Pippa Steel | |
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Born | (1948-04-15)15 April 1948 Flensburg, Germany |
Died | 29 May 1992(1992-05-29) (aged 44) London, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1962–1989 |
Pippa Steel (15 April 1948, Flensburg, Germany – 29 May 1992) was a British actress best known for her roles in two Hammer horror films: The Vampire Lovers (1970) and Lust for a Vampire (1971). Also one appearance in TV series Public Eye (1971)
Career
Her other films included Stranger in the House (1967), Take a Girl Like You (1970) and Young Winston (1972). She was also active in television, making guest appearances in series such as Department S, Z-Cars, UFO, Public Eye, The Adventurer and Blake's 7 (as Maja in the first episode, The Way Back). She also appeared in the 1986 BBC sitcom Dear John written by John Sullivan. She appeared in the pilot episode A Singular Man as Fay the AA counsellor.
Death
She died from cancer, aged 44, in 1992 in London, England.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | Stranger in the House | Sue Phillips | |
1969 | Take a Girl Like You | Ted | |
1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Scoreboard Girl | Uncredited |
1970 | The Vampire Lovers | Laura | |
1971 | Lust for a Vampire | Susan Pelley | |
1972 | Young Winston | Clementine Hozier |
References
- Maxford, Howard (25 October 2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. ISBN 9781476670072 – via Google Books.
- "Pippa Steel - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- "Pippa Steel - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- "Pippa Steel - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- "Pippa Steel". www.aveleyman.com.
- Horror stars website link
- "Pippa Steel". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019.
External links
- Pippa Steel at IMDb
- http://www.horrorstars.net/pippa-steel.html
- http://hammerglam.topcities.com/actresses/steele.htm