Besides being known as as studio that produced horror films, Hammer was known for their beautiful women. This is a mini-tribute to those women who graced these films and helped us take home a little more than nightmares from the films.

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Ursula Andress (1936 - ) Hammer Credits: She
Born in Bern, Switzerland. Smoldering international star whose big break came with the role of Honey in the first James Bond movie, DR. NO (1962). Filmography: Dr. No (1962), Four For Texas (1963), Fun In Acapulco (1963), Nightmare In The Sun (1964), Once Before I Die (1965), She (1965), The Tenth Victim (1965), Up To His Ears (1965), What's New Pussycat (1965), The Blue Max (1966), Casino Royale (1967), Anyone Can Play (1968), The Southern Star (1969), Perfect Friday (1970), Red Sun (1972), The Loves Of Scaramouche (1975), Stateline Motel (1975), The Sensuous Nurse (1976(, Doppio Delitto (1977), Spolaiamoci Cosi Senza Pudor (1977), La Montagna Del Dio Cannibale (1978), Letti Selvaggi (1978), Slave of The Cannibal God (1978), The Fith Muskateer (1979), Tigers in Lipstick (1979), Clash Of the Titans (1981), Man Against The Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989).




Stephanie Beacham (1949-)

Hammer Credits: Dracula A.D. 1972, Distant Scream (Hammer House Of Mystery)
Born in Casablanca, Morocco. The beauty is a familiar to horror fans with appearences in other genre gems like The Nighcomers, And Now the Screaming Starts, Schizo and Inseminoid.
web link: Hammer Horror-Stephanie Beacham.




Olinka Berova

Hammer Credits: Vengeance Of She

Check out this web site for Olinka's image gallery: Hammer Horror-Olinka Berova.






MARTINE BESWICK (1941-)

Hammer Credits: One Million Years B.C., Prehistoric Women, Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde,
Born in Kingston, Jamaica. Besides gracing the above three films Martine has also appeared in these Genre films. Seizure, Strange New World, Devil Dog: The Hound Of Hell, The Offspring (aka From A Whisper To A Scream), Evil Spirits, Trancers 2, Critters 4, Night Of The Scarecrow.

web links: Hammer Horror-Martine Beswick (lots of images)




VERONICA CARLSON (1945- )

Hammer Credits: Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Frankenstein Must be Destroyed, Horror Of Frankenstein.
Born in Yorkshire, England, UK . Filmography: Smashing Time (1967), The Magnificent Two (1967), Hammerhead (1968), Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968), Crossplot (1969), The Horror Of Frankenstein (1970), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970), Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970), Old Dracula (1974), The Ghoul (1975).

web links: Hammer Horror-Veronica Carlson (lots of images)




Adrienne Corri (1933- )

Hammer Credits: Viking Queen, Moon Zero Two, Vampire Circus
Born in Glasgow, Scotland. Other genre credits include: Devil Girl From Mars, Corridors of Blood, The TellTale Heart (1963), A Study In Terror, A Clockwork Orange and Madhouse.

web links: Hammer Horror-Adrienne Corri




HAZEL COURT (1926-)

Hammer Credits: The Curse Of Frankenstein, The Man Who Could Cheat Death.
British actess and former model. Besides her two Hammer film appearences she starred in several genre pictures including The Ghost Ship, Devil Girl From Mars, Dr. Blood's Coffin, The Premature Burial, The Raven and The Masque Of The Red Death. The last three titles were part of the Roger Corman/Edgar Allen Poe films.

web links: Hammer Horror-Hazel Court




SUSAN DENBERG

Hammer Credits: Frankenstein Created Woman

web links: Hammer Horror-Susan Denberg Picture Gallery




JULIE EGE (1946-)

Hammer Credits: The Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires, Creatures The World Forgot.
Born in Sandnes, Norway . Filmograpghy: Sherlock Jones (1975), It's Not the Size That Counts aka Percy's Progress (1974) aka Percy's Progress (1974) Craze aka Demon Master-Infernal Idol, The (1973), Last Days of Man on Earth, The (1973), Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1973), Mutations, The (1973), Not Now Darling (1973), Alf Garnett Saga, The (1972), Amorous Milkman, The (1972), Go for a Take (1972), Rentadick (1972), Creatures the World Forgot (1971), Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, The (1971), Up Pompeii (1971), Every Home Should Have One (1970), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

web links: Hammer Horror-Julie Ege




Jenny Hanley

Hammer Credits: Scars Of Dracula

web links: Hammer Horror-Jenny Hanley




Linda Hayden (1953- )

