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Barbara Steele
Birthday: 29 December 1937

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies she's appeared in) for Barbara Steele. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@CelebMart.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

 

Biography

The most beautiful star of the greatest horror masterpiece of Italian film, "Black Sunday": Barbara Steele was born on December 19, 1938 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. Barbara is loved by her fans for her talent, intelligence, erotic sexuality, and a mysterious beauty that is unique; her face epitomizes either sweet innocence, or malign evil (she is wonderful to watch either way). At first, Barbara studied to become a painter. In 1957, she joined an acting repertory company. Her feature acting debut was in the British comedy "Bachelor of Hearts" (1958). At age 21, this strikingly lovely lady, with the hauntingly beautiful face, large eyes, sensuous lips and long, dark hair got her breakout role by starring in "Black Sunday," the quintessential Italian film about witchcraft (it was the directorial debut for cinematographer Mario Bava; with his background it was exquisitely photographed and atmospheric). We got to see Barbara, but did not hear her; her voice was dubbed by another actress for international audiences. After its American success, AIP brought Barbara to America, to star in Roger Corman's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961); (though the film was shot entirely in English, again Barbara's own voice was not used). By now, Barbara was typecast by American audiences as a horror star. In 1962, she answered an open-casting call and won a role in Federico Fellini's "8 1/2"; she only had a small but memorable role. Reportedly Fellini wanted to use her more in the film, but she was contracted to leave Rome to start work on her next horror movie, "The Horrible Dr. Hichcock" (1962). Being a slow and meticulous director, Fellini's "8 1/2" was not released until 1963. (Later, when Barbara was cast in lesser roles in lesser movies, she would tell the directors: "I've worked with some of the best directors in the world. I've worked with Fellini!") More horror movies followed, such as "The Spectre" (1963), "Castle of Blood" (1964), "An Angel for Satan" (1966) and others; this success led to her being typecast in the horror genre, where she more often than not appeared in Italian movies with a dubbed voice. The nadir was appearing in "Curse of the Crimson Altar" (1968), which was mainly eye candy, with scantily-clad women in a cult. Unfortunately, Barbara got sick of being typecast in horror movies. One of the screen's greatest horror stars, she said in an interview: "I never want to climb out of another freakin' coffin again!" This was sad news for her legion of horror fans; it was also a false-step for Barbara as far as a career move. Back in America, she met screenwriter James Poe; they got married, and remained together for many years. James Poe wrote an excellent role for Barbara in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969). The role ended up going to Susannah York, and Barbara wouldn't act in movies again for 5 years. Barbara returned to movies in "Caged Heat" (1974); she was miscast: a few years before, Barbara would have been one of the beautiful inmates, not the wheelchair-bound warden. In 1977, she appeared in a film by Roger Corman, based on the true story of a mentally ill woman, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." Unfortunately, her scenes wound up on the cutting room floor. (The movie itself is vague. I read the book-- the main character gets the insight that Lactamaeon is based on a large illustration in their family Bible, that scared her as a child. It depicts Archangel Lucifer being thrown from heaven: falling, falling endlessly. This fear of falling from grace in large part caused her own mental illness.) Again, trying anything but horror, Barbara appeared in "Pretty Baby" (1978), but she was in the background the whole time, and her talents wasted. Barbara would appear in 2 more unmemorable movies. She and James Poe got divorced, (he died a few years later). Barbara did "Silent Scream" (1980). Maybe because her ex-husband was now dead, or because her acting career was going nowhere, Barbara retired from acting for a decade. However, she had a lot of success as a producer. She was an associate producer for the TV mini-series "The Winds of War" (1983), and produced "War and Remembrance" (1989), for which she got an Emmy award. Her horror fans were delighted when Barbara showed up again, this time on TV in "Dark Shadows" (1991), a revival of the beloved 1960s supernatural soap. The still-lovely Barbara acts occasionally, her latest film was "The Prophet" (1999). Even past 60, Barbara is still beautiful and her fans love her.

Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).

 

Movie Credits
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Prophet, The (1999)
Wendy Schumacher ] 
Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)
Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997)
Tief oben (1994)
Dark Shadows (Made for TV) (1990)
Jean Simmons ] [ Joanna Going ] [ Lysette Anthony ] [ Ely Pouget ] 
Adam Hart i Sahara (1990)
Silent Scream (1980)
Rebecca Balding ] 
Pretty Baby (1978)
Brooke Shields ] [ Susan Sarandon ] 
Piranha (1978)
Belinda Balaski ] [ Janie Squire ] 
Clé sur la porte, La (1978)
Annie Girardot ] 
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
Kathleen Quinlan ] [ Diane Varsi ] 
Space-Watch Murders, The (Made for TV) (1975)
Tisha Sterling ] 
Shivers (1975)
Caged Heat (1974)
Roberta Collins ] [ Desiree Cousteau ] [ Erica Gavin ] [ Lynda Gold ] 
Honeymoon with a Stranger (Made for TV) (1969)
Janet Leigh ] 
Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere (1968)
Paola Pitagora ] 
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Handicap (1968)
Armata Brancaleone, L' (1966)
Sorella di Satana, La (1966)
Junge Törless, Der (1966)
5 tombe per un medium (1966)
Angelo per Satana, Un (1966)
Amanti d'oltretomba (1965)
Soldi, I (1965)
Sylva Koscina ] 
Tre per una rapina (1965)
Danza macabra, La (1964)
Voci bianche, Le (1964)
Sandra Milo ] [ Rosalba Neri ] 
Amore facile (1964)
Lunghi capelli della morte, I (1964)
Maniaci, I (1964)
Lisa Gastoni ] 
Monocle rit jaune, Le (1964)
Baisers, Les (1963)
Capitano di ferro, Il (1963)
Tentativo sentimentale, Un (1963)
8 1/2 (1963)
Sandra Milo ] [ Claudia Cardinale ] 
Ore dell'amore, Le (1963)
Spettro, Lo (1963)
Oeil du monocle, L' (1962)
Orribile segreto del dottor Hichcock, L' (1962)
Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Luana Anders ] 
Maschera del demonio, La (1960)
Eva Grimaldi ] 
Your Money or Your Wife (1960)
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
Susan Hampshire ] [ Claudia Cardinale ] 
Bachelor of Hearts (1958)

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