Victoria Catlin (née Shechter, September 23, 1952 – February 28, 2024) was an American 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]

Life and career

Victoria Shechter was born in Moline, Illinois on September 23, 1952.[1] She was 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]

Catlin additionally appeared in the films Slow Burn and Maid to Order, and in the TV shows Amazing Stories and Adam-12.[2][12][3]

Catlin died on February 28, 2024, at the age of 71.[13]

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

  1. ^ a b c "Victoria Catlin". Video Detective.
  2. ^ a b "Re-entering Twin Peaks: A catch-up guide to its cast and characters". TV Club.
  3. ^ a b c "Victoria Catlin". BFI. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. ^ a b "'Maniac Cop' (1988): Cult Slasher With Shield Appeal". April 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Holbrook, Damian (11 May 2017). "Kyle MacLachlan and David Lynch on the Return of 'Twin Peaks' (Plus, a Comprehensive A to Z Guide!)". TV Insider.
  6. ^ a b "54 Twin Peaks Characters Ranked, Using Vague and Confusing Criteria". May 21, 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Victoria Catlin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  9. ^ "'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.
  10. ^ "Maniac Cop: How the storyline was almost changed at the 11th hour". October 20, 2018.
  11. ^ Williams, Tony (2016-04-18). Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, rev. ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1819-7.
  12. ^ "Amazing Stories (1985) - Season 2 Episode 18" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  13. ^ "Victoria Shechter Catlin". Legacy. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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