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During the 1960s, Steele starred in a string of Italian horror films, including ''[[Black Sunday (1960 film)|Black Sunday]]'' (1960), ''[[The Horrible Dr. Hichcock]]'' (1962), ''[[The Ghost (1963 film)|The Ghost]]'' (1963), ''[[The Long Hair of Death]]'' (1964), ''[[Castle of Blood]]'' (1964), ''[[Terror-Creatures from the Grave]]'' and ''[[Nightmare Castle]]'' (both 1965). She also starred in [[Roger Corman]]'s ''[[The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)|The Pit and the Pendulum]]'' (1961) of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s short story [[The Pit and the Pendulum|of the same |
During the 1960s, Steele starred in a string of Italian horror films, including ''[[Black Sunday (1960 film)|Black Sunday]]'' (1960), ''[[The Horrible Dr. Hichcock]]'' (1962), ''[[The Ghost (1963 film)|The Ghost]]'' (1963), ''[[The Long Hair of Death]]'' (1964), ''[[Castle of Blood]]'' (1964), ''[[Terror-Creatures from the Grave]]'' and ''[[Nightmare Castle]]'' (both 1965). She also starred in [[Roger Corman]]'s ''[[The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film)|The Pit and the Pendulum]]'' (1961) of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s short story [[The Pit and the Pendulum|of the same title]] and the British film ''[[Curse of the Crimson Altar]]'' (1968). |
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Steele guest starred in British television shows including the spy drama, ''[[Danger Man]]'' (aka ''Secret Agent'') starring [[Patrick McGoohan]] in 1965. She made her American television debut in 1960 as Dolores in the "Daughter of Illusion" episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series, ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]'', starring [[Gardner McKay]]. In that same year, she was replaced by [[Barbara Eden]] in the [[Elvis Presley]] film ''[[Flaming Star]]'' after a disagreement with director [[Don Siegel]]. In 1961, she appeared as Phyllis in the "Beta Delta Gamma" episode of [[CBS]]'s ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''. She also had an supporting role in [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''[[8½]]'' (1963), and in 1966 appeared in the second-season episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]'', "Bridge of Spies". |
Steele guest starred in British television shows including the spy drama, ''[[Danger Man]]'' (aka ''Secret Agent'') starring [[Patrick McGoohan]] in 1965. She made her American television debut in 1960 as Dolores in the "Daughter of Illusion" episode of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series, ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]'', starring [[Gardner McKay]]. In that same year, she was replaced by [[Barbara Eden]] in the [[Elvis Presley]] film ''[[Flaming Star]]'' after a disagreement with director [[Don Siegel]]. In 1961, she appeared as Phyllis in the "Beta Delta Gamma" episode of [[CBS]]'s ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''. She also had an supporting role in [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''[[8½]]'' (1963), and in 1966 appeared in the second-season episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]'', "Bridge of Spies". |
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Born | [1] | 29 December 1937
Nationality | English |
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Years active | 1958–present |
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Children | 1 |
Barbara Steele (born 29 December 1937) is an English film 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"[2] and "Britain's first lady of horror."[3] 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 directorial debut Shivers (1975), and Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (1978), and appeared on television in the 1991 miniseries Dark Shadows. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for producing the American television miniseries War and Remembrance (1988-1989). 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).
Early life
Steele was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.[4] She studied art at the Chelsea Art School and in Paris at the Sorbonne.[4]
Career
During the 1960s, Steele starred in a string of Italian horror films, including Black Sunday (1960), The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962), The Ghost (1963), The Long Hair of Death (1964), Castle of Blood (1964), Terror-Creatures from the Grave and Nightmare Castle (both 1965). She also starred in Roger Corman's The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) of Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same title and the British film Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968).
Steele guest starred in British television shows including the spy drama, Danger Man (aka Secret Agent) starring Patrick McGoohan in 1965. She made her American television debut in 1960 as Dolores in the "Daughter of Illusion" episode of the ABC series, Adventures in Paradise, starring Gardner McKay. In that same year, she was replaced by Barbara Eden in the Elvis Presley film Flaming Star after a disagreement with director Don Siegel. In 1961, she appeared as Phyllis in the "Beta Delta Gamma" episode of CBS's Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She also had an supporting role in Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), and in 1966 appeared in the second-season episode of NBC's I Spy, "Bridge of Spies".
