Photo: Matthias Hoene, film director / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ingrid Pitt earns my lasting respect both for what she did and what she survived. Born in wartime Warsaw and later a fixture of 1970s British horror, she brought a continental elegance to a genre that rarely rewarded subtlety. I am drawn to performers who turn a niche into a signature, and she made Hammer-era horror unmistakably hers. That she was also a published writer rounds out a life of reinvention across language and country. Actresses who combine genuine menace with warmth are rare, and revisiting her work, I feel a quiet melancholy that her particular kind of screen presence has largely vanished.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ingrid Pitt
- Name (Japanese)
- イングリッド・ピット
- Reading
- いんぐりっど・ぴっと
- Born
- November 21, 1937 – November 23, 2010
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid%20Pitt
Frequently asked questions
When was Ingrid Pitt born?
November 21, 1937 – November 23, 2010.
Where is Ingrid Pitt from?
Ingrid Pitt is from Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.
What does Ingrid Pitt do?
Ingrid Pitt works as writer, film actor, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.