Barbara Shelley

Barbara Shelley

Known for
Acting
Born
February 13, 1932
Died
January 3, 2021 (aged 88)
Birthplace
London, 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. ​

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Filmography

2013
The House of Horror - Memories of Bray

The House of Horror - Memories of Bray

TV · as Herself · 5 eps

2012
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness poster

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness

Movie · as Self - Original Cast Member / Helen Kent

2010
A History of Horror poster

A History of Horror

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2009
Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story poster

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

Movie · as Herself

2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Films poster

Fanex Files: Hammer Films

Movie · as Self

2007
British Film Forever poster

British Film Forever

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness poster

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness

TV · as Helen Kent (archive footage) · 1 ep

1994
The World of Hammer: Vamp poster

The World of Hammer: Vamp

Movie · as Helen Kent

1994
The World of Hammer poster

The World of Hammer

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps

1992
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah poster

The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

Movie · as Charlotte Darton

1991
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

TV · as Charlotte · 1 ep

1989
The Dark Angel poster

The Dark Angel

TV · as Cousin Monica · 3 eps

1988
Maigret poster

Maigret

Movie · as Louise Maigret

1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood poster

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Movie · as Helen Kent / Sonia (archive footage)

1987
The Dark Angel poster

The Dark Angel

Movie · as Cousin Monica

1985
EastEnders poster

EastEnders

TV · as Hester Samuels · 2 eps

1984
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire poster

Doctor Who: Planet of Fire

Movie · as Sorasta

1984
The District Nurse poster

The District Nurse

TV · as Mrs Pughe-Morgan · 1 ep

1983
By the Sword Divided poster

By the Sword Divided

TV · as Lady Welton · 1 ep

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Catherine Prescott · 1 ep

1981
The Borgias poster

The Borgias

TV · as Vannozza Canale · 10 eps

1980
Pride and Prejudice poster

Pride and Prejudice

TV · as Mrs Gardiner · 2 eps

1979
Prince Regent poster

Prince Regent

TV · as Lady Isobelle Hertford · 8 eps

1979
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
The Comedy of Errors poster

The Comedy of Errors

Movie · as Courtesan

1978
Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7

TV · as Dr. Plaxton · 1 ep

1978
Tycoon poster

Tycoon

TV · as Sarah Vyner · 2 eps

1978
People Like Us

People Like Us

TV · as Esther Frith · 13 eps

1975
The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

TV · as Louisa Galbraith · 1 ep

1975
Oil Strike North poster

Oil Strike North

TV · as Elaine Smythe · 13 eps

1974
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

Movie · as Matron

1974
John Halifax, Gentleman

John Halifax, Gentleman

TV · as Lady Caroline · 5 eps

1972
A Marriage

A Marriage

Movie · as Clare

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Madame Veda Bronski, Delia Savage · 3 eps

1971
Justice poster

Justice

TV · as Aisling Ainsworth · 1 ep

1971
The Two Ronnies poster

The Two Ronnies

TV · as Border Guard · 1 ep

1970
Ben Travers Farces

Ben Travers Farces

TV · as Marguerite Hickett · 1 ep

1970
Bachelor Father

Bachelor Father

TV · as Lady Collins · 1 ep

1969
The Spy Killer poster

The Spy Killer

Movie · as Danielle

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Clare · 1 ep

1969
Counterstrike poster

Counterstrike

TV · as Elaine Pinot · 1 ep

1969
Paul Temple poster

Paul Temple

TV · as Mrs Hawthorn · 1 ep

1969
Hadleigh poster

Hadleigh

TV · as Susan Paige · 1 ep

1967
Quatermass and the Pit poster

Quatermass and the Pit

Movie · as Barbara Judd

1967
Man in a Suitcase poster

Man in a Suitcase

TV · as Dolores Hornsby · 1 ep

1967
Champion House

Champion House

TV · as Mary Greenwood · 1 ep

1967
The Revenue Men

The Revenue Men

TV · as Renee · 1 ep

1967
Mr. Rose poster

Mr. Rose

TV · as Letitia Jolly · 1 ep

1966
Rasputin: The Mad Monk poster

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Movie · as Sonia

1966
Dracula: Prince of Darkness poster

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Movie · as Helen Kent

1966
Preview Tonight

Preview Tonight

TV · as Selena · 1 ep

1966
Intrigue

Intrigue

TV · as Donna · 1 ep

1966
Vendetta

Vendetta

TV · as Claudia · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Lita Perez, Joan Maple · 2 eps