Steele returned to the horror genre in the later 1970s, appearing in three horror films: David Cronenberg's Shivers (a.k.a. They Came From Within) (1975), Piranha (1978), and The Silent Scream (1979).[5]
Steele served as associate producer of the TV miniseries, The Winds of War (1983), and was a producer for its sequel, War and Remembrance (1988), for which she shared the 1989 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special with executive producer Dan Curtis.
Steele was cast as Julia Hoffman in the 1991 remake of the 1960s ABC television series Dark Shadows. In 2010, she was a guest star in the Dark Shadows audio drama, The Night Whispers.
In 2010, actor-writer Mark Gatiss interviewed Steele about her role in Black Sunday for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror.[6][7] In 2012, Gatiss again interviewed Steele about her role in Shivers for his follow-up documentary, Horror Europa. In 2014, she appeared in Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, the drama-fantasy thriller film Lost River,[8] in which she portrayed the character Belladonna in a supporting role.[9]
Personal life
Steele was married to American screenwriter James Poe.[1] They were married in 1969 and divorced in 1978.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | Dial 999 | Toni Miller | 1 episode |
1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Phyllis | 1 episode |
1964 | Les baisers | Thelma | 1 episode |
1965 | Danger Man | Cleo | 1 episode "The Man On The Beach" |
1972 | Night Gallery | The Widow Craighill | 1 episode |
1983 | The Winds of War | Mrs. Stoller | Miniseries |
1988 | War and Remembrance | Elsa MacMahon | Miniseries |
1991 | Dark Shadows | Dr. Julia Hoffman / Countess Natalie Du Pres | Miniseries |
2020 | Castlevania | Miranda (voice) | Main Cast |
References
- ^ a b "Barbara Steele". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Davis, Christopher (11 June 2018). "Queen of All Scream Queens: Barbara Steele". VAULT OF THOUGHTS. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Barbara Steele: the accidental scream queen". the Guardian. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frank 1982, p. 175.
- ^ Hogan 1997, p. 309.
- ^ Clarke, Donald. "Mark Gatiss's History of Horror". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss – Home Counties Horror Ep 2/3". BBC. 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Lost River". BD. 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Lost River". BD. 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Bachelor of Hearts". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Your Money or Your Wife". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 37.
- ^ "The Pit and the Pendulum". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Release". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Cast". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ a b Curti 2015, p. 68.
- ^ "8½". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "The Hours of Love". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 88.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 124.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 109.
- ^ "White Voices". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 143.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 149.
- ^ "Release". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Cast". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Release". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Cast". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Halligan 2003, p. 49.
- ^ "The She Beast". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Young Törless". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 155.
- ^ "The Crimson Cult". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Caged Heat!". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Parasite Murders". Collections Canada. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Pretty Baby". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Piranha]". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Silent Scream". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "The Silent Scream". Tulare Advance-Register. Tulare, California. 15 November 1979. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butterfly Room (The)". BIFFF Official Website. Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
- ^ Newman, Kim (12 December 2012). "The Butterfly Room". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Lost River". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Inside Ryan Gosling's 'Lost River' Premiere in Cannes (Photos)". The Wrap. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Award-Winning Actor Mads Mikkelsen Stars in New Short Film 'Le Fantome' For Fored Edge Campaign". Ford. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
Works cited
- Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films: 1957–1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476619897.
- Frank, Alan G. (1982). The Horror Film Handbook. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 978-0-389-20260-8.
- Halligan, Benjamin (2003). Michael Reeves. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719063515.
- Hogan, David J. (1997). Dark Romance: Sexuality in the Horror Film. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-40474-2.
External links
- Barbara Steele at IMDb
- Barbara Steele at AllMovie
- Barbara Steele biography on (re)Search my Trash
- Watch Barbara Steele in Nightmare Castle