Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Born December 29, 1937 (Age: 88) Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Biography

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.
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

The Phantom

The Phantom

2016 as The Widow Age: 78
Lost River

Lost River

2015 as Belladonna Age: 77
The Butterfly Room

The Butterfly Room

2012 as Ann Age: 74
Barbara Steele in Conversation

Barbara Steele in Conversation

2009 as Self Age: 71
No Image

Mario Bava Speaks

2006 as Self Age: 68
Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004 as Self Age: 66
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000 as Self Age: 62
The Capitol Conspiracy

The Capitol Conspiracy

1998 as Agent Oakley Age: 60
Hollywood Rated 'R'

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997 as Self Age: 59
Fear in the Dark

Fear in the Dark

1991 as Self Age: 53
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981 as Self Age: 43
The Key Is in the Door

The Key Is in the Door

1978 as Cathy Age: 40
Piranha

Piranha

1978 as Dr. Mengers Age: 40
Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1978 as Josephine Age: 40
No Image

The Space-Watch Murders

1978 as Age: 40
Shivers

Shivers

1975 as Betts Age: 37
Caged Heat

Caged Heat

1974 as Supt. McQueen Age: 36
Honeymoon with a Stranger

Honeymoon with a Stranger

1969 as Carla Age: 31
For Love and Gold

For Love and Gold

1966 as Teodora Age: 28
No Image

Money

1965 as Age: 27
Once Upon a Tractor

Once Upon a Tractor

1965 as Lady Clerk Age: 27
Nightmare Castle

Nightmare Castle

1965 as Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith Age: 27
Terror-Creatures from the Grave

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

1965 as Cleo Hauff Age: 27
The Long Hair of Death

The Long Hair of Death

1964 as Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein Age: 27
Easy Love

Easy Love

1964 as Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano") Age: 26
The Monocle's Sour Laugh

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

1964 as Valérie Gasparelli Age: 26
White Voices

White Voices

1964 as Guilia Age: 26
Three for a Robbery

Three for a Robbery

1964 as Barbara Sims Age: 26
Les baisers

Les baisers

1964 as Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir') Age: 26
The Maniacs

The Maniacs

1964 as Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale") Age: 26
Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

1964 as Elisabeth Blackwood Age: 26
A Sentimental Attempt

A Sentimental Attempt

1963 as Silvia Age: 25
The Ghost

The Ghost

1963 as Margaret Hichcock Age: 25
The Hours of Love

The Hours of Love

1963 as Leila Age: 25
8½

1963 as Gloria Morin Age: 25
The Iron Captain

The Iron Captain

1962 as Floriana Age: 24
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

1962 as Cynthia Hichcock Age: 24
The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

1961 as Elizabeth Barnard Medina Age: 23
Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1960 as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda Age: 22
Your Money or Your Wife

Your Money or Your Wife

1960 as Juliet Frost Age: 22
Sapphire

Sapphire

1959 as Student Age: 21
Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 as Mary Age: 21
The Heart of a Man

The Heart of a Man

1959 as Girl Age: 21
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1959 as Extra Age: 21
No Image

Look at Life: Saving Face

1959 as Self Age: 21
Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

1958 as Fiona Age: 20
Houseboat

Houseboat

1958 as Minor Role (uncredited) Age: 20