Pippa Steel Explained

Pippa Steel
Birth Date:15 April 1948
Birth Place:Flensburg, Germany
Death Place:London, England
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive: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).[1] [2] 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).[3] [4] 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).[5] 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,[6] in 1992 in London, England.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967Stranger in the House Sue Phillips
1969Take a Girl Like You Ted
1969Oh! What a Lovely War Scoreboard Girl Uncredited
1970The Vampire Lovers Laura
1971Lust for a Vampire Susan Pelley
1972Young Winston Clementine Hozier

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Maxford, Howard. Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. 25 October 2018. McFarland. 9781476670072. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Pippa Steel - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
  3. Web site: Pippa Steel - TV Guide. TVGuide.com.
  4. Web site: Pippa Steel - Movies and Filmography. AllMovie.
  5. Web site: Pippa Steel. www.aveleyman.com.
  6. Horror stars website link
  7. Web site: Pippa Steel. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105113907/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2bb54aa. dead. 5 November 2019. BFI.