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Barbara Steele (natural December 29, 1937) is a British actress. She's better called a scream queen of Italian gothic horror movies of the Sixties. Her break across come around Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960). It's at present hailed as a masterpiece of the Italian gothic horror film. Steele starred inside the string of gothic horror classics including: The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962), The Ghost (1963) (Dir.: Riccardo Freda) and, according to Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies (1988), is on record as saying that she never wanted "to climb out of another f---ing coffin again".

Partial filmography
La maschera del demonio (Black Sunday) (1960) The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) ''50'Orribile segreto del Dr. Hichcock (The Horrible Dr. Hichcock) (1962) (1963) Lo Spettro (The Ghost) (1963) Danza macabra (Castle of Blood) (1964) I personally Lunghi capelli della morte (A Long Hair of Demise) (1964) Caged Heat (1974) Shivers (1975) Piranha (1978) Fellini Thankless Celebration'' (2005)

Silent Scream
Extensive filmography of British actress Barbara Steele, including many stills and original movie posters.

Cult Sirens - Barbara Steele
Includes biography, pictures and filmography of the actress.

Yahoo! Movies: Barbara Steele
Contains biography and filmography.

Internet Movie Database: Barbara Steele
Biography, filmography, awards and nominations.


Arts: Movies: Titles: P: Piranha
Arts: Movies: Titles: S: Shivers - 1975
Arts: Movies: Titles: Y: Young Törless




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