Barbara Steele

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Barbara Steele

Born 29 December 1937 88 years old Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK Who else is 88? → TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
17age in their first credit on record (1955)
70years on screen and counting
8credits in 1964, their busiest year
62dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol poster Age: 87

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

2025
as (Voice)
No poster
Age: 85

Ulalume - A Ballad

2023
as Narrator: opening credits (voice)
Minutes Past Midnight poster Age: 78

Minutes Past Midnight

2016
as The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')
The Phantom poster Age: 78

The Phantom

2016
as The Widow
Lost River poster Age: 77

Lost River

2015
as Belladonna
The Mill at Calder's End poster Age: 77

The Mill at Calder's End

2015
as The Apparition of the Mill
The Butterfly Room poster Age: 74

The Butterfly Room

2012
as Ann
The Boneyard Collection poster Age: 70

The Boneyard Collection

2008
as Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
The Capitol Conspiracy poster Age: 60

The Capitol Conspiracy

1998
as Agent Oakley
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell poster Age: 58

Vampire Cult Queens from Hell

1996
as Barbara
Deep Above poster Age: 56

Deep Above

1994
as Mrs. Wagner
Silent Scream poster Age: 41

Silent Scream

1979
as Victoria Engels
The Key Is in the Door poster Age: 40

The Key Is in the Door

1978
as Cathy
Piranha poster Age: 40

Piranha

1978
as Dr. Mengers
Pretty Baby poster Age: 40

Pretty Baby

1978
as Josephine
No poster
Age: 40

The Space-Watch Murders

1978
Shivers poster Age: 37

Shivers

1975
as Betts
Caged Heat poster Age: 36

Caged Heat

1974
as Supt. McQueen
Ciao, Federico! poster Age: 32

Ciao, Federico!

1970
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off! poster Age: 32

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

1970
as Danielle
Honeymoon with a Stranger poster Age: 31

Honeymoon with a Stranger

1969
as Carla
Curse of the Crimson Altar poster Age: 30

Curse of the Crimson Altar

1968
as Lavinia Morley
The She Beast poster Age: 28

The She Beast

1966
as Veronica
Young Törless poster Age: 28

Young Törless

1966
as Bozena
An Angel for Satan poster Age: 28

An Angel for Satan

1966
as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda
For Love and Gold poster Age: 28

For Love and Gold

1966
as Teodora
No poster
Age: 27

Money

1965
Once Upon a Tractor poster Age: 27

Once Upon a Tractor

1965
as Lady Clerk
Nightmare Castle poster Age: 27

Nightmare Castle

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

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

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

The Long Hair of Death

1964
as Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein
Easy Love poster Age: 26

Easy Love

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

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

1964
as Valérie Gasparelli
White Voices poster Age: 26

White Voices

1964
as Guilia
Three for a Robbery poster Age: 26

Three for a Robbery

1964
as Barbara Sims
Les baisers poster Age: 26

Les baisers

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

The Maniacs

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

Castle of Blood

1964
as Elisabeth Blackwood
A Sentimental Attempt poster Age: 25

A Sentimental Attempt

1963
as Silvia
The Ghost poster Age: 25

The Ghost

1963
as Margaret Hichcock
The Hours of Love poster Age: 25

The Hours of Love

1963
as Leila
8½ poster Age: 25

8½

1963
as Gloria Morin
The Iron Captain poster Age: 24

The Iron Captain

1962
as Floriana
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock poster Age: 24

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

1962
as Cynthia Hichcock
The Pit and the Pendulum poster Age: 23

The Pit and the Pendulum

1961
as Elizabeth Barnard Medina
Black Sunday poster Age: 22

Black Sunday

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

Your Money or Your Wife

1960
as Juliet Frost
Sapphire poster Age: 21

Sapphire

1959
as Student
Upstairs and Downstairs poster Age: 21

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959
as Mary
The Heart of a Man poster Age: 21

The Heart of a Man

1959
as Girl
The 39 Steps poster Age: 21

The 39 Steps

1959
as Extra
Bachelor of Hearts poster Age: 20

Bachelor of Hearts

1958
as Fiona
Houseboat poster Age: 20

Houseboat

1958
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Castlevania poster Age: 79

Castlevania

2017
as Miranda (voice)
Dark Shadows poster Age: 53

Dark Shadows

1991
as Dr. Julia Hoffman / Countess Natalie du Pres
Dark Shadows poster Age: 53

Dark Shadows

1991
as Dr. Julia Hoffman
Dark Shadows poster Age: 53

Dark Shadows

1991
as Countess Natalie du Pres
War and Remembrance poster Age: 50

War and Remembrance

1988
as Elsa MacMahon
The Winds of War poster Age: 45

The Winds of War

1983
as Mrs. Stoller
Night Gallery poster Age: 32

Night Gallery

1970
as The Widow Craighill
Adventures in Paradise poster Age: 21

Adventures in Paradise

1959
as Dolores
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 17

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Phyllis
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