She avenged the House Atreides at just eight years old and now stars alongside Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe in the horror film of the moment: we are talking about Alicia Witt. Her presence in the latest horror sensation, which hit Spanish cinemas last Friday after a successful run in the United States and other countries, has captivated the internet by recreating one of the most famous and iconic scenes of her career.
In the new film by Oz Perkins, Alicia Witt portrays Ruth Harker, the mother of FBI agent Lee Harker. Her face might seem familiar to you, but her name might not ring a bell on its own. If you’re a fan of the original “Dune” movie, directed by David Lynch in the 80s, you’ll understand why.
It’s been 40 years since that iconic role, but Alicia Witt played the young Alia Atreides in David Lynch’s 1984 film. At the age of eight, this was her first movie and the beginning of her prolific career in film and television. Over the past 40 years, she has appeared in numerous roles, including films like “Urban Legend” (1998) and “Vanilla Sky” (2001), as well as TV series such as “Friday Night Lights,” “The Mentalist,” “Justified,” “The Walking Dead,” “Nashville,” and “Orange Is the New Black.”
While her new film, “Longlegs,” is currently receiving a lot of attention, eagle-eyed fans with infallible memories were quick to recognize her. In response, Witt posted a video on social media where she, alongside her younger self, reenacts one of her iconic scenes from the 80s sci-fi cult classic.
