Acting
Barbara Steele
Born Dec 29, 1937 · Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
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Acting
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Documentary
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
2025
Documentary
Fellinopolis
2021
Documentary
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
2019
Documentary
Master of Dark Shadows
2019
Documentary
Castlevania
2017
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Minutes Past Midnight
2016
Horror · Thriller
Lost River
2015
Drama · Fantasy · Thriller
The Mill at Calder's End
2015
Animation · Adventure · Fantasy
The Shutterbug Man
2014
Animation · Horror
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
2014
Documentary
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
Documentary
Behind the Swinging Blade
2014
Documentary
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
Documentary
The Butterfly Room
2012
Horror · Thriller
Barbara Steele in Conversation
2009
Documentary
The Boneyard Collection
2008
Horror · Comedy
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
Documentary · TV Movie
Italian Kings Of B
2003
Documentary
The American Nightmare
2000
Documentary · Horror
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998
Action · Science Fiction
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
Documentary · Horror · Science Fiction
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
1996
Horror
Deep Above
1994
Mystery · Fantasy · Horror
Dracula in the Movies
1992
Documentary · Horror
Fear in the Dark
1991
Documentary · TV Movie
Dark Shadows
1991
Soap · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
War and Remembrance
1988
Drama · War & Politics
The Winds of War
1983
War & Politics · Drama
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
Documentary
Silent Scream
1979
Horror · Thriller
The Key Is in the Door
1978
Drama · Comedy
Piranha
1978
Horror
Pretty Baby
1978
Drama
Shivers
1975
Horror · Science Fiction
Caged Heat
1974
Drama
Night Gallery
1970
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
Ciao, Federico!
1970
Documentary
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
1970
Comedy
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969
Thriller · Mystery · TV Movie
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
Horror · Mystery
Barbara and Her Furs
1967
Drama
The She Beast
1966
Thriller · Horror · Comedy
Young Törless
1966
Drama
An Angel for Satan
1966
Horror
For Love and Gold
1966
Comedy · Adventure
I Spy
1965
Action & Adventure
Once Upon a Tractor
1965
Comedy
Nightmare Castle
1965
Horror
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
1965
Horror · Mystery
The Long Hair of Death
1964
Horror · Fantasy
Easy Love
1964
Comedy
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964
Comedy · Thriller
White Voices
1964
Comedy
Three for a Robbery
1964
Crime · Drama
Les baisers
1964
Comedy · Romance
The Maniacs
1964
Comedy
Castle of Blood
1964
Horror
A Sentimental Attempt
1963
Drama
The Ghost
1963
Horror · Thriller
The Hours of Love
1963
Romance · Comedy
8½
1963
Drama
The Iron Captain
1962
Adventure
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962
Horror
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961
Horror · Mystery · Drama
Black Sunday
1960
Horror
Your Money or Your Wife
1960
Comedy
Sapphire
1959
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
Comedy
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Heart of a Man
1959
Comedy
The 39 Steps
1959
Thriller · Mystery
Bachelor of Hearts
1958
Comedy
Houseboat
1958
Comedy · Romance
Dial 999
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mystery · Drama · Crime