Barbara Steele

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 Britains first lady of horror She played the dual role of Asa and Katia Vajda in Mario Bavas 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 Fellinis 8½ 1963 David Cronenbergs Shivers 1975 Joe Dantes Piranha and Louis Malles 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 198889 Steele appeared in several films in the 2010s including a lead role in The Butterfly Room 2012 and supporting role in Ryan Goslings Lost River 2014 Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Steele licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia