Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Date of Birth:

Dec 29, 1937

Place of Birth:

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Barbara Steele (born December 29, 1937, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England) is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), now hailed as a classic.

Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962); The Ghost, directed by Riccardo Freda and Roger Corman's 1961 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Pit and the Pendulum. She guested on various British television shows including the spy drama Danger Man starring Patrick McGoohan. In 2010, she was a guest star in the Dark Shadows audio drama The Night Whispers.

In 2010, actor-writer Mark Gatiss interviewed Steele about her role in Black Sunday (1960) for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror.

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filmography:

Fear in the Dark Fear in the Dark

1991

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

1970

Ulalume - A Ballad Ulalume - A Ballad

2023

Money Money

1965

The Iron Captain The Iron Captain

1962

Minutes Past Midnight Minutes Past Midnight

2016

Deep Above Deep Above

1994

The Space-Watch Murders The Space-Watch Murders

1978

Les baisers Les baisers

1964

Easy Love Easy Love

1964

White Voices White Voices

1964

The Shutterbug Man The Shutterbug Man

2014

The Mill at Calder's End The Mill at Calder's End

2015

Your Money or Your Wife Your Money or Your Wife

1960

Lost River Lost River

2015

Once Upon a Tractor Once Upon a Tractor

1965

Barbara and Her Furs Barbara and Her Furs

1967

The Maniacs The Maniacs

1964

The Boneyard Collection The Boneyard Collection

2008

Nightmare Castle Nightmare Castle

1965

Ciao, Federico! Ciao, Federico!

1970

The Phantom The Phantom

2016

Mario Bava: Operazione paura Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

Italian Kings Of B Italian Kings Of B

2003

An Angel for Satan An Angel for Satan

1966

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

2013

Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers' Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

2014

Three for a Robbery Three for a Robbery

1964

The Pit and the Pendulum The Pit and the Pendulum

1961

For Love and Gold For Love and Gold

1966

Barbara Steele in Conversation Barbara Steele in Conversation

2009

Master of Dark Shadows Master of Dark Shadows

2019

Be Pretty and Shut Up! Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

1970

The Ghost The Ghost

1963

Castle of Blood Castle of Blood

1964

The Capitol Conspiracy The Capitol Conspiracy

1998

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

1962

Terror-Creatures from the Grave Terror-Creatures from the Grave

1965

Young Törless Young Törless

1966

Sapphire Sapphire

1959

Silent Scream Silent Scream

1979

Curse of the Crimson Altar Curse of the Crimson Altar

1968

Piranha Piranha

1978

Hollywood Rated 'R' Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997

The 39 Steps The 39 Steps

1959

Pretty Baby Pretty Baby

1978

Shivers Shivers

1975

Black Sunday Black Sunday

1960

Caged Heat Caged Heat

1974

The Key Is in the Door The Key Is in the Door

1978

Honeymoon with a Stranger Honeymoon with a Stranger

1969

A Sentimental Attempt A Sentimental Attempt

1963

Upstairs and Downstairs Upstairs and Downstairs

1959

The Hours of Love The Hours of Love

1963

Behind the Swinging Blade Behind the Swinging Blade

2014

The Heart of a Man The Heart of a Man

1959

Fellinopolis Fellinopolis

2021

Bachelor of Hearts Bachelor of Hearts

1958

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

2014

The Long Hair of Death The Long Hair of Death

1964

The Monocle's Sour Laugh The Monocle's Sour Laugh

1964

The American Nightmare The American Nightmare

2000

The Butterfly Room The Butterfly Room

2012

Houseboat Houseboat

1958

The She Beast The She Beast

1966

8½ 8½

1963

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