Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele (born December 29, 1937, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England) is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960), now hailed as a classic.
Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962); The Ghost, directed by Riccardo Freda and Roger Corman's 1961 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Pit and the Pendulum. She guested on various British television shows including the spy drama Danger Man starring Patrick McGoohan. In 2010, she was a guest star in the Dark Shadows audio drama The Night Whispers.
In 2010, actor-writer Mark Gatiss interviewed Steele about her role in Black Sunday (1960) for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.654 |
| Birthday | 1937-12-29 |
| Place of Birth | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | 芭芭拉·斯蒂尔, Барбара Стіл, Barbara Steel, |
1963
8½
8.2/2259
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious...
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8½
1997
Hollywood Rated 'R'
5.1/8
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach mo...
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Hollywood Rated 'R'
1978
Piranha
5.946/659
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Piranha
1959
The 39 Steps
6.2/28
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
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The 39 Steps
1978
Pretty Baby
7.001/359
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Pretty Baby
1960
Black Sunday
7.45/524
A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the wit...
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Black Sunday
1975
Shivers
6.385/642
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Shivers
1968
Curse of the Crimson Altar
5.3/66
When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - a...
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Curse of the Crimson Altar
1979
Silent Scream
5.8/44
Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels' seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic,...
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Silent Scream
1998
The Capitol Conspiracy
4.6/7
Martial arts star Don "The Dragon" Wilson stars in this action/suspense story. A child is recruited to take part in a secret government experiment whi...
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The Capitol Conspiracy
1964
Castle of Blood
7/98
When a cynical journalist accepts a wager that he won't survive the night in a haunted castle, it unlocks an odyssey of sexual torment, undead vengean...
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Castle of Blood
1963
The Ghost
6/30
A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he...
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The Ghost
1962
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
5.9/65
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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
1965
Terror-Creatures from the Grave
5.8/31
An attorney arrives at a castle to settle the estate of its recently deceased owner. The owner's wife and daughter reveal that he was someone who was...
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Terror-Creatures from the Grave
1959
Sapphire
7/43
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspec...
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Sapphire
1966
Young Törless
6.6/50
At an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing...
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Young Törless
1974
Caged Heat
4.9/62
A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women's penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison's sadi...
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Caged Heat
1978
The Key Is in the Door
4.7/11
Marie (Annie Girardot) teaches high school and has a 16-year-old daughter in her class. Divorced some years previously, she has some vague egalitarian...
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The Key Is in the Door
1964
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
5.3/17
A French agent goes after a gang of Asian terrorists who plan to blow up an American nuclear aircraft carrier.
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The Monocle's Sour Laugh
1964
The Long Hair of Death
6.4/63
In a 15th century village, a woman is accused of witchcraft and put to death. Her beautiful older daughter knows the real reason for the execution lie...
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The Long Hair of Death
2000
The American Nightmare
6.9/33
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
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The American Nightmare
2012
The Butterfly Room
5.9/122
A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly inn...
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The Butterfly Room
1966
The She Beast
5/41
A young woman is driving alongside a lake. She has an accident and the car plunges into the water. Her body is then possessed by the spirit of an 18th...
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The She Beast
1958
Houseboat
6.4/169
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
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Houseboat
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
6.6/107
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
1958
Bachelor of Hearts
5.6/7
A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.
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Bachelor of Hearts
1959
Upstairs and Downstairs
5.2/6
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run-...
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Upstairs and Downstairs
1963
A Sentimental Attempt
6.5/1
Carla and Dino, both in a matrimonail crisis, fall in love. But life will not help this love story.
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A Sentimental Attempt
1969
Honeymoon with a Stranger
6.5/6
While on honeymoon with her husband in Spain, a woman wakes up one morning to find he has disappeared. After reporting it to the police, a man shows u...
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Honeymoon with a Stranger
1963
The Hours of Love
5/4
Gianni and Marietta get along wonderfully as lovers, but not as a couple. Despite being married, they agree to become lovers again.
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The Hours of Love
2014
Behind the Swinging Blade
0/0
Filmed exclusively for Arrow Video in 2013, this documentary looks at the making of The Pit and the Pendulum and features producer and director Roger...
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Behind the Swinging Blade
2021
Fellinopolis
6.8/12
Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his...
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Fellinopolis
1959
The Heart of a Man
0/0
Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means. Frankie tri...
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Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
0/0
The documentary explores the enigma of actress and artist Mary Woronov and chronicles her colorful career trajectory as a ground breaking female perfo...
