Barbara Steele
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 29, 1937
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen TBA
as Self
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol 2025
as (Voice)
- Ulalume - A Ballad
Ulalume - A Ballad 2023
as Narrator: opening credits (voice)
Fellinopolis 2021
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta 2019
as Self
Master of Dark Shadows 2019
as Self
Minutes Past Midnight 2016
as The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')
Lost River 2015
as Belladonna
The Mill at Calder's End 2015
as The Apparition of the Mill
The Shutterbug Man 2014
as Narrator
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers' 2014
as Self
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the Swinging Blade 2014
as Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! 2013
as Self
The Butterfly Room 2012
as Ann
Barbara Steele in Conversation 2009
as Self
The Boneyard Collection 2008
as Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
- Mario Bava Speaks
Mario Bava Speaks 2006
as Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura 2004
as Self
Italian Kings Of B 2003
as Self
The American Nightmare 2000
as Self
The Capitol Conspiracy 1998
as Agent Oakley
Hollywood Rated 'R' 1997
as Self
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell 1996
as Self
Deep Above 1994
as Mrs. Wagner
Dracula in the Movies 1992
as (archive footage)
Fear in the Dark 1991
as Self
Be Pretty and Shut Up! 1981
as Self
Silent Scream 1979
as Victoria Engels
The Key Is in the Door 1978
as Cathy
Piranha 1978
as Dr. Mengers
Pretty Baby 1978
as Josephine
- The Space-Watch Murders
The Space-Watch Murders 1978
Actor
Shivers 1975
as Betts
Caged Heat 1974
as Supt. McQueen
Ciao, Federico! 1970
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off! 1970
as Danielle
Honeymoon with a Stranger 1969
as Carla
Curse of the Crimson Altar 1968
as Lavinia Morley
Barbara and Her Furs 1967
as Self
The She Beast 1966
as Veronica
Young Törless 1966
as Bozena
An Angel for Satan 1966
as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda
For Love and Gold 1966
as Teodora
- Money
Money 1965
as Lucky
Once Upon a Tractor 1965
as Lady Clerk
Nightmare Castle 1965
as Muriel Arrowsmith / Jenny Arrowsmith
Terror-Creatures from the Grave 1965
as Cleo Hauff
The Long Hair of Death 1964
as Helen Karnstein / Mary Karnstein
Easy Love 1964
as Contessa Bardi-Stucchi (segment "Divorzio italo-americano")
The Monocle's Sour Laugh 1964
as Valérie Gasparelli
White Voices 1964
as Guilia
Three for a Robbery 1964
as Barbara Sims
Les baisers 1964
as Thelma (Episode 3: 'Baiser du soir')
The Maniacs 1964
as Barbara (segment "l'hobby") / Brugnoli's Wife (segment "la cambiale")
Castle of Blood 1964
as Elisabeth Blackwood
A Sentimental Attempt 1963
as Silvia
The Ghost 1963
as Margaret Hichcock
The Hours of Love 1963
as Leila
8½ 1963
as Gloria Morin
The Iron Captain 1962
as Floriana
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock 1962
as Cynthia Hichcock
The Pit and the Pendulum 1961
as Elizabeth Barnard Medina
Black Sunday 1960
as Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda
Your Money or Your Wife 1960
as Juliet Frost
Upstairs and Downstairs 1959
as Mary
Sapphire 1959
as Student (uncredited)
The Heart of a Man 1959
as Girl (scenes deleted)
The 39 Steps 1959
as Extra (uncredited)
- Look at Life: Saving Face
Look at Life: Saving Face 1959
as Self
Bachelor of Hearts 1958
as Fiona
Houseboat 1958
as (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.