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Barbara Shelley was born in Marylebone, United Kingdom on February 13, 1932. Barbara Shelley was listed as a television actor and film actor. Death is recorded on January 4, 2021, at the age of 88.
My Take
Barbara Shelley is, to me, the quiet aristocrat of British horror. As a Hammer regular in Village of the Damned, Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Quatermass and the Pit, she brought something rare to the genre: real elegance that made her unraveling genuinely frightening. Over a hundred screen credits is a remarkable body of work, but it is the quality of menace she conveyed, the sense of beauty being corrupted, that stays with me. The best horror frightens us by showing lovely things break, and few did that better. She passed in 2021 at 88, still luminous on film.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Barbara Shelley
- Name (Japanese)
- バーバラ・シェリー
- Reading
- ばーばら・しぇりー
- Born
- February 13, 1932 – January 4, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Marylebone, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Shelley
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458290
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Barbara Shelley born?
Born February 13, 1932.
When did Barbara Shelley die?
Died January 4, 2021, aged 88.
Where was Barbara Shelley from?
Barbara Shelley was from Marylebone, United Kingdom.
What did Barbara Shelley do?
Barbara Shelley worked as television actor, film actor, actor.
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