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Acting

Barbara Shelley

Career: Active from 1955 to 1994, busiest in 1958 and 1964 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 19
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Village of the Damned
79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Barbara Shelley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.2, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.6, average 3.0
Catharsis
3.9, average 5.1
Pop Culture
1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Gothic Horror 3
Mystery 3
Psychological Suspense 3
Slow Burn 3
Psychological Thriller 2
Supernatural Horror 2
Atmospheric 2
Classic Cinema 2
Intrigue & Suspense 2
Character Study 2
Social Commentary 2
Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

103

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 91

Cinemassacre's Monster Madness

91

TV show · as Helen Kent (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles

The World of Hammer: Vamp

as Helen Kent

The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

as Charlotte Darton

The Stranger

TV show · as Charlotte

1980s

11 titles · average score 69

The Dark Angel

TV show · as Cousin Monica

Maigret

as Louise Maigret

The Dark Angel

as Cousin Monica

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

68

as Helen Kent / Sonia (archive footage)

EastEnders

53

TV show · as Hester Samuels

The District Nurse

TV show · as Mrs Pughe-Morgan

Doctor Who: Planet of Fire

as Sorasta

By the Sword Divided

75

TV show · as Lady Welton

Bergerac

69

TV show · as Catherine Prescott

The Borgias

79

TV show · as Vannozza Canale

Pride and Prejudice

71

TV show · as Mrs Gardiner

1970s

15 titles · average score 67

Prince Regent

TV show · as Lady Isobelle Hertford

Blake's 7

76

TV show · as Dr. Plaxton

Tycoon

TV show · as Sarah Vyner

The Comedy of Errors

as Courtesan

Oil Strike North

TV show · as Elaine Smythe

The Hanged Man

TV show · as Louisa Galbraith

Ghost Story

49

as Matron

John Halifax, Gentleman

TV show · as Lady Caroline

Crown Court

65

TV show · as Delia Savage / Madame Veda Bronski

The Two Ronnies

78

TV show · as Border Guard

Justice

TV show · as Aisling Ainsworth

Bachelor Father

TV show · as Lady Collins

1960s

45 titles · average score 69

Quatermass and the Pit

69

as Barbara Judd

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

74

as Helen Kent

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

55

as Sonia

The Secret of Blood Island

as Elaine

The Gorgon

62

as Carla Hoffman

Blind Corner

58

as Anne Gregory

Doctor Who

76

TV show · as Sorasta

as Chris Morrison

Postman's Knock

51

as Jean

The Shadow of the Cat

59

as Beth Venable

Village of the Damned

79

as Anthea Zellaby

A Story of David

54

as Abigail

1950s

28 titles · average score 60

Bobbikins

55

as Valerie

Deadly Record

59

as Susan Webb

No Hiding Place

TV show · as Carole Maitland / Susan Pelham

Blood of the Vampire

46

as Madeleine Duval

The Solitary Child

as Harriet

The Camp on Blood Island

68

as Kate Keiller

The Donna Reed Show

46

TV show · as Paulette

Cat Girl

42

as Leonora Johnson / Leonora Brandt

The End of the Line

57

as Liliane Crawford

Lacrime di sposa

as Barbara

Dixon of Dock Green

64

TV show · as Edwina

Sunday Night Theatre

51

TV show · as Joyce Penrose / Elizabeth (Liz) Imbrie