

Barbara Steele
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
29 Dec 1937
Age
89 Years
Born In
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Total Projects
85
Years Active
70 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
as (Voice)

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Ulalume - A Ballad
Ulalume - A Ballad
as Narrator: opening credits (voice)

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Fellinopolis
Fellinopolis
as Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror in the Sixties
Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror in the Sixties
as Self

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Master of Dark Shadows
Master of Dark Shadows
as Self

tv
Castlevania
Castlevania
as Miranda (voice)

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Minutes Past Midnight
Minutes Past Midnight
as The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')

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The Phantom
The Phantom
as The Widow

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Lost River
Lost River
as Belladonna

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The Mill at Calder's End
The Mill at Calder's End
as The Apparition of the Mill

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The Shutterbug Man
The Shutterbug Man
as Narrator

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

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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
as Self (archive footage)

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Behind the Swinging Blade
Behind the Swinging Blade
as Self

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

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The Butterfly Room
The Butterfly Room
as Ann

tv
A History of Horror
A History of Horror
as Self

tv
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self

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Barbara Steele in Conversation
Barbara Steele in Conversation
as Self

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The Boneyard Collection
The Boneyard Collection
as Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

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Mario Bava Speaks
Mario Bava Speaks
as Self

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Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as Self

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Italian Kings Of B
Italian Kings Of B
as Self

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The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
as Self

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The Capitol Conspiracy
The Capitol Conspiracy
as Agent Oakley

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Hollywood Rated 'R'
Hollywood Rated 'R'
as Self

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Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
as Barbara

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Deep Above
Deep Above
as Mrs. Wagner

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Dracula in the Movies
Dracula in the Movies

movie
Fear in the Dark
Fear in the Dark
as Self

tv
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
as Dr. Julia Hoffman / Countess Natalie du Pres

tv
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
as Dr. Julia Hoffman

tv
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
as Countess Natalie du Pres

tv
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Elsa MacMahon

tv
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
as Mrs. Stoller

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Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
as Self

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Silent Scream
Silent Scream
as Victoria Engels

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The Key Is in the Door
The Key Is in the Door
as Cathy

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Piranha
Piranha
as Dr. Mengers

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Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby
as Josephine

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The Space-Watch Murders
The Space-Watch Murders

movie
Shivers
Shivers
as Betts

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Caged Heat
Caged Heat
as Supt. McQueen

tv
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as The Widow Craighill

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Ciao, Federico!
Ciao, Federico!
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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

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Honeymoon with a Stranger
Honeymoon with a Stranger
as Carla

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Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
as Lavinia Morley

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Barbara and Her Furs
Barbara and Her Furs
as Self

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Young Törless
Young Törless
as Bozena

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An Angel for Satan
An Angel for Satan
as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda

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The She Beast
The She Beast
as Veronica

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For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold
as Teodora

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Money
Money

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Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
as Lady Clerk

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Nightmare Castle
Nightmare Castle
as Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith

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Terror-Creatures from the Grave
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
as Cleo Hauff

tv
Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom
as Self

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The Long Hair of Death
The Long Hair of Death
as Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein

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Easy Love
Easy Love
as Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano")

movie
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
as Valérie Gasparelli

movie
White Voices
White Voices
as Guilia

movie
Three for a Robbery
Three for a Robbery
as Barbara Sims

movie
Les baisers
Les baisers
as Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')

movie
The Maniacs
The Maniacs
as Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")

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Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood
as Elisabeth Blackwood

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A Sentimental Attempt
A Sentimental Attempt
as Silvia

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The Ghost
The Ghost
as Margaret Hichcock

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The Hours of Love
The Hours of Love
as Leila

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8½
8½
as Gloria Morin

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The Iron Captain
The Iron Captain
as Floriana

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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
as Cynthia Hichcock

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The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
as Elizabeth Barnard Medina

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Black Sunday
Black Sunday
as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda

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Your Money or Your Wife
Your Money or Your Wife
as Juliet Frost

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Sapphire
Sapphire
as Student

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Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Mary

tv
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise
as Dolores

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The Heart of a Man
The Heart of a Man
as Girl

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The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
as Extra

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Look at Life: Saving Face
Look at Life: Saving Face
as Self

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Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts
as Fiona

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Houseboat
Houseboat
as Minor Role (uncredited)

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Phyllis

movie
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
as Self