Hammer Glam-o-rama
by videovoid | created - 13 Jul 2011 | updated - 24 Jan 2012 | PublicThe women of Hammer- even if you don't know them by name, you know their beautiful faces. Perhaps it was a close-up of her seductive eyes, a scream, a costume (or lack of one), or her vampire lips that haunted you, but once it was imprinted on your brain, you were hopelessly given up to the late night or early morning Hammer film watching ritual. Long live these screen sirens who have made this mortal existence more bearable!
1. Veronica Carlson
Actress | The Horror of Frankenstein
Striking, pale-complexioned, blonde English actress Veronica Carlson was known as the female lead of several late 1960s Hammer horror films, including the hapless Maria being terrorized by fanged Christopher Lee in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), brutalized by the evil Peter Cushing in ...
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Horror of Frankenstein.
other notable films: The Ghoul
2. Kate O'Mara
Actress | Department S
Kate O'Mara was born Frances Meredith Carroll on August 10, 1939 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. A hard-looking brunette with high cheekbones, Kate was the daughter of actress Hazel Bainbridge and John Carroll and prodded into performing as a child. Educated at the Aida Foster School, she ...
The Vampire Lovers, The Horror of Frankenstein
3. Jenny Hanley
Actress | On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Jenny Hanley was born on August 15, 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Scars of Dracula (1970) and The Flesh and Blood Show (1972). She was previously married to Herbie Clark.
Scars of Dracula
other notable films: The Flesh and Blood Show
4. Ursula Andress
Actress | Dr. No
The quintessential jet-set Euro starlet, Ursula Andress was born in the Swiss canton of Berne on March 19, 1936, one of six children in a strict German Protestant family. Although often seeming icily aloof, a restless streak early demonstrated itself in her personality, and she had an impetuous ...
She
other notable films: Dr No, Clash of the Titans, Casino Royale
5. Stephanie Beacham
Actress | Dynasty
Stephanie Beacham is without a doubt one of Britain's most talented, beautiful and well-known actresses. Despite becoming world famous and an icon of the 1980s due to her role as Sable Colby in the American soap operas Dynasty (1981) and The Colbys (1985) and going on to have starring roles in ...
Dracula A.D. 1972
other notable films: Schizo, The Confessional, And Now the Screaming Starts
6. Martine Beswick
Actress | Thunderball
Brunette bombshell and second-string goddess Jamaican actress Martine Beswick(e) was born on September 26, 1941, to a British father and Portuguese/Jamaican mother in Port Antonio, Jamaica. Some brief modeling and pageant entering came to be before seeking a career in films. She allegedly once won ...
One Million Years B.C., Slave Girls, Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
other notable films: Seizure, Thunderball, From Russia with Love
7. Adrienne Corri
Actress | A Clockwork Orange
Born and brought up in Scotland, Adrienne Corri attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London as a teenager and then appeared on both the English and American stage. While still a teenager, she made her film debut in Naughty Arlette (1949). One of her most memorable film performances ...
Vampire Circus, Moon Zero Two, The Viking Queen
other notable films: Madhouse, A Clockwork Orange
8. Barbara Shelley
Actress | Quatermass and the Pit
The sexy Barbara Shelley was born Barbara Kowin on February 13, 1932 in London, England. With her beautiful looks and stature, she worked as a model during her salad days. Her film career began in Italy in the mid-1950s in such tempting fare as Luna nova (1955) and Nero's Mistress (1956), but when ...
The Gorgon, Dracula Prince of Darkness, Rasputin the Mad Monk, Quartermass and the Pit, The Secret of Blood Island, The Shadow of the Cat, The Camp on Blood Island, Mantrap
9. Mary Collinson
Actress | She'll Follow You Anywhere
Strikingly busty, adorable and voluptuous brunette knockout Mary Collinson was born on July 22, 1952 in Malta. She's the identical twin sister of Madeleine Collinson. The Collinson twins arrived in Britain in April, 1969. Noted British glamour photographer Harrison Marks cast the duo as saucy maids...
Twins of Evil
10. Madeleine Collinson
Actress | The Love Machine
Strikingly busty, adorable, and voluptuous brunette knockout Madeleine Collinson was born on July 22, 1952 in Malta. She's the identical twin sister of Mary Collinson. The Collinson sisters first arrived in Britain in April, 1969. Noted British glamor photographer Harrison Marks cast the duo as ...
