
Barbara Steele
Born
1937-12-29
Place of birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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...
Known for

8½
Gloria Morin

Castlevania
Miranda (voice)

Piranha
Dr. Mengers

Shivers
Betts

Lost River
Belladonna

Black Sunday
Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda

Pretty Baby
Josephine

For Love and Gold
Teodora

The Pit and the Pendulum
Elizabeth Barnard Medina

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Phyllis

Houseboat
Minor Role (uncredited)

The Butterfly Room
Ann

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)

Castle of Blood
Elisabeth Blackwood

Night Gallery
The Widow Craighill