Barbara Shelley

Recovered after suffering a stroke in 2007, though she says it left her "unabled" rather than disabled.
Her character was seduced and corrupted by Christopher Lee in both Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) and Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966).
Following the death of Philip Latham in June 2020, she became the last surviving cast member of Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966), one of her best known films.
Prior to acting, she worked as a dentist's nurse, a governess, school teacher and shop assistant before becoming a top model.
Made what was billed as her "final signing appearance" at London Comic Con in July 2019.

The main thing about Hammer [films] was that if you went to see a film in the cinema, the gasps were interspersed with giggles because people were giggling at themselves for being frightened, they were frightening themselves; and this is what made Hammer very special.
When I first started doing Hammer, all the so-called classic actors looked down on the horror film. There is a great thrill for me in having done Hammer and being known. All the other things I did, nobody remembers those. But the horror films, I'm very grateful to them because they built me a fan base, and I'm very touched that people will come and ask for my autograph.
Hammer knew that it wasn't what you saw that was important, it was what you didn't see. There is nothing more frightening than your hidden fears.
In England they decided that, because I had been a fashion model, there was no way I'd be able to act. in Italy, however, they decided otherwise, and that is how I began my career as an actress.
Hammer was like a family, a very talented family, and there was a wonderful canteen down there! To work with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee . . . I've been more than lucky, I've been honoured. They were so wonderful to work with, both so generous as actors with a wonderful atmosphere on the set and a wonderful sense of humour.