Twins of Evil
11. Julie Ege
Actress | On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Julie Ege was born on November 12, 1943 in Sandnes, Norway. She was an actress, known for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Not Now Darling (1973) and The Mutations (1974). She was married to Alf Kruger-Monsen and Erland Skatten. She died on April 29, 2008 in Oslo, Norway.
Creatures the World Forgot, The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires
12. Victoria Vetri
Actress | Rosemary's Baby
Born Victoria Vetri (but also known as Angela Dorian) to Italian parents (her mother was from Rome, her father Sicily) and grew up in Los Angeles. She studied art at Los Angeles City College in the 60s before embarking on her movie-television career. Thanks to her beautiful, exotic looks she was ...
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
other notable films: Rosemary's Baby, Invasion of the Bee Girls
13. Edina Ronay
Actress | A Study in Terror
Edina Ronay was born in January 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. She is an actress, known for A Study in Terror (1965), Five to One (1963) and Department S (1969).
Slave Girls
other notable films: The Black Torment, Carry on Cowboy
14. Nastassja Kinski
Actress | Tess
Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. In 1976, she met director Roman Polanski, who urged her to study method acting with Lee Strasberg in the United States. Kinski starred in the Italian romantic ...
To the Devil a Daughter
other notable films: Wrong Move, Cat People, Tess, The Hotel New Hampshire, Paris, Texas
15. Joanna Lumley
Actress | Absolutely Fabulous
Joanna Lumley was born on 1 May, 1946 in Kashmir, India, to British parents, Thya Beatrice Rose (Weir) and James Rutherford Lumley. Her father was a major in the Gurkha Rifles, and she spent most of her early childhood in the Far East where her father was posted.
An aspiring actress, she first came ...
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
other notable films: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Absolutely Fabulous, The New Avengers
16. Stefanie Powers
Actress | Hart to Hart
Stefanie Powers began her career as a teenager dancing for the Michele Paniaff Ballet Company and Jerome Robbins. At 16 she was put under contract to Columbia Pictures in the twilight of the Hollywood Studio System where she made 15 motion pictures and was loaned to United Artists for the John Wayne...
Crescendo, Die, Die, My Darling
other notable films: Experiment in Terror, Hart to Hart
17. Raquel Welch
Actress | The Three Musketeers
A new reigning 1960s international sex symbol took to the cinematic throne as soon as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry prehistoric bikini. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right amazonian places, One Million Years B.C. (1966), if nothing else, ...
One Million Years B.C.
other notable films: Bedazzled, Hannie Caulder, The Three Musketeers, The Four Musketeers, Kansas City Bomber
18. Valerie Leon
Actress | The Spy Who Loved Me
Not just another tall, beautiful brunette, Valerie Leon had extensive experience in British theatre, television and films, before she became a fixture in the "Carry On" series, appearing in seven of them. In addition to comedy, she also excelled in horror films, playing a dual role in one of ...
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
other notable films: Revenge of the Pink Panther, Never Say Never Again, The Spy Who Loved Me, Carry on Girls
19. Jennie Linden
Actress | Women in Love
Jennie Linden was born on December 8, 1939 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Women in Love (1969), Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Dick Turpin (1979). She has been married to Chris Mann since 1962. They have one child.
20. Jacqueline Pearce
Actress | Blake's 7
Jacqueline Pearce was born on December 20, 1943 in Byfleet, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Blake's 7 (1978), David Copperfield (1974) and Doctor Who (1963). She was married to Drewe Henley and Michael Rudman. She died on September 3, 2018 in Lancashire, England, UK.
21. Ingrid Pitt
Actress | Where Eagles Dare
Best known as Hammer Films' most seductive female vampire of the early 1970s, the Polish-born Pitt possessed dark, alluring features and a sexy figure that made her just right for Gothic horror! Ingrid Pitt (born Ingoushka Petrov) survived World War II and became a well-known actress on the East ...
22. Yutte Stensgaard
Actress | Lust for a Vampire
A former au pair and model, Jytte Stensgaard emigrated to the UK in 1963, hoping to have a successful international film career. Changing her name to the slightly easier to pronounce "Yutte" Stensgaard she ironically didn't make her debut in a British film, but in the Italian movie The Girl with a ...
