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Barbara Shelley
AKA: Барбара Шелли
Acting
Born: 1932
London, England, UK
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Biography
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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Shelley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Shelley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Stranger
Charlotte
1991 · GB
Bergerac
Catherine Prescott
1981 · GB
Blake's 7
Dr. Plaxton
1978 · GB
Crown Court
Madame Veda Bronski
1972 · GB
Justice
Aisling Ainsworth
1971 · GB
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Clare
1969 · GB
The Troubleshooters
Lita Perez
1965 · GB
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bryn Watson
1964 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Stranger | 1991 | Charlotte |
| Bergerac | 1981 | Catherine Prescott |
| Blake's 7 | 1978 | Dr. Plaxton |
| Crown Court | 1972 | Madame Veda Bronski |
| Justice | 1971 | Aisling Ainsworth |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | 1969 | Clare |
| The Troubleshooters | 1965 | Lita Perez |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1964 | Bryn Watson |
| Doctor Who | 1963 | Sorasta |
| The Saint | 1962 | Valerie North |
| Hazel | 1961 | Anna Forti |
| The Avengers | 1961 | Susan Summers |
| Route 66 | 1960 | Contributor |
| Danger Man | 1960 | Gina Scarlotti |
| No Hiding Place | 1959 | Contributor |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1958 | Paulette |
| Dixon of Dock Green | 1955 | Edwina |