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Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Acting

Born December 29, 1937 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

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.

TV Shows(10)

Movies(73)

Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol

Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol

(Voice)

2025

Ulalume - A Ballad

Ulalume - A Ballad

Narrator: opening credits (voice)

2023

Fellinopolis

Fellinopolis

Self - Actress (archive footage)

2021

Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror in the Sixties

Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror in the Sixties

Self

2019

Master of Dark Shadows

Master of Dark Shadows

Self

2019

Minutes Past Midnight

Minutes Past Midnight

The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')

2016

The Phantom

The Phantom

The Widow

2016

Lost River

Lost River

Belladonna

2015

The Mill at Calder's End

The Mill at Calder's End

The Apparition of the Mill

2015

The Shutterbug Man

The Shutterbug Man

Narrator

2014

Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

Self

2014

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

Self (archive footage)

2014

Behind the Swinging Blade

Behind the Swinging Blade

Self

2014

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

Self

2013

The Butterfly Room

The Butterfly Room

Ann

2012

Barbara Steele in Conversation

Barbara Steele in Conversation

Self

2009

The Boneyard Collection

The Boneyard Collection

Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

2008

Mario Bava Speaks

Mario Bava Speaks

Self

2006

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Self

2004

Italian Kings Of B

Italian Kings Of B

Self

2003

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Self

2000

The Capitol Conspiracy

The Capitol Conspiracy

Agent Oakley

1998

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Self

1997

Vampire Cult Queens from Hell

Vampire Cult Queens from Hell

Barbara

1996

Deep Above

Deep Above

Mrs. Wagner

1994

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula in the Movies

1992

Fear in the Dark

Fear in the Dark

Self

1991

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Self

1981

Silent Scream

Silent Scream

Victoria Engels

1979

The Key Is in the Door

The Key Is in the Door

Cathy

1978

Piranha

Piranha

Dr. Mengers

1978

Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

Josephine

1978

The Space-Watch Murders

The Space-Watch Murders

1978

Shivers

Shivers

Betts

1975

Caged Heat

Caged Heat

Supt. McQueen

1974

Ciao, Federico!

Ciao, Federico!

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1970

Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!

Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!

Danielle

1970

Honeymoon with a Stranger

Honeymoon with a Stranger

Carla

1969

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Lavinia Morley

1968

Barbara and Her Furs

Barbara and Her Furs

Self

1967

Young Törless

Young Törless

Bozena

1966

An Angel for Satan

An Angel for Satan

Harriet Montebruno / Belinda

1966

The She Beast

The She Beast

Veronica

1966

For Love and Gold

For Love and Gold

Teodora

1966

Money

Money

1965

Once Upon a Tractor

Once Upon a Tractor

Lady Clerk

1965

Nightmare Castle

Nightmare Castle

Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith

1965

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

Cleo Hauff

1965

The Long Hair of Death

The Long Hair of Death

Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein

1964

Easy Love

Easy Love

Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano")

1964

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

Valérie Gasparelli

1964

White Voices

White Voices

Guilia

1964

Three for a Robbery

Three for a Robbery

Barbara Sims

1964

Les baisers

Les baisers

Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')

1964

The Maniacs

The Maniacs

Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")

1964

Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

Elisabeth Blackwood

1964

A Sentimental Attempt

A Sentimental Attempt

Silvia

1963

The Ghost

The Ghost

Margaret Hichcock

1963

The Hours of Love

The Hours of Love

Leila

1963

8½

Gloria Morin

1963

The Iron Captain

The Iron Captain

Floriana

1962

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

Cynthia Hichcock

1962

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

Elizabeth Barnard Medina

1961

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda

1960

Your Money or Your Wife

Your Money or Your Wife

Juliet Frost

1960

Sapphire

Sapphire

Student

1959

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

Mary

1959

The Heart of a Man

The Heart of a Man

Girl

1959

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Extra

1959

Look at Life: Saving Face

Look at Life: Saving Face

Self

1959

Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

Fiona

1958

Houseboat

Houseboat

Minor Role (uncredited)

1958

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Self