23. Barbara Ewing
Actress | Mute
Born in 1939 in Carterton, New Zealand, she and her two younger brothers grew up in the city of Wellington. After graduating from Victoria University with a BA in English and Maori, Barbara Ewing left her homeland in 1962 on a government scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in ...
24. Linda Hayden
Actress | The Boys from Brazil
Gorgeous and voluptuous blonde actress Linda Hayden made a strong and lasting impression with her steamy portrayals of lusty nymphets and tempting seductresses in a handful of pictures made in the 60s and 70s. Linda was born on January 19, 1953 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England. She studied her craft...
25. Caroline Munro
Actress | The Spy Who Loved Me
Leggy, brunette-maned pin-up actress Caroline Munro was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, and lived in Rottingdean near Brighton where she attended a Roman Catholic convent school. By chance, her mother and a photographer entered her picture in a "Face of the Year" competition for the British ...
26. Madeline Smith
Actress | Live and Let Die
Shapely, dark haired British actress who appeared in a number of sensual film and TV roles that showcased her beauty. She is probably best recognizable as Miss Caruso, the beautiful young Italian agent sleeping with James Bond in the opening of Live and Let Die (1973) whose blue dress zipper meets ...
27. Judy Geeson
Actress | To Sir, with Love
Born in Arundel, Sussex, in 1948, Judy's father moved the family to London when she was 10 years old and enrolled her and sister Sally Geeson into the Corona Academy, Chiswick. Judy initially wanted to be a ballet dancer but had to change course when she suffered from terrible headaches as a result...
28. Susan Denberg
Actress | Frankenstein Created Woman
After becoming immersed in the 60s high life of drugs and sex, Denberg left show business and returned to Austria. News interviews at the time show a depressed Denberg in the company of her mother, at home in Klagenfurt. These news items, repeated in fan periodicals for years, gave the impression ...
29. Diana Dors
Actress | The Long Haul
Diana Dors was born Diana Mary Fluck on October 23, 1931 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. She and her mother both nearly died from the traumatic birth. Because of the trauma, her mother lavished on Diana anything and everything she wanted--clothes, toys and dance lessons were the order of the day. ...
30. Shirley Eaton
Actress | Goldfinger
Long before Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty and company showed up in 1980s TV households, Hollywood had, in effect, its own original "Golden Girl"...literally...in the form of stunning British actress Shirley Eaton. Although she found definitive cult stardom in 1964 with her final golden moment in a ...
31. Suzan Farmer
Actress | Die, Monster, Die!
Suzan Farmer was born on June 16, 1942 in Kent, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Die, Monster, Die! (1965), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968). She was married to Ian McShane. She died on September 17, 2017 in England, UK.
32. Diane Clare
Actress | The Haunting
Diane Clare was born on July 8, 1938 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Haunting (1963), Persuasion (1960) and The Reluctant Debutante (1958). She was married to Barry England. She died on June 21, 2013 in the UK.
33. Suzanna Leigh
Actress | The Deadly Bees
Born Suzanna Smyth, the daughter of an auto engine manufacturer, Suzanna Leigh grew up in Belgrave, England, and in convent schools outside London. She began working in movies while still a pre-teen, appearing as an extra in 1958's Tom Thumb (1958) (film-debuting in the "Dancing Shoes" sequence), ...
34. Dawn Addams
Actress | The Hour of 13
Dawn Addams was born in Felixstowe, East Suffolk, England, the daughter of Captain James Ramage Addams, an R.A.F. officer. Much of her childhood was spent in Calcutta, India, where her father was stationed, and she later attended schools in England and California. Though Dawn took her first screen ...
35. Pauline Peart
Actress | Carry on Girls
Pauline Peart was born on October 31, 1951. She is an actress, known for Carry on Girls (1973), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and Cuba (1979).
36. Diane Cilento
Actress | The Wicker Man
Diane Cilento was an Australian actress from Queensland. She had partial Italian descent. She was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For a theatrical role as Helen of Troy, Cilento was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
In 1932, Cilento ...
37. Gillian Hills
Actress | A Clockwork Orange
Gillian Hills was born on June 5, 1944 in Cairo, Egypt. She is an actress, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Wild for Kicks (1960) and Blow-Up (1966). She is married to Stewart Young.
