
Barbara Shelley
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1932-02-13
- Died
- 2021-01-03
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Барбара Шелли
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.
Known For
TV Shows (35)

Crown Court
1972
as Madame Veda Bronski / Delia Savage

The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Paulette

The Avengers
1961
as Venus / Susan Summers

Doctor Who
1963
as Sorasta

The Saint
1962
as Valerie North

No Hiding Place
1959

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Edwina

Bergerac
1981
as Catherine Prescott

Hazel
1961
as Anna Forti

Route 66
1960

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Blake's 7
1978
as Dr. Plaxton

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Bryn Watson

The Troubleshooters
1965
as Lita Perez

Danger Man
1960
as Gina Scarlotti / Louise Goddard

Justice
1971
as Aisling Ainsworth

The Third Man
1959

Interpol Calling
1959
as Diana

Man in a Suitcase
1967

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Clare

The Human Jungle
1963
as Catherine

Suspense
1962
as Betty Blair

Detective
1964

Tycoon
1978
as Sarah Vyner

Pride and Prejudice
1980
as Mrs Gardiner

The Stranger
1991
as Charlotte
Counterstrike
1969
as Elaine Pinot
The Hanged Man
1975
as Louisa Galbraith

The Dark Angel
1989
as Cousin Monica

The Borgias
1981
as Vannozza Canale
The House of Horror - Memories of Bray
2013
as Herself

Oil Strike North
1975
People Like Us
1978
as Esther Frith
Rupert of Hentzau
1964
as Queen Flavia
John Halifax, Gentleman
1974
as Lady Caroline
Movies (40)

Village of the Damned
1960
as Anthea Zellaby

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966
as Helen Kent

Quatermass and the Pit
1967
as Barbara Judd

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966
as Sonia

Cat Girl
1957
as Leonora Johnson / Leonora Brandt
Stranglehold
1962
as Chris Morrison

The Gorgon
1964
as Carla Hoffman

The Dark Angel
1987
as Cousin Monica
A Marriage
1972
as Clare

Nero's Mistress
1956
as A Guest at the Villa

Blood of the Vampire
1958
as Madeleine Duval

The Camp on Blood Island
1958
as Kate Keiller

The Shadow of the Cat
1961
as Beth Venable

Fanex Files: Hammer Films
2008
as Self

The Comedy of Errors
1978
as Courtesan

Postman's Knock
1962
as Jean

Maigret
1988
as Louise Maigret

Bobbikins
1959
as Valerie

Ghost Story
1974
as Matron

Lacrime di sposa
1956
as Barbara

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
1956
as Baronessa

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Helen Kent / Sonia (archive footage)

The Secret of Blood Island
1964
as Elaine

A Story of David
1960
as Abigail

Blind Corner
1964
as Anne Gregory

The End of the Line
1957
as Liliane Crawford

The World of Hammer: Vamp
1994
as Helen Kent

Death Trap
1962
as Jean Anscomb

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012
as Self - Original Cast Member / Helen Kent

Deadly Record
1959
as Susan Webb

The Spy Killer
1969
as Danielle

Tragic ballad
1955

Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
1984
as Sorasta

Four of the Thundering Jet
1955

The Solitary Child
1958
as Harriet

Supreme Confession
1956
as Bettina

Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
2009
as Herself

The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992
as Charlotte Darton

Luna nova
1955
Murder at Site 3
1958
as Susan
About Barbara Shelley
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… With 75 credits spanning from 1955 to 2013, Barbara Shelley has appeared in 40 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barbara Shelley Movies
- Village of the Damned (1960) — as Anthea Zellaby
- Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) — as Helen Kent
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — as Barbara Judd
- Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) — as Sonia
- Cat Girl (1957) — as Leonora Johnson / Leonora Brandt
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