BARBARA Shelley, the actress hailed as the "Queen of Hammer," has died at the age of 88. The actress was the star of 1950s and 1960s Hammer Horror films including The Gorgon, Dracula: Prince Of Darkness, and Rasputin: The Mad Monk.
She also appeared in the Doctor Who episode Planet Of Fire, starring Peter Davison as the fifth Doctor. Her agent, Thomas Bowington, said: "She really was Hammer's number one leading lady and the technicolour queen of Hammer. "On screen she could be quietly evil.
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