About

Known credits:
44
Birthday:
1932-02-13
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
Website:
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Barbara Shelley

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Acting
2013 The House of Horror - Memories of Bray Actor Herself N/A
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2012 Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness Actor Self - Original Cast Member / Helen Kent 59
Average
2010 A History of Horror Actor Helen 71
Good
2008 Fanex Files: Hammer Films Actor Self 59
Average
1994 The World of Hammer: Vamp Actor Helen Kent N/A
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1992 The Stranger: More Than a Messiah Actor Charlotte Darton 58
Average
1989 The Dark Angel Actor Cousin Monica N/A
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1988 Maigret Actor Louise Maigret N/A
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1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Actor Helen Kent / Sonia (archive footage) 58
Average
1987 The Dark Angel Actor Cousin Monica 59
Average
1984 Doctor Who: Planet of Fire Actor Sorasta N/A
N/A
1981 The Borgias Actor Vannozza Canale 69
Fair
1980 Pride and Prejudice Actor Mrs. Gardiner 69
Fair
1978 The Comedy of Errors Actor Courtesan 59
Average
1975 Oil Strike North Actor 69
Fair
1974 Ghost Story Actor Matron 58
Average
1969 The Spy Killer Actor Danielle 59
Average
1967 Quatermass and the Pit Actor Barbara Judd 61
Fair
1966 Rasputin: The Mad Monk Actor Sonia 58
Average
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness Actor Helen Kent 61
Fair
1964 The Secret of Blood Island Actor Elaine N/A
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1964 The Gorgon Actor Carla Hoffman 59
Average
1964 Blind Corner Actor Anne Gregory 58
Average
1962 Death Trap Actor N/A
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1962 Postman's Knock Actor Jean 58
Average
1962 Stranglehold Actor Chris Morrison N/A
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1961 The Shadow of the Cat Actor Beth Venable 59
Average
1960 A Story of David Actor Abigail 58
Average
1960 Village of the Damned Actor Anthea Zellaby 65
Fair
1959 Bobbikins Actor Valerie 58
Average
1959 Deadly Record Actor Susan Webb 58
Average
1958 The Solitary Child Actor 59
Average
1958 Blood of the Vampire Actor Madeleine Duval 58
Average
1958 The Camp on Blood Island Actor Kate Keiller 59
Average
1958 Murder at Site 3 Actor Susan N/A
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1957 The End of the Line Actor Liliane Crawford 58
Average
1957 Cat Girl Actor Leonora Johnson / Leonora Brandt 58
Average
1956 Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge Actor Baronessa 61
Fair
1956 Supreme Confession Actor Bettina N/A
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1956 Nero's Mistress Actor A Guest at the Villa 58
Average
1956 Lacrime di sposa Actor Barbara N/A
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1955 Four of the Thundering Jet Actor N/A
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1955 Luna nova Actor N/A
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1955 Tragic ballad Actor N/A
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