Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

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Born 1937-12-29 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK 83 credits
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Barbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English actress and producer, known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. She has been referred to as the "Queen of All Scream Queens" and "Britain's first lady of horror". She played the dual role of Asa and Katia Vajda in Mario Bava's landmark film Black Sunday (1960), and starred in The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962), The Long Hair of Death (1964), and Castle of Blood (1964). Additionally, Steele had supporting roles in Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), David Cronenberg's Shivers (1975), Joe Dante's Piranha and Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (both 1978), and appeared on television in the 1991 TV series Dark Shadows. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for producing the American television miniseries War and Remembrance (1988–89). Steele appeared in several films in the 2010s, including a lead role in The Butterfly Room (2012) and supporting role in Ryan Gosling's Lost River (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Steele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography — top 60 of 83
Acting 59 credits
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
1970 · ★ 7.8 · The Widow Craighill
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
1983 · Associate Producer, Mrs. Stoller
Castlevania
Castlevania
2017 · ★ 8.3 · Miranda (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · ★ 7.8 · Phyllis
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Dolores
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby
1978 · ★ 7.0 · Josephine
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
1988 · Producer, Elsa MacMahon
8½
1963 · ★ 8.1 · Gloria Morin
Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom
1965 · Self
A History of Horror
A History of Horror
2010 · Self
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
1991 · Dr. Julia Hoffman / Countess Natalie du Pres, Dr. Julia Hoffman, Countess Natalie du Pres
Piranha
Piranha
1978 · ★ 6.0 · Dr. Mengers
Lost River
Lost River
2015 · ★ 5.7 · Belladonna
Shivers
Shivers
1975 · ★ 6.4 · Betts
Houseboat
Houseboat
1958 · ★ 6.4 · Minor Role (uncredited)
Caged Heat
Caged Heat
1974 · ★ 5.1 · Supt. McQueen
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1960 · ★ 7.4 · Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda
Sapphire
Sapphire
1959 · ★ 7.0 · Student
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961 · ★ 6.9 · Elizabeth Barnard Medina
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold
1966 · ★ 7.7 · Teodora
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1959 · Extra
Nightmare Castle
Nightmare Castle
1965 · ★ 5.3 · Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014 · ★ 6.7 · Self (archive footage)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968 · ★ 5.2 · Lavinia Morley
Young Törless
Young Törless
1966 · ★ 6.6 · Bozena
Fellinopolis
Fellinopolis
2021 · Self - Actress (archive footage)
Deep Above
Deep Above
1994 · Mrs. Wagner
The She Beast
The She Beast
1966 · Veronica
Minutes Past Midnight
Minutes Past Midnight
2016 · ★ 4.8 · The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies
1992 · (archive footage)
The Butterfly Room
The Butterfly Room
2012 · ★ 5.7 · Ann
Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood
1964 · ★ 7.1 · Elisabeth Blackwood
Silent Scream
Silent Scream
1979 · ★ 5.7 · Victoria Engels
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
2000 · Self
White Voices
White Voices
1964 · Guilia
The Phantom
The Phantom
2016 · The Widow
Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959 · Mary
The Boneyard Collection
The Boneyard Collection
2008 · Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981 · Self
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
2025 · (Voice)
The Maniacs
The Maniacs
1964 · Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")
The Heart of a Man
The Heart of a Man
1959 · Girl
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962 · ★ 5.9 · Cynthia Hichcock
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
1965 · Cleo Hauff
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969 · Carla
The Capitol Conspiracy
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998 · Agent Oakley
Master of Dark Shadows
Master of Dark Shadows
2019 · Self
The Long Hair of Death
The Long Hair of Death
1964 · ★ 6.3 · Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein
Italian Kings Of B
Italian Kings Of B
2003 · Self
An Angel for Satan
An Angel for Satan
1966 · Harriet Montebruno / Belinda
The Hours of Love
The Hours of Love
1963 · Leila
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004 · Self
The Ghost
The Ghost
1963 · Margaret Hichcock
Fear in the Dark
Fear in the Dark
1991 · Self
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
1996 · Barbara
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013 · Self
Les baisers
Les baisers
1964 · Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')
Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts
1958 · Fiona
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