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1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
6.4/19
The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which...
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Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1964
White Voices
5/7
In 17th-century Rome, a young man in a choir of castrati falls for the beautiful wife of a powerful aristocrat.
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White Voices
1964
Easy Love
2/1
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Easy Love
2014
The Shutterbug Man
6.3/3
The Shutterbug Man tells the tale of a very twisted man, whose only passion in life is taking pictures. This passion takes him to terrible and wicked...
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The Shutterbug Man
2015
The Mill at Calder's End
6.5/2
In the remote village of Calder's End stands an old windmill, a repository of dark secrets. Nicholas Grimshaw has returned to this haunted place, his...
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The Mill at Calder's End
2015
Lost River
5.8/596
Billy, a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. B...
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Lost River
1960
Your Money or Your Wife
4/5
A domestic comedy about a couple who take in boarders to pay the rent on their large house.
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1964
Les baisers
0/0
A portmanteau film in which the producer, instead of as usual using already well known directors with a commercial draw, allowed five new young direct...
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Les baisers
1978
The Space-Watch Murders
0/0
A spaceship lands safely on a distant planet but all on-board have been slain except for one female crew member.
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The Space-Watch Murders
2023
Ulalume - A Ballad
0/0
Dreamlike animation brings Poe’s unforgettable poem to life, with desolate, macabre, and volcanic imagery.
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1970
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
5.5/1
This lysergically madcap Italian flick largely eschews any traditional plot. The most noticeable thread involves ventriloquist Ricky becoming a TV sta...
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Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
2016
Minutes Past Midnight
4.8/64
As midnight falls, all manner of terror invades the Earth. Demons, cannibals, killers, ghosts and monsters swarm the world in these tales of the super...
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Minutes Past Midnight
1962
The Iron Captain
0/0
After his village is burned down, Captain Furio sets out for revenge.
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The Iron Captain
1991
Fear in the Dark
10/1
A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.
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Fear in the Dark
1965
Money
0/0
On the theme "money is the driving force that drives man to commit follies to conquer them", this film presents a series of episodes.
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1994
Deep Above
0/0
In the 16th century, young men put themselves in great danger to look for mysterious crystals in a tunnel in the Styrian Erzberg. Some of them never r...
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Deep Above
1965
Once Upon a Tractor
5/1
Short film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.
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Once Upon a Tractor
1967
Barbara and Her Furs
0/0
Short film for the french TV program "Dim Dam Dom". A love letter to Barbara Steele and Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs.
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Barbara and Her Furs
1964
Three for a Robbery
0/0
Gerhard is a young technical in Düsseldorf who works in a factory of security devices for banks. In agreement with Nicola, Mario and Hans, they prepar...
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Three for a Robbery
2014
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
5.5/1
"Parasite Memories" is a brand new retrospective piece on the film produced by High Rising Productions with lively contribution from effects artist Jo...
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Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
1961
The Pit and the Pendulum
6.869/328
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of...
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The Pit and the Pendulum
1966
For Love and Gold
7.7/359
A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a...
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For Love and Gold
2019
Master of Dark Shadows
9/15
Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes storie...
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Master of Dark Shadows
2009
Barbara Steele in Conversation
0/0
A documentary revolving around an extended interview with Barbara Steele, in which she recounts the many facets of her career.
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Barbara Steele in Conversation
2013
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
0/0
Documentary on the making and impact of "House of Wax".
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House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
1965
Nightmare Castle
5.3/66
A sadistic count tortures and murders his unfaithful wife and her lover, then removes their hearts from their bodies. Years later, the count remarries...
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Nightmare Castle
1966
An Angel for Satan
6.3/32
At the end of the 19th century, in a little Italian village by a lake an old statue is recovered. Soon a series of crimes start and the superstitious...
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An Angel for Satan
2008
The Boneyard Collection
5.4/8
A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock ba...
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The Boneyard Collection
1964
The Maniacs
5/10
An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
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The Maniacs
1970
Ciao, Federico!
6.6/7
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the filming of the Federico Fellini film, "Satyricon."
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Ciao, Federico!
2016
The Phantom
6.6/5
An enigmatic stranger, a couple who no longer exist, danger in the shadows and the key to it all - The new Ford Edge. Mads Mikkelsen and screen legend...
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The Phantom
2003
Italian Kings Of B
6/1
Documentary on Italian genre cinema.
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Italian Kings Of B
2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
6/1
Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava
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