Barbara Steele
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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Known For
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Mary Woronov: Cult Queen Future★ NR -
Ulalume - A Ballad 2023Narrator: opening credits (voice)★ NR -
Fellinopolis 2021Self - Actress (archive footage)★ 6.5 -
Sé stessa★ 8.5 -
Self★ 9.1 -
Castlevania 2017Miranda (voice)★ 8.3 -
The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')★ 4.9 -
The Phantom 2016The Widow★ 6.3 -
Lost River 2015Belladonna★ 5.7 -
The Apparition of the Mill★ 6.5 -
The Shutterbug Man 2014Narrator★ 6.3 -
Self★ 5.5 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6.7 -
Self★ NR -
Self★ NR -
The Butterfly Room 2012Ann★ 5.8 -
A History of Horror 2010Self★ 7.5 -
Self★ NR -
Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")★ 5.4 -
Self★ 6 -
Italian Kings Of B 2003Self★ 6 -
Self★ 7 -
Agent Oakley★ 4.6 -
Hollywood Rated 'R' 1997Self★ 5.1 -
Deep Above 1994Mrs. Wagner★ NR -
Fear in the Dark 1991Self★ 10 -
Dark Shadows 1991Dr. Julia Hoffman / Countess Natalie du Pres★ 7.6 -
War and Remembrance 1988Elsa MacMahon (Singapore Christmas Party)★ 7.9 -
Self★ 6.3 -
Silent Scream 1979Victoria Engels★ 5.8 -
Cathy★ 4.7
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Piranha 1978Dr. Mengers★ 5.9 -
Pretty Baby 1978Josephine★ 7 -
★ NR
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Shivers 1975Betts★ 6.4 -
Caged Heat 1974Supt. McQueen★ 4.9 -
Night Gallery 1970The Widow Craighill★ 7.8 -
Ciao, Federico! 1970Narrator (voice) (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Danielle★ 5.5 -
Carla★ 6.5 -
Lavinia Morley★ 5.3 -
Barbara and Her Furs 1967Self★ NR -
Young Törless 1966Bozena★ 6.6 -
An Angel for Satan 1966Harriet Montebruno / Belinda★ 6.3 -
The She Beast 1966Veronica★ 5 -
For Love and Gold 1966Teodora★ 7.7 -
Money 1965★ NR
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Once Upon a Tractor 1965Lady Clerk★ 5 -
Nightmare Castle 1965Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith★ 5.4 -
Cleo Hauff★ 5.9 -
Dim Dam Dom 1965Self★ 6 -
Helen Rochefort / Mary★ 6.4 -
Easy Love 1964Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano")★ 2 -
Valérie Gasparelli★ 5.3 -
White Voices 1964Guilia★ 5 -
Three for a Robbery 1964Barbara Sims★ NR -
Les baisers 1964Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')★ NR -
The Maniacs 1964Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")★ 5 -
Castle of Blood 1964Elisabeth Blackwood★ 7.1 -
Silvia★ 6.5 -
The Ghost 1963Margaret Hichcock★ 6 -
The Hours of Love 1963Leila★ 5 -
8½ 1963Gloria Morin★ 8.1 -
The Iron Captain 1962Floriana★ NR -
Cynthia Hichcock★ 5.9 -
Elizabeth Barnard Medina★ 6.8 -
Black Sunday 1960Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda★ 7.5 -
Juliet Frost★ 4 -
Sapphire 1959Student★ 7 -
Mary★ 5.6 -
Dolores★ 5.7 -
The Heart of a Man 1959Girl★ NR -
The 39 Steps 1959Extra★ 6.2 -
Bachelor of Hearts 1958Fiona★ 5.6 -
Houseboat 1958Minor Role (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Phyllis★ 7.7
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