38. Imogen Hassall
Actress | Toomorrow
Imogen Hassall is sometimes referred to as "The Countess of Cleavage" as she was better known for her glamorous celebrity than her acting talent. Imogen was born on August 25 1942, in Woking, Surrey, England and rose to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an international B-movie ...
39. Maggie Kimberly
Actress | The Mummy's Shroud
Maggie Kimberly was born in 1942 in South Africa. She was an actress, known for The Mummy's Shroud (1967), Witchfinder General (1968) and Where the Bullets Fly (1966). She was married to Scott Griffith and Johnny Wodehouse. She died on January 26, 2009 in Florida, USA.
40. Susan Strasberg
Actress | Picnic
Susan Strasberg was born in New York City on May 22, 1938. From the time of her birth, she was destined to be an actress, as her father was Lee Strasberg, acting coach at the famed Actors Studio in New York. In 1953, Susan made her acting debut in the episode Goodyear Playhouse: Catch a Falling Star...
41. Heather Sears
Actress | The Story of Esther Costello
Heather Sears was born on September 28, 1935 in Whitechapel, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Story of Esther Costello (1957), Room at the Top (1958) and The Phantom of the Opera (1962). She was married to Anthony Masters. She died on January 3, 1994 in Hinchley Wood, Esher, ...
42. Marcia Fox
Actress | Creatures the World Forgot
Marcia Fox was born on September 1, 1943 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Creatures the World Forgot (1971), Au Pair Girls (1972) and Jason King (1971).
43. Nike Arrighi
Actress | The Devil Rides Out
Nike Arrighi was born on March 9, 1947 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress, known for The Devil Rides Out (1968), Day for Night (1973) and Countess Dracula (1971). She is married to Paolo Borghese. They have one child.
44. Isobel Black
Actress | Department S
Isobel Black was born on December 15, 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She is an actress, known for Department S (1969), The Avengers (1961) and The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965). She has been married to James Gatward since September 1969.
45. Olga Schoberová
Actress | Lucrezia
Olga Schoberová was born on March 15, 1943 in Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]. She is an actress, known for Lucrezia (1968), The Vengeance of She (1968) and Le calde notti di Poppea (1969). She was previously married to John Calley and Brad Harris.
46. Carita
Actress | The Viking Queen
Carita was born on May 20, 1943 in Sipoo, Finland. She is an actress, known for The Viking Queen (1967).
47. Jennifer Daniel
Actress | Wuthering Heights
Blonde Welsh leading actress who spent the majority of her career working in television. Her rare forays to the big screen resulted in two of the more intense heroines inhabiting the world of Hammer horror in the 60's. On both occasions she appeared opposite Noel Willman: as one of his victims in ...
48. Marie Devereux
Actress | The Naked Kiss
Beautiful Marie Devereux was photographed partially nude when she was still a teenager. During the 1950s she became a regular nude model in magazines, but she also had a brief career in films, usually playing sexy girls in comedies, dramas and horror films, a few of which were directed by ...
49. Yvonne Furneaux
Actress | Repulsion
Eclectic is the qualificative that best defines the career of Yvonne Furneaux. Born in Roubaix (a big industrial town in the North of France) in 1926, the little girl was immediately placed under the sign of bilingualism, her father being English and her mother French. As a result, once this ...
50. Yvonne Monlaur
Actress | The Brides of Dracula
Yvonne Thérèse Marie Camille Bedat de Monlaur was born in France, the daughter of a French poet and a Russian ballerina and pianist. As a youngster she was trained for ballet and in her late teens worked as a model for Elle fashion magazine. By the mid-1950's, she also began appearing in French and...
51. Rosenda Monteros
Actress | The Magnificent Seven
Rosenda Monteros was born on August 31, 1935 in Veracruz, Mexico. She was an actress, known for The Magnificent Seven (1960), She (1965) and Rapiña (1975). She was married to Julio Bracho. She died on December 29, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico.
52. Yvonne Romain
Actress | Corridors of Blood
Yvonne Romain was born on February 17, 1938 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Corridors of Blood (1958), Double Trouble (1967) and The Swinger (1966). She was previously married to Leslie Bricusse.
53. Catherine Schell
Actress | On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Born in Budapest, Hungary, her true name is Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott, the scion of a once wealthy German patrician family. Her father, the Baron Paul Schell von Bauschlott, was a well-respected diplomat until the Nazis confiscated their estates during WWII, while her mother was ...
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