Hammer Credits: Taste The Blood Of Dracula

web links: Hammer Horror-Linda Hayden




NASTASSJA KINSKI (1960- )

Hammer Credits: To The Devil...A Daughter
Born in Berlin, Germany. Strikingly attractive lead, best known for her title role in Roman Polanski's sumptuous TESS (1979). Kinski has appeared in two films directed by Wim Wenders: WRONG MOVE (1975) in which she says nothing and PARIS, TEXAS (1984), one of her most affecting performances to date. The daughter of Klaus Kinski and sister of actress Pola Kinski, she married producer M. Ibrahim Moussa in 1984. Filmography: Wrong Move (1975), For Your Love Only (1976), The The Devil...A Daughter (1976), Boarding School (1977), Leidenschaftlicje Blumchen (1978), Stay As You Are (1978), Tess (1979), Cat People (1982), One From The Heart (1982), Reifezeugnis (1982), Exposed (1983), The Moon In The Gutter (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Maria's Lovers (1984), Paris, Texas (1984), Spring Symphony (1984), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), Harem (1985), Revolution (1985) Malady Of Love (1987), Silent Night (1988), Crystal or Ash, Fore Or Wind, As Long As It's Love (1989), Night Sun (1990), The Secret (1990), Torrents Of Spring (1990), Behind The Scenes: A Portrait Of Pierre Guffroy (1991), Dawn (1991), The Insulted And the Injured (1991), Faraway, So Close! (1993), The Blonde (1994), Terminal Velocity (1994).




VALERIE LEON (1945- )

Hammer Credits: Blood From The Mummy's Tomb
Born in London, England, UK Filmography: Never Say Never Again (1983), Revenge Of The Pink Panther (1978) The Wild Geese (1978), the Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Queen Kong (1976), The Ups And Downs Of A Handyman (1975), Can You Keep It Up For A Week? (1974), Carry On Girls (1973), Ne Sex Please - We're British (1973) Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1972), Carry On Matron (1972), Carry On Up The Jungle (1970), The Rise And Rise Of Michael Rimmer (1970), Carry On Again, Doctor (1969), Carry On Camping (1969), A Promise Of Bed (1969), Zeta One (1969), Carry On Up The Khyber (1968), Smashing Time (1967).

web links: Hammer Horror-Valerie Leon




CAROLINE MUNRO (1950 - ) Hammer Credits: Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter; Dracula A.D. 1972
Born in Windsor, England, UK. Cult diva Caroline Munro became the object of lust for a generation of Brits in a series of provocative Lamb's Navy Rum ads, and graduated to the position of Hammer Girl in DRACULA A.D. 1972 (coincidentally, fellow minor Bond Girl Joanna Lumley starred in the sequel, THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA), CAPTAIN KRONOS, VAMPIRE HUNTER. She was also featured in THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES and its sequel, DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN, ATTHE EARTH'S CORE and THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD. Filmography: To Die For (1994), Night Owl (1993), Black Cat, The (1989), Faceless (1988), Maigret (1988-TV), Howl Of The Devil (1987), Slaughter High (1986), Don't Open Till Christmas (1985), The Last Horror Film (1984), Maniac (1980), Starcrash (1979), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), At The Earth's Core (1976), The Devil Within Her (aka I Don't Want To Be Born) (1975), Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter (1974), The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1974), Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1974), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), A Talent For Loving (1969), Where's Jack? (1969).
web links: Hammer Horror-Caroline Munro




Kate O'Mara (1939- )

