Barbara Steele
Born
December 29, 1937 (age 87)
Birthplace
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Barbara Steele

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.

Movies

Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
2025
(Voice)
Ulalume - A Ballad
Ulalume - A Ballad
2023
Narrator: opening credits (voice)
Minutes Past Midnight
Minutes Past Midnight
2016 ★ 4.8
The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')
The Phantom
The Phantom
2016 ★ 6.3
The Widow
Lost River
Lost River
2015 ★ 5.7
Belladonna
The Mill at Calder's End
The Mill at Calder's End
2015 ★ 6.5
The Apparition of the Mill
The Shutterbug Man
The Shutterbug Man
2014 ★ 6.3
Narrator
The Butterfly Room
The Butterfly Room
2012 ★ 5.7
Ann
The Boneyard Collection
The Boneyard Collection
2008 ★ 5.3
Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
The Capitol Conspiracy
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998 ★ 4.3
Agent Oakley
Deep Above
Deep Above
1994
Mrs. Wagner
Silent Scream
Silent Scream
1979 ★ 5.7
Victoria Engels
The Key Is in the Door
The Key Is in the Door
1978 ★ 4.5
Cathy
Piranha
Piranha
1978 ★ 6.0
Dr. Mengers
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby
1978 ★ 6.9
Josephine
The Space-Watch Murders
The Space-Watch Murders
1978
Shivers
Shivers
1975 ★ 6.4
Betts
Caged Heat
Caged Heat
1974 ★ 5.0
Supt. McQueen
Ciao, Federico!
Ciao, Federico!
1970 ★ 6.8
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
1970 ★ 5.5
Danielle
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969 ★ 6.7
Carla
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968 ★ 5.2
Lavinia Morley
Young Törless
Young Törless
1966 ★ 6.5
Bozena
An Angel for Satan
An Angel for Satan
1966 ★ 6.2
Harriet Montebruno / Belinda
Revenge of The Blood Beast
Revenge of The Blood Beast
1966 ★ 4.9
Veronica
For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold
1966 ★ 7.7
Teodora
Money
Money
1965
Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
1965 ★ 5.0
Lady Clerk
Nightmare Castle
Nightmare Castle
1965 ★ 5.3
Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
1965 ★ 5.9
Cleo Hauff
The Long Hair of Death
The Long Hair of Death
1964 ★ 6.4
Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein
Easy Love
Easy Love
1964 ★ 2.0
Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano")
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964 ★ 5.3
Valérie Gasparelli
White Voices
White Voices
1964 ★ 4.5
Guilia
Three for a Robbery
Three for a Robbery
1964
Barbara Sims
Les baisers
Les baisers
1964
Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')
The Maniacs
The Maniacs
1964 ★ 4.7
Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")
Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood
1964 ★ 7.1
Elisabeth Blackwood
A Sentimental Attempt
A Sentimental Attempt
1963 ★ 6.5
Silvia
The Ghost
The Ghost
1963 ★ 6.1
Margaret Hichcock
The Hours of Love
The Hours of Love
1963 ★ 4.4
Leila
8½
1963 ★ 8.1
Gloria Morin
The Iron Captain
The Iron Captain
1962
Floriana
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962 ★ 5.8
Cynthia Hichcock
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961 ★ 6.8
Elizabeth Barnard Medina
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1960 ★ 7.4
Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda
Your Money or Your Wife
Your Money or Your Wife
1960 ★ 4.0
Juliet Frost
Sapphire
Sapphire
1959 ★ 7.0
Student
Upstairs and Downstairs
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959 ★ 5.6
Mary
The Heart of a Man
The Heart of a Man
1959
Girl
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1959 ★ 6.2
Extra
Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts
1958 ★ 5.6
Fiona
Houseboat
Houseboat
1958 ★ 6.4
Minor Role (uncredited)

TV Series