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Subject: Barbara Shelley, Hammer Horror actress, dies aged 88
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/05/21 at 8:12 am
Tributes have been paid to the Hammer Horror film star and Doctor Who actress Barbara Shelley, who has died aged 88 after contracting Covid-19. She was best known for appearing in a string of horror films in the 1950s and '60s, including Dracula: Prince of Darkness alongside Christopher Lee. Her agent, Thomas Bowington, said she was "quietly evil" on screen. "She really was Hammer's number one leading lady and the technicolour queen of Hammer," he told the PA news agency. "On screen she could be quietly evil. She goes from statuesque beauty to just animalistic wildness.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55531181
Subject: Re: Barbara Shelley, Hammer Horror actress, dies aged 88
Written By: Indy Gent on 01/06/21 at 8:22 pm
I often confuse her with Barbara Steele, who is also British and also starred in horror films. She is still alive. RIP, Miss Shelley.