Barbara Shelley

Barbara Shelley

Acting
Born 1932-02-13 - Died 2021-01-03London, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Shelley (born 13 February 1932) was an English film and television actress. She was at her busiest in the late 1950s (Blood of the Vampire) and 1960s when she became Hammer Horror's number one female star, with The Gorgon (1964), Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966), Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966), and Quatermass and the Pit (1967) among her credits. Although she is known as a scream queen, in fact her most famous scream (in the aforementioned Dracula film) was dubbed by co-star Suzan Farmer. She also appeared in Village of the Damned (1960) and in the 1984 Doctor Who serial Planet of Fire. In 2010, writer and actor Mark Gatiss interviewed Shelley about her career at Hammer Films for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror. She died on 3 January 2021, at the age of 88. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Shelley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Movies (41)

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987Movie6.4
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
6.7

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966Movie6.7
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
8.0

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness

2012Movie8.0
Village of the Damned
7.2

Village of the Damned

1960Movie7.2
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
5.9

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966Movie5.9
Quatermass and the Pit
6.7

Quatermass and the Pit

1967Movie6.7
The Gorgon
6.4

The Gorgon

1964Movie6.4
Cat Girl
4.9

Cat Girl

1957Movie4.9
The Dark Angel
7.5

The Dark Angel

1987Movie7.5
Four of the Thundering Jet
10.0

Four of the Thundering Jet

1955Movie10.0
The Comedy of Errors
8.6

The Comedy of Errors

1978Movie8.6
Bobbikins
6.0

Bobbikins

1959Movie6.0
Maigret
7.5

Maigret

1988Movie7.5
The Camp on Blood Island
6.7

The Camp on Blood Island

1958Movie6.7
The Shadow of the Cat
6.7

The Shadow of the Cat

1961Movie6.7
Stranglehold
10.0

Stranglehold

1962Movie10.0
A Marriage

A Marriage

1972Movie
Blood of the Vampire
5.8

Blood of the Vampire

1958Movie5.8
Nero's Mistress
5.9

Nero's Mistress

1956Movie5.9
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
6.0

Doctor Who: Planet of Fire

1984Movie6.0
The World of Hammer: Vamp
6.0

The World of Hammer: Vamp

1994Movie6.0
Death Trap
6.5

Death Trap

1962Movie6.5
Postman's Knock
4.9

Postman's Knock

1962Movie4.9
The End of the Line
6.2

The End of the Line

1957Movie6.2
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
7.6

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge

1956Movie7.6
The Secret of Blood Island
9.0

The Secret of Blood Island

1964Movie9.0
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
7.0

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

2008Movie7.0
Mantrap
5.6

Mantrap

1953Movie5.6
Ghost Story
4.9

Ghost Story

1974Movie4.9
A Story of David
5.4

A Story of David

1960Movie5.4
Lacrime di sposa
9.0

Lacrime di sposa

1956Movie9.0
Blind Corner
4.9

Blind Corner

1964Movie4.9
The Spy Killer
5.0

The Spy Killer

1969Movie5.0
Luna nova
9.0

Luna nova

1955Movie9.0
Deadly Record
6.0

Deadly Record

1959Movie6.0
Tragic ballad
8.0

Tragic ballad

1955Movie8.0
The Solitary Child
6.0

The Solitary Child

1958Movie6.0
Supreme Confession
8.0

Supreme Confession

1956Movie8.0
Murder at Site 3
7.0

Murder at Site 3

1958Movie7.0
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story

Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story

2009Movie
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
6.5

The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

1992Movie6.5

TV Shows (36)

Doctor Who
7.9

Doctor Who

1963Series7.9
The Avengers
7.8

The Avengers

1961Series7.8
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
Crown Court
5.7

Crown Court

1972Series5.7
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

1962Series7.4
Route 66
6.7

Route 66

1960Series6.7
Bergerac
7.0

Bergerac

1981Series7.0
Danger Man
7.3

Danger Man

1960Series7.3
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969Series7.0
Hazel
6.8

Hazel

1961Series6.8
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964Series7.2
Blake's 7
7.3

Blake's 7

1978Series7.3
No Hiding Place
4.8

No Hiding Place

1959Series4.8
The Troubleshooters
7.3

The Troubleshooters

1965Series7.3
The Third Man
7.2

The Third Man

1959Series7.2
Tycoon
8.0

Tycoon

1978Series8.0
The World of Hammer
6.8

The World of Hammer

1994Series6.8
Detective
9.0

Detective

1964Series9.0
Justice
7.3

Justice

1971Series7.3
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0

Dixon of Dock Green

1955Series6.0
Suspense
6.7

Suspense

1962Series6.7
Man in a Suitcase
7.2

Man in a Suitcase

1967Series7.2
Interpol Calling
7.3

Interpol Calling

1959Series7.3
The Human Jungle
8.2

The Human Jungle

1963Series8.2
Oil Strike North
7.5

Oil Strike North

1975Series7.5
Pride and Prejudice
7.0

Pride and Prejudice

1980Series7.0
The Stranger
8.0

The Stranger

1991Series8.0
Counterstrike
7.0

Counterstrike

1969Series7.0
The Hanged Man
7.0

The Hanged Man

1975Series7.0
The Borgias
8.7

The Borgias

1981Series8.7
A History of Horror
7.1

A History of Horror

2010Series7.1
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1989Series
People Like Us

People Like Us

1978Series
The House of Horror - Memories of Bray

The House of Horror - Memories of Bray

2013Series
Rupert of Hentzau

Rupert of Hentzau

1964Series
John Halifax, Gentleman
9.0

John Halifax, Gentleman

1974Series9.0