Barbara Shelley has died at the age of 88, her agent has confirmed. The star, considered an icon of early horror films, had caught Covid-19 in hospital, but it was not her cause of death.
Her agent said: "She really was Hammer’s number one leading lady and the technicolour queen of Hammer. "On screen she could be quietly evil.
She goes from statuesque beauty to just animalistic wildness. "She was a regular favourite of Hammer events and autograph shows but also performed on stage with the RSC." The statement continued to recall Barbara's friendship's with onscreen giants Peter Cushing and Sir Christopher Lee, both of whom she'd worked with. "She adored Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing," Thomas Bowington told PA, "and loved working with
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