Barbara Steele
Dec 29, 1937 (88)
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
47 Movies
6 Series
Barbara Steele has spent over 68 years in front of the camera, with more than 53 film and TV credits. her Gloria Morin in '8½' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Horror has been her most frequent territory.
88Age
47Movies
6Series
Barbara Steele
47 Movies
6 Series
Barbara Steele has spent over 68 years in front of the camera, with more than 53 film and TV credits. her Gloria Morin in '8½' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Horror has been her most frequent territory.
88
Age
47
Movies
6
Series
Movies
Sapphire
1959
Pretty Baby
1978
8½
1963
Piranha
1978
Black Sunday
1960
The She Beast
1966
Lost River
2015
Houseboat
1958
For Love and Gold
1966
Shivers
1975
The Boneyard Collection
2008
The Butterfly Room
2012
Young Törless
1966
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961
Caged Heat
1974
White Voices
1964
Curse of the Crimson Altar
1968
Minutes Past Midnight
2016
The Key Is in the Door
1978
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
Nightmare Castle
1965
Silent Scream
1979
The 39 Steps
1959
An Angel for Satan
1966
The Long Hair of Death
1964
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
1965
The Maniacs
1964
Castle of Blood
1964
The Phantom
2016
The Ghost
1963
Your Money or Your Wife
1960
The Capitol Conspiracy
1998
The Hours of Love
1963
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1962
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964
Bachelor of Hearts
1958
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Castlevania
Miranda (voice)
2020
TV
Minutes Past Midnight
The Apparition of the Mill (segment 'The Mill At Calder's End')
2016
Film
The Phantom
The Widow
2016
Film
Lost River
Belladonna
2015
Film
The Mill at Calder's End
The Apparition of the Mill
2015
Film
The Butterfly Room
Ann
2012
Film
The Boneyard Collection
Vanessa Peabody (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2008
Film
The Capitol Conspiracy
Agent Oakley
1998
Film
Vampire Cult Queens from Hell
Barbara
1996
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Barbara Steele and where are they from?
Barbara Steele is 88 years old, born on December 29, 1937 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Barbara Steele?
Barbara Steele is best known for roles in 8½, Piranha, Shivers.
How many movies has Barbara Steele been in?
Over a 68-year career (since 1958), Barbara Steele has appeared in 69 movies and 10 TV shows.
What was Barbara Steele's first movie?
The career of Barbara Steele began with Houseboat (1958).
What is Barbara Steele's most recent movie or series?
Barbara Steele's most recent release is Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol, which premiered on November 20, 2025.
What TV shows has Barbara Steele appeared in?
On television, Barbara Steele has appeared in Castlevania, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery, The Winds of War.
Barbara Steele
1937-12-29 · 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).Barbara Steele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.