Barbara Shelley: Last News

COVID-19 in hospital, though “it wasn’t the COVID that took her”.Shelley, who was hailed as the ‘technicolour queen of Hammer’ and remembered as an early horror icon, starred in a number of Hammer Horror films across the 1950s and 60s including Dracula and The Gorgon.Announcing the news, Bowington said: “She really was Hammer’s number one leading lady and the technicolour queen of Hammer. On screen she could be quietly evil.

Barbara Shelley, best known for her numerous appearances in Hammer Horror titles across the 1950s and 1960s, has died. She was 88.

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 technicolor queen of Hammer.“On-screen she could be quietly evil.

Barbara Shelley, a renowned British horror movie actress and Doctor Who star, has died at the age of 88 after contracting coronavirus.

pic.twitter.com/82ZoNGb7JTFarewell to #BarbaraShelley a true horror icon ð https://t.co/NaYBMj1UexSad to hear that Barbara Shelley has passed away. She had an impressive career but to Blake’s 7 fans she will always be Doctor Plaxton from Stardrive.

Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Village of the Damned, has died at the age of 88. According to reports, she had contracted COVID-19 while in hospital, but it was not the cause of death.

Barbara Shelley has died at the age of 88, her agent has confirmed.

Barbara Shelley has died at the age of 88.The star has been hailed as the "technicolour queen of Hammer" following her death which has been confirmed her her agent.During the 1950s and 1960s, Barbara rose to fame during the Hammer Horror films including The Gorgon, Dracula, Prince Of Darkness and Rasputin.She also starred in The Mad Monk, Quatermass And The Pit, as well as Blood Of The Vampire, and Village Of The Damned.Barbara also appeared in the Doctor Who episode Planet Of Fire, starring Peter Davison as the fifth Doctor.Her agent, Thomas Bowington, confirmed that she had died to PA news agency.Thomas said: "She really was Hammer's number one leading lady and the technicolour queen of Hammer."On screen she could be quietly evil.