7.9
TV
Acting
Barbara Shelley
- Born
- Died
- (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 114 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.9
TV
7.2
Movie
Village of the Damned
6.7
Movie
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
6.7
Movie
Quatermass and the Pit
4.3
TV
EastEnders
6.4
Movie
The Gorgon
7.8
TV
The Avengers
7.4
TV
The Saint
7.6
Movie
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
5.9
Movie
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
7.2
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.3
TV
Blake's 7
5.8
Movie
Blood of the Vampire
6.7
Movie
The Shadow of the Cat
6.9
Movie
Destinazione Piovarolo
5.9
Movie
Nero's Mistress
7.8
TV
The Two Ronnies
7.0
TV
Pride and Prejudice
Acting credits 114
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The House of Horror - Memories of Bray TV | Herself (5 ep) |
| 2012 | Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness Film | Self - Original Cast Member / Helen Kent |
| 2010 | A History of Horror TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story Film | Herself |
| 2008 | Fanex Files: Hammer Films Film | Self |
| 2007 | Cinemassacre's Monster Madness TV | Helen Kent (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2007 | British Film Forever TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer: Vamp Film | Helen Kent |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer TV | Self (archive footage) (4 ep) |
| 1992 | The Stranger: More Than a Messiah Film | Charlotte Darton |
| 1991 | The Stranger TV | Charlotte (1 ep) |
| 1989 | The Dark Angel TV | Cousin Monica (3 ep) |
| 1988 | Maigret Film | Louise Maigret |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Film | Helen Kent / Sonia (archive footage) |
| 1987 | The Dark Angel Film | Cousin Monica |
| 1985 | EastEnders TV | Hester Samuels (2 ep) |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: Planet of Fire Film | Sorasta |
| 1984 | The District Nurse TV | Mrs Pughe-Morgan (1 ep) |
| 1983 | By the Sword Divided TV | Lady Welton (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Bergerac TV | Catherine Prescott (1 ep) |
| 1981 | The Borgias TV | Vannozza Canale (10 ep) |
| 1980 | Pride and Prejudice TV | Mrs Gardiner (2 ep) |
| 1979 | Prince Regent TV | Lady Isobelle Hertford (8 ep) |
| 1979 | Blankety Blank TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1978 | The Comedy of Errors Film | Courtesan |
| 1978 | Tycoon TV | Sarah Vyner (2 ep) |
| 1978 | People Like Us TV | Esther Frith (13 ep) |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 TV | Dr. Plaxton (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Oil Strike North TV | Elaine Smythe (13 ep) |
| 1975 | The Hanged Man TV | Louisa Galbraith (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Ghost Story Film | Matron |
| 1974 | John Halifax, Gentleman TV | Lady Caroline (5 ep) |
| 1972 | Crown Court TV | Madame Veda Bronski, Delia Savage (3 ep) |
| 1972 | A Marriage Film | Clare |
| 1971 | Justice TV | Aisling Ainsworth (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Two Ronnies TV | Border Guard (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Ben Travers Farces TV | Marguerite Hickett (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Bachelor Father TV | Lady Collins (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Paul Temple TV | Mrs Hawthorn (1 ep) |
| 1969 | The Spy Killer Film | Danielle |
| 1969 | Hadleigh TV | Susan Paige (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Counterstrike TV | Elaine Pinot (1 ep) |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | Clare (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Quatermass and the Pit Film | Barbara Judd |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase TV | Dolores Hornsby (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Champion House TV | Mary Greenwood (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The Revenue Men TV | Renee (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Mr. Rose TV | Letitia Jolly (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Vendetta TV | Claudia (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Intrigue TV | Donna (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Preview Tonight TV | Selena (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Rasputin: The Mad Monk Film | Sonia |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness Film | Helen Kent |
| 1965 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army TV | Prudence, Christine (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters TV | Lita Perez, Joan Maple (2 ep) |
| 1964 | The Secret of Blood Island Film | Elaine |
| 1964 | The Gorgon Film | Carla Hoffman |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV | Bryn Watson (1 ep) |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High TV | Ann Gray, Alice Clyde-Bryce (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Rupert of Hentzau TV | Queen Flavia (6 ep) |