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Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele (born December 29, 1937, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England) is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), now hailed as a classic. Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962); The Ghost, directed by Riccardo Freda and Roger Corman's 1961 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Pit and the Pendulum. She guested on various British television shows including the spy drama Danger Man starring Patrick McGoohan. In 2010, she was a guest star in the Dark Shadows audio drama The Night Whispers. In 2010, actor-writer Mark Gatiss interviewed Steele about her role in Black Sunday (1960) for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Steele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Dec 29, 1937 In Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
79
First Appeared:
In the series Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955-10-02
Latest Project:
Movie Mary Woronov: Cult Queen 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Unknown 2025
Movie Ulalume - A Ballad Narrator: opening credits (voice) 2023-01-20
Movie Fellinopolis Self - Actress (archive footage) 2021-06-10
Movie Master of Dark Shadows Self 2019-04-16
Series Castlevania Miranda (voice) 2017-07-07
Movie The Phantom The Widow 2016-10-14
Movie Minutes Past Midnight The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End') 2016-10-18
Movie Lost River Belladonna 2015-04-08
Movie The Mill at Calder's End The Apparition of the Mill 2015-03-22
Movie Behind the Swinging Blade Self 2014-05-19
Movie Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau Self (archive footage) 2014-08-24
Movie The Shutterbug Man Narrator 2014-12-17
Movie Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers' Self 2014-10-13
Movie House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! Self 2013-10-01
Movie The Butterfly Room Ann 2012-08-04
Series A History of Horror Self 2010-10-11
Movie Her Morbid Desires Vanessa Peabody 2009-02-15
Movie Barbara Steele in Conversation Self 2009-05-19
Series Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009-10-03
Movie The Boneyard Collection Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires") 2008-01-01
Movie Mario Bava: Operazione paura Self 2004-04-30
Movie Italian Kings Of B Self 2003-01-01
Movie The American Nightmare Self 2000-09-11
Movie The Capitol Conspiracy Agent Oakley 1998-03-01
Movie Hollywood Rated 'R' Self 1997-06-19
Movie Deep Above Mrs. Wagner 1994-01-01
Series Dark Shadows Dr. Julia Hoffman / Countess Natalie du Pres 1991-01-13
Movie Fear in the Dark Self 1991-10-29
Series War and Remembrance Elsa MacMahon (Singapore Christmas Party) 1988-11-13
Movie Be Pretty and Shut Up! Self 1981-03-04
Movie Silent Scream Victoria Engels 1979-11-23
Movie Pretty Baby Josephine 1978-04-05
Movie The Space-Watch Murders Unknown 1978-01-04
Movie The Key Is in the Door Cathy 1978-12-13
Movie Piranha Dr. Mengers 1978-08-03
Movie I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Idat 1977-07-14
Movie Shivers Betts 1975-09-26
Movie Caged Heat Supt. McQueen 1974-04-19
Movie Stop the World... I Want to Get Off! Danielle 1970-10-08
Movie Ciao, Federico! Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1970-10-28
Series Night Gallery The Widow Craighill 1970-12-16
Movie Honeymoon with a Stranger Carla 1969-12-23
Movie Curse of the Crimson Altar Lavinia Morley 1968-12-01
Movie Barbara and Her Furs Self 1967-01-01
Movie The She Beast Veronica 1966-05-02
Movie For Love and Gold Teodora 1966-04-07
Movie An Angel for Satan Harriet Montebruno / Belinda 1966-05-04
Movie Young Törless Bozena 1966-05-20
Movie Terror-Creatures from the Grave Cleo Hauff 1965-06-23
Series Dim Dam Dom Self 1965-03-07
Movie Nightmare Castle Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith 1965-08-20
Movie Once Upon a Tractor Lady Clerk 1965-09-09
Movie Money Unknown 1965-11-25
Movie Les baisers Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir') 1964-05-14
Movie Castle of Blood Elisabeth Blackwood 1964-02-27
Movie Three for a Robbery Barbara Sims 1964-08-01
Movie The Maniacs Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale") 1964-03-28
Movie White Voices Guilia 1964-08-12
Movie The Long Hair of Death Helen Rochefort / Mary 1964-12-30
Movie Easy Love Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano") 1964-10-03
Movie The Monocle's Sour Laugh Valérie Gasparelli 1964-09-16
Movie Gloria Morin 1963-02-14
Movie The Hours of Love Leila 1963-03-01
Movie A Sentimental Attempt Silvia 1963-10-04
Movie The Ghost Margaret Hichcock 1963-03-30
Movie The Horrible Dr. Hichcock Cynthia Hichcock 1962-08-01
Movie The Iron Captain Floriana 1962-10-26
Movie The Pit and the Pendulum Elizabeth Barnard Medina 1961-08-12
Movie Flaming Star Roslyn Pierce (scenes deleted) 1960-12-20
Movie Your Money or Your Wife Juliet Frost 1960-03-01
Movie Black Sunday Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda 1960-08-11
Movie The Heart of a Man Girl 1959-08-06
Movie The 39 Steps Extra 1959-03-13
Series Adventures in Paradise Dolores 1959-10-05
Movie Sapphire Student 1959-11-02
Movie Upstairs and Downstairs Mary 1959-11-02
Movie Houseboat Minor Role (uncredited) 1958-11-19
Movie Bachelor of Hearts Fiona 1958-12-12
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Phyllis 1955-10-02
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