A to Z Guide!)". TV Insider.
  3. "54 Twin Peaks Characters Ranked, Using Vague and Confusing Criteria". May 21, 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. "Victoria Catlin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. "'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.
  7. "Maniac Cop: How the storyline was almost changed at the 11th hour". October 20, 2018.
  8. Williams, Tony (2016-04-18). Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, rev. ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1819-7.
  9. "'Maniac Cop' (1988): Cult Slasher With Shield Appeal". April 25, 2018.
  10. "Victoria Catlin". BFI. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  11. "Re-entering Twin Peaks: A catch-up guide to its cast and characters". TV Club.
  12. "Amazing Stories (1985) - Season 2 Episode 18" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
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