Barbara Shelley Grave Site (1932-2021)

Barbara Shelley Grave Site (1932-2021)

Barbara Shelley
BIRTH 13 Feb 1932
Marylebone, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
DEATH 4 Jan 2021 (aged 88)
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown

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Barbara Shelley BIRTH 13 Feb 1932

Actress. She will be remembered for association with horror films of the 1950s and 1960s notably Hammer Productions which earned her the moniker “First leading lady of British horror films.”

Born Barbara Kowin, she worked as a model prior to beginning her film career in Italy. Her first memorable feature in Britain was her starring role in “Cat Girl” (1957) which was following with notable performances in “The Camp on Blood Island” (1958) , “Blood of the Vampire” (1958), “Quatermass and the Pit” (1967).

Barbara Shelley DEATH 4 Jan 2021 (aged 88)

She played George Sanders’ wife in the classic picture “Village of the Damned” (1960) and costarred opposite Christopher Lee in “Dracula: Prince of Darkness” (1966) and “Rasputin: The Mad Monk” (1966), as well as Peter Cushing in “The Gorgon” (1964).

Barbara Shelley Birth and Death

Among her television credits are “Danger Man”, “The Avengers”, “The Saint” and “Doctor Who” as well as the American programs “Hazel”, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, “The Donna Reed Show.”