Actress
13 February 1932 to 4 January 2021
A British actress known for horror films and was nicknamed the ‘Queen of Hammer’, Shelley’s most iconic role came in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) where she played a tourist who became one of the undead. Her other notable credits included Village of the Damned (1960), The Gorgon (1964) and Quatermass and the Pit (1967).
Read Barbara Shelley's Guardian obituary