1965
The Wackiest Ship in the Army poster

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

TV · as Prudence, Christine · 1 ep

1964
The Gorgon poster

The Gorgon

Movie · as Carla Hoffman

1964
The Secret of Blood Island poster

The Secret of Blood Island

Movie · as Elaine

1964
Blind Corner poster

Blind Corner

Movie · as Anne Gregory

1964
Detective poster

Detective

TV · as Eve Race · 1 ep

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

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

TV · as Bryn Watson · 1 ep

1964
Rupert of Hentzau

Rupert of Hentzau

TV · as Queen Flavia · 6 eps

1964
12 O'Clock High poster

12 O'Clock High

TV · as Ann Gray, Alice Clyde-Bryce · 1 ep

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Sorasta · 4 eps

1963
The Human Jungle poster

The Human Jungle

TV · as Catherine · 1 ep

1963
The New Phil Silvers Show poster

The New Phil Silvers Show

TV · as Pamela · 1 ep

1962
Postman's Knock poster

Postman's Knock

Movie · as Jean

1962
Death Trap poster

Death Trap

Movie · as Jean Anscomb

1962
Stranglehold

Stranglehold

Movie · as Chris Morrison

1962
The Saint poster

The Saint

TV · as Valerie North · 1 ep

1962
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as Betty Blair · 1 ep

1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show poster

The Lloyd Bridges Show

TV · as Clare · 1 ep

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · as Ruby Mason · 1 ep

1961
The Shadow of the Cat poster

The Shadow of the Cat

Movie · as Beth Venable

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Venus Browne, Susan Summers · 1 ep

1961
Hazel poster

Hazel

TV · as Anna Forti, Bianca Bellina · 1 ep

1961
Ghost Squad poster

Ghost Squad

TV · as Margaret Errington · 1 ep

1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre

TV · as Susan Webb · 1 ep

1960
Village of the Damned poster

Village of the Damned

Movie · as Anthea Zellaby

1960
A Story of David poster

A Story of David

Movie · as Abigail

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Gina Scarlotti, Louise Goddard · 1 ep

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · as Jeannie · 1 ep

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Irene Baumer, Jane Lancing · 1 ep

1960
Festival poster

Festival

TV · as Ruth · 1 ep

1959
Bobbikins poster

Bobbikins

Movie · as Valerie

1959
Deadly Record poster

Deadly Record

Movie · as Susan Webb

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · as Susan Pelham, Carole Maitland · 1 ep

1959
Interpol Calling poster

Interpol Calling

TV · as Diana · 1 ep

1959
The Third Man poster

The Third Man

TV · as Diana Barratt, Lady Barbara Webster · 1 ep

1959
Charlesworth

Charlesworth

TV · as Fredlicha · 1 ep

1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries poster

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

TV · as Jean Anscomb · 1 ep

1958
Blood of the Vampire poster

Blood of the Vampire

Movie · as Madeleine Duval

1958
The Camp on Blood Island poster

The Camp on Blood Island

Movie · as Kate Keiller

1958
The Solitary Child poster

The Solitary Child

Movie · as Harriet

1958
Murder at Site 3

Murder at Site 3

Movie · as Susan

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show

TV · as Paulette · 1 ep

1958
The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man

TV · as Helen · 1 ep

1958
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

TV · as Rhonda Jones · 1 ep

1957
Cat Girl poster

Cat Girl

Movie · as Leonora Johnson / Leonora Brandt

1957
The End of the Line poster

The End of the Line

Movie · as Liliane Crawford

1957
White Hunter

White Hunter

TV · as Martha Locklan, Anna Williams · 1 ep

1956
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge poster

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge

Movie · as Baronessa

1956
Lacrime di sposa poster

Lacrime di sposa

Movie · as Barbara

1956
Nero's Mistress poster

Nero's Mistress

Movie · as A Guest at the Villa

1956
Supreme Confession poster

Supreme Confession

Movie · as Bettina

1955
Four of the Thundering Jet poster

Four of the Thundering Jet

Movie

1955
Luna nova poster

Luna nova

Movie · as Amira

1955
Tragic ballad poster

Tragic ballad

Movie · as Betty Mason

1955
Destinazione Piovarolo poster

Destinazione Piovarolo

Movie

1955
Motivo in maschera poster

Motivo in maschera

Movie

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

TV · as Edwina · 1 ep

1955
Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion

TV · as Duchess · 1 ep

1955
ITV Play of the Week poster

ITV Play of the Week

TV · as Marion Dale, Mary Howard, Stella Curtis · 1 ep

1953
Mantrap poster

Mantrap

Movie · as Fashion show commentator

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Joyce Penrose, Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie · 1 ep