Pippa Steel
{{Short description|British actress (1948–1992)}}
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| name = Pippa Steel
| image = Actress_Pippa_Steel.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|4|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Flensburg, Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|5|29|1948|4|15|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1962–1989
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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).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_p1DwAAQBAJ&q=pippa+steel+hammer+horror&pg=PA763|title=Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company|first=Howard|last=Maxford|date=25 October 2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476670072|via=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/10b4/pippa-steel|title=Pippa Steel - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/pippa-steel/credits/170487|title=Pippa Steel - TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/pippa-steel-p211393|title=Pippa Steel - Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}} 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=16432|title=Pippa Steel|website=www.aveleyman.com}} 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,Horror stars website link in 1992 in London, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2bb54aa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105113907/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2bb54aa|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2019|title=Pippa Steel|website=BFI}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0824448|name=Pippa Steel}}
- http://www.horrorstars.net/pippa-steel.html
- http://hammerglam.topcities.com/actresses/steele.htm
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Category:British film actresses
Category:British television actresses