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Barbara Shelley

Acting 88 (deceased) years old London, England, UK ★ 0.7
Born: February 13, 1932
Died: January 3, 2021

Biography

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Barbara Shelley (born 13 February 1932) was an English film and television actress.

She was at her busiest in the late 1950s (Blood of the Vampire) and 1960s when she became Hammer Horror's number one female star, with The Gorgon (1964), Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966), Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966), and Quatermass and the Pit (1967) among her credits. Although she is known as a scream queen, in fact her most famous scream (in the aforementioned Dracula film) was dubbed by co-star Suzan Farmer.

She also appeared in Village of the Damned (1960) and in the 1984 Doctor Who serial Planet of Fire.

In 2010, writer and actor Mark Gatiss interviewed Shelley about her career at Hammer Films for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror.

She died on 3 January 2021, at the age of 88.

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Known For

Doctor Who
Doctor Who Sorasta 1963
Crown Court
Crown Court Madame Veda Bronski 1972
Crown Court
Crown Court Delia Savage 1972
The Saint
The Saint Valerie North 1962
Route 66
Route 66 1960

Filmography

Acting Credits (76)

The House of Horror - Memories of Bray
The House of Horror - Memories of Bray Herself 2013
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness Self - Original Cast Member / Helen Kent 2012
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story Herself 2009
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Fanex Files: Hammer Films Self 2008
The World of Hammer: Vamp
The World of Hammer: Vamp Helen Kent 1994
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer Self (archive footage) 1994
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah Charlotte Darton 1992
The Stranger
The Stranger Charlotte 1991
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel Cousin Monica 1989
Maigret
Maigret Louise Maigret 1988
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Helen Kent / Sonia (archive footage) 1987
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel Cousin Monica 1987
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire Sorasta 1984
By the Sword Divided
By the Sword Divided 1983
Bergerac
Bergerac Catherine Prescott 1981
The Borgias
The Borgias Vannozza Canale 1981
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice Mrs Gardiner 1980
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors Courtesan 1978
Tycoon
Tycoon Sarah Vyner 1978
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 Dr. Plaxton 1978
Oil Strike North
Oil Strike North 1975
The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man Louisa Galbraith 1975
Ghost Story
Ghost Story Matron 1974
Crown Court
Crown Court Madame Veda Bronski 1972
Crown Court
Crown Court Delia Savage 1972
A Marriage
A Marriage Clare 1972
Justice
Justice Aisling Ainsworth 1971
The Spy Killer
The Spy Killer Danielle 1969
Counterstrike
Counterstrike 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre Clare 1969
Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit Barbara Judd 1967
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase 1967
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin: The Mad Monk Sonia 1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness Helen Kent 1966
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters Lita Perez 1965
The Secret of Blood Island
The Secret of Blood Island Elaine 1964
The Gorgon
The Gorgon Carla Hoffman 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Bryn Watson 1964
Detective
Detective 1964
Blind Corner
Blind Corner Anne Gregory 1964
Doctor Who
Doctor Who Sorasta 1963
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle Catherine 1963
The Saint
The Saint Valerie North 1962
Death Trap
Death Trap Jean Anscomb 1962
Suspense
Suspense Betty Blair 1962
Postman's Knock
Postman's Knock Jean 1962
Stranglehold
Stranglehold Chris Morrison 1962
Hazel
Hazel Anna Forti 1961
The Shadow of the Cat
The Shadow of the Cat Beth Venable 1961
The Avengers
The Avengers Venus 1961
The Avengers
The Avengers Susan Summers 1961
A Story of David
A Story of David Abigail 1960
Route 66
Route 66 1960
Danger Man
Danger Man Gina Scarlotti 1960
Danger Man
Danger Man Louise Goddard 1960
Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned Anthea Zellaby 1960
The Third Man
The Third Man 1959
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place 1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling Diana 1959
Bobbikins
Bobbikins Valerie 1959
Deadly Record
Deadly Record Susan Webb 1959
The Solitary Child
The Solitary Child Harriet 1958
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show Paulette 1958
Blood of the Vampire
Blood of the Vampire Madeleine Duval 1958
The Camp on Blood Island
The Camp on Blood Island Kate Keiller 1958
Murder at Site 3
Murder at Site 3 Susan 1958
The End of the Line
The End of the Line Liliane Crawford 1957
Cat Girl
Cat Girl Leonora Johnson / Leonora Brandt 1957
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge Baronessa 1956
Supreme Confession
Supreme Confession Bettina 1956
Nero's Mistress
Nero's Mistress A Guest at the Villa 1956
Lacrime di sposa
Lacrime di sposa Barbara 1956
Four of the Thundering Jet
Four of the Thundering Jet 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green Edwina 1955
Luna nova
Luna nova 1955
Tragic ballad
Tragic ballad 1955

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