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Biography
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.
Acted in 57
2020s
- 2025
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
(Voice)
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
The Mill at Calder's End
The Apparition of the Mill
- 2012
2000s
- 2008
The Boneyard Collection
Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
1990s
- 1998
- 1994
Deep Above
Mrs. Wagner
- 1992
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
- 1991
1980s
- 1988
- 1983
1970s
- 1979
Silent Scream
Victoria Engels
- 1978
The Key Is in the Door
Cathy
- 1975
- 1974
- 1970
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
Danielle
1960s
- 1969
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Carla
- 1968
- 1966
Young Törless
Bozena
For Love and Gold
Teodora
- 1965
Once Upon a Tractor
Lady Clerk
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
Cleo Hauff
- 1964
Easy Love
Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano")
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
Valérie Gasparelli
White Voices
Guilia
Three for a Robbery
Barbara Sims
Les baisers
Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')
The Maniacs
Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")
- 1963
A Sentimental Attempt
Silvia
The Hours of Love
Leila
- 1962
The Iron Captain
Floriana
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
Cynthia Hichcock
- 1961
- 1960
Your Money or Your Wife
Juliet Frost
1950s
- 1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
Mary
The Heart of a Man
Girl (scenes deleted)
- 1958
Bachelor of Hearts
Fiona
Dial 999
Toni Miller · 1 episode
- 1955
Produced 2
1980s
- 1988
- 1983
Appearances22
2020s
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
Self
- 2014
The Shutterbug Man
Narrator
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
Self
Behind the Swinging Blade
Self
- 2013
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Barbara Steele in Conversation
Self
- 2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
- 2003
Italian Kings Of B
Self
- 2000
The American Nightmare
Self
1990s
- 1997
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self
- 1996
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
Self
- 1991
Fear in the Dark
Self
1980s
- 1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self
1970s
- 1970
Ciao, Federico!
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1960s
- 1967
Barbara and Her Furs
Self
- 1965
Dim Dam Dom
Self · 1 episode
No release date
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Self