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Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Acting · 1.3 popularity

Age

88

Movies

73

TV

10

Born
December 29, 1937
From
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Biography

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). Additionally, Steele had supporting roles in Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), David Cronenberg's Shivers (1975), Joe Dante's Piranha and Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (both 1978), and appeared on television in the 1991 TV series Dark Shadows. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for producing the American television miniseries War and Remembrance (1988–89). Steele appeared in several films in the 2010s, including a lead role in The Butterfly Room (2012) and supporting role in Ryan Gosling's Lost River (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Steele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

73 films

Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

19787.0

8½

8½

19638.1

Lost River

Lost River

20155.7

Piranha

Piranha

19786.0

Sapphire

Sapphire

19597.0

Caged Heat

Caged Heat

19745.1

Shivers

Shivers

19756.4

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

19607.4

Houseboat

Houseboat

19586.4

The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

19616.9

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

20146.7

For Love and Gold

For Love and Gold

19667.7

Deep Above

Deep Above

199410.0

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

19596.3

Young Törless

Young Törless

19666.6

Curse of the Crimson Altar

Curse of the Crimson Altar

19685.2

Nightmare Castle

Nightmare Castle

19655.3

The She Beast

The She Beast

19665.0

White Voices

White Voices

19644.8

Silent Scream

Silent Scream

19795.7

The Butterfly Room

The Butterfly Room

20125.7

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

19816.1

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

19625.9

Fellinopolis

Fellinopolis

20216.2

Minutes Past Midnight

Minutes Past Midnight

20164.8

Dracula in the Movies

Dracula in the Movies

199210.0

Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

19647.1

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

20006.8

The Capitol Conspiracy

The Capitol Conspiracy

19984.5

The Boneyard Collection

The Boneyard Collection

20085.3

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

Terror-Creatures from the Grave

19656.0

Upstairs and Downstairs

Upstairs and Downstairs

19595.8

Honeymoon with a Stranger

Honeymoon with a Stranger

19697.0

Vampire Cult Queens from Hell

Vampire Cult Queens from Hell

1996

The Maniacs

The Maniacs

19645.0

Master of Dark Shadows

Master of Dark Shadows

20199.1

The Phantom

The Phantom

20166.3

The Long Hair of Death

The Long Hair of Death

19646.3

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

2026

Fear in the Dark

Fear in the Dark

19919.0

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

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

2013

Italian Kings Of B

Italian Kings Of B

20036.0

Barbara Steele in Conversation

Barbara Steele in Conversation

2009

The Heart of a Man

The Heart of a Man

19597.0

The Ghost

The Ghost

19636.3

The Key Is in the Door

The Key Is in the Door

19784.7

The Hours of Love

The Hours of Love

19635.0

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

20046.5

Once Upon a Tractor

Once Upon a Tractor

19656.0

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

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

2025

An Angel for Satan

An Angel for Satan

19666.3

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Hollywood Rated 'R'

19975.3

Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

19585.9

The Mill at Calder's End

The Mill at Calder's End

20156.5

Easy Love

Easy Love

19645.0

A Sentimental Attempt

A Sentimental Attempt

19636.8

Money

Money

19658.0

Les baisers

Les baisers

19645.5

Ciao, Federico!

Ciao, Federico!

19707.2

The Shutterbug Man

The Shutterbug Man

20146.3

Look at Life: Saving Face

Look at Life: Saving Face

1959

Three for a Robbery

Three for a Robbery

196410.0

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

The Monocle's Sour Laugh

19645.4

The Space-Watch Murders

The Space-Watch Murders

19788.0

The Iron Captain

The Iron Captain

19627.0

Barbara and Her Furs

Barbara and Her Furs

1967

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

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

19707.8

Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta

Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta

20197.3

Your Money or Your Wife

Your Money or Your Wife

19604.5

Behind the Swinging Blade

Behind the Swinging Blade

2014

Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

20145.5

Mario Bava Speaks

Mario Bava Speaks

2006

Ulalume - A Ballad

Ulalume - A Ballad

2023