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Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

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).

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Born

Dec 29, 1937

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

73 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

8½
1963 as Gloria Morin
★ 8.1
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby
1978 as Josephine
★ 7.0
Piranha
Piranha
1978 as Dr. Mengers
★ 6.0
Shivers
Shivers
1975 as Betts
★ 6.4
Houseboat
Houseboat
1958 as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Caged Heat
Caged Heat
1974 as Supt. McQueen
★ 5.1
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1960 as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda
★ 7.4
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961 as Elizabeth Barnard Medina
★ 6.8
Lost River
Lost River
2015 as Belladonna
★ 5.7
Sapphire
Sapphire
1959 as Student
★ 7.0
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1959 as Extra
★ 6.2
The Phantom
The Phantom
2016 as The Widow
★ 6.3
Fellinopolis
Fellinopolis
2021 as Self - Actress (archive footage)
★ 6.2
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold
1966 as Teodora
★ 7.7
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981 as Self
★ 6.1
The Butterfly Room
The Butterfly Room
2012 as Ann
★ 5.7
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
2000 as Self
★ 6.8
Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood
1964 as Elisabeth Blackwood
★ 7.1
The Capitol Conspiracy
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998 as Agent Oakley
★ 4.2
Minutes Past Midnight
Minutes Past Midnight
2016 as The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')
★ 4.8
Young Törless
Young Törless
1966 as Bozena
★ 6.6
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968 as Lavinia Morley
★ 5.2
Silent Scream
Silent Scream
1979 as Victoria Engels
★ 5.7
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Money
1965
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962 as Cynthia Hichcock
★ 5.9
The She Beast
The She Beast
1966 as Veronica
★ 4.9
Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959 as Mary
★ 5.6
The Boneyard Collection
The Boneyard Collection
2008 as Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
★ 5.3
Nightmare Castle
Nightmare Castle
1965 as Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith
★ 5.3
The Hours of Love
The Hours of Love
1963 as Leila
★ 4.4
The Long Hair of Death
The Long Hair of Death
1964 as Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein
★ 6.3
The Maniacs
The Maniacs
1964 as Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")
★ 4.7
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997 as Self
★ 4.8
Master of Dark Shadows
Master of Dark Shadows
2019 as Self
★ 9.1
Ciao, Federico!
Ciao, Federico!
1970 as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Easy Love
Easy Love
1964 as Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano")
★ 2.0
Italian Kings Of B
Italian Kings Of B
2003 as Self
★ 6.0
The Heart of a Man
The Heart of a Man
1959 as Girl
The Ghost
The Ghost
1963 as Margaret Hichcock
★ 6.1
An Angel for Satan
An Angel for Satan
1966 as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda
★ 6.2
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
1965 as Cleo Hauff
★ 5.9
A Sentimental Attempt
A Sentimental Attempt
1963 as Silvia
★ 6.5
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969 as Carla
★ 6.7
Fear in the Dark
Fear in the Dark
1991 as Self
★ 10.0
Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
1965 as Lady Clerk
★ 5.0
Three for a Robbery
Three for a Robbery
1964 as Barbara Sims
White Voices
White Voices
1964 as Guilia
★ 4.5
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964 as Valérie Gasparelli
★ 5.3
Your Money or Your Wife
Your Money or Your Wife
1960 as Juliet Frost
★ 4.0
Les baisers
Les baisers
1964 as Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')
★ 3.0
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
★ 6.0
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
★ 5.5
Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts
1958 as Fiona
★ 5.6
The Key Is in the Door
The Key Is in the Door
1978 as Cathy
★ 4.5
The Iron Captain
The Iron Captain
1962 as Floriana
The Mill at Calder's End
The Mill at Calder's End
2015 as The Apparition of the Mill
★ 6.5
movie
Ulalume - A Ballad
2023 as Narrator: opening credits (voice)
Deep Above
Deep Above
1994 as Mrs. Wagner
Barbara and Her Furs
Barbara and Her Furs
1967 as Self
movie
The Shutterbug Man
The Shutterbug Man
2014 as Narrator
★ 6.3
movie
Mario Bava Speaks
2006 as Self