Hammer Credits: Horror Of Frankenstein, Vampire Lovers

web links: Hammer Horror-Kate O'Mara





INGRID PITT (1943-) Hammer Credits: The Vampire Lovers, Countess Dracula.
Real Name: Natasha Petrovana. Born on a concentration camp train in Europe. Hammer's leading lady vampire was a menmber of of the Spanish National Theatre. Filmography: Hanna's War (1988), Wild Geese II (1985), Underworld-aka Transmutations (1985), Bones (1984), Comedy of Errors (1983-TV), Final Option, The (1982), "Smiley's People" (1982-TV mini-series, Artemis 81 (1981-TV), Where the Action Is (1975-(TV), Wicker Man, The (1973), Nobody Ordered Love (1971), Countess Dracula (1970), House That Dripped Blood, The (1970), Vampire Lovers, The (1970), Where Eagles Dare (1969), Omegans, The (1968), Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A (1966), Campanadas a medianoche aka Chimes At Midnight; Falstaff (1965), Beso en el puerto, Un (1965), Duendes de Andalucía, Los (1965), Kiss in the Harbour (1965), Splendour of Andalucia, The (1965), Sonido prehistórico, El aka: The Sound Of Horror (1964).
web links: The Pitt Of Horror (official Site); The Ralston Interface-Scream Queens;
Ingrid Pitt Picture Gallery




STEPHANIE POWERS (1942- )

Hammer Credits: Die! Die! My Darling, Crescendo.
Born As Stephania Federkiewicz in Hollywood, CA, USA. Attractive, athletic, brunette leading lady of routine Hollywood pictures. She broke into films as a Columbia starlet in the early 60s, at first using the name Taffy Paul. She starred in the short-lived TV series "The Girl from UNCLE" and married TV and film actor Gary Lockwood. Filmography: Experiment In Terror (1962), If A Man Answers (1962), McClintock! (1963), Palm Springs Weekend (1963), the New Interns (1962), Die! Die! My Darling (1965), Like Father, Like Son (1965), Love Has Many Faces (1965), Stagecoack (1966), Warning Shot (1967), The Boatniks (1967), Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971), Hardcase (1971), Sweet, Sweet Rachel (1971), Crescendo (1972), The Magnificent Seven Ride (1972), No Place To Run (1972), Herbie Rides Again (1974), Manhunter (1974), Night Games (1974), Shootout In A One-Dog Town (1974), It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time (1975), Invisile Strangler (1976), Return To Earth (1976), A Death In Canaan (1978), Little Moon & Jud McGraw (1978), Nowhere To Run (1978), Escape To Athena (1979), Hart To Hart (TV Series-1979), Deceptions (1985), At Mother's Request (1987), Shadow On The Sun (1988), She Was Marked For Murder (1988), Love And Betrayal (1989), When Will I Be Loved? (1990), The Burden Of Proof (1992).


Yvonne Romain

Hammer Credits: Curse Of The Werewolf

web links: Hammer Horror-Yvonne Romain


Barbara Shelley (1933- )

Hammer Credits: The Camp On Blood Island, Shadow Of The Cat, The Gorgon, The Secret Of Blood Island, Dracula-Prince Of Darkness, Rasputin-The Mad Monk, Five Million Years To Earth (Quatermass And The Pit).
Born in London, England. One of the reigning queens of Hammer Horror, Shelley began as a model, she began her film career in Italy in 1953. Beginning in the late 50s, she starred in many British films, mostly of the horror genre. She has also done much TV. Filmography: Cat Girl (1957), Blood Of the Vampire (1958), The Camp On Blood Island (1958), Bobbikins (1960), Village Of The Damned (1960), Shadow Of The Cat (1961), Death Trap (1962), Postman's Knock (1962), The Gorgon (1964), Man In The Dark (1964), The Secret Of Blood Island (1965), Dracula-Prince Of Darkness (1966), Rasputin-the Mad Monk (1966), Five Million Years To Earth (Quatermass And The Pit-1968), The Spy Killer (1969), Madhouse Mansion (1974), Maigret (1988).

web links: Hammer Horror-Barbara Shelley


Madeline Smith

Hammer Credits: Taste The Blood Of Dracula, Vampire Lovers, Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell

web links: Hammer Horror-Madeline Smith


YUTTE STENSGAARD

Hammer Credits: Lust For A Vampire.
Filmography: Burke and Hare (1971), Buttercup Chain, The (1971), Lust for a Vampire (1971), Doctor in Trouble (1970), Promise of Bed, A (1969), Scream and Scream Again (1969), Some Girls Do (1969), Zeta One (1969). ... aka Love Factor, The (1969)

web links: Hammer Horror-Yutte Stensgaard


Victoria Vetri

Hammer Credits: When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth

web links: Hammer Horror-Victoria Vetri




RAQUEL WELCH (1940- )

Hammer Credits: One Million Years B.C.
Born As Raquel Tejada in Chicago, IL USA. The archetypal manufactured sex symbol, Welch began appearing in films in the mid-1960s and first caught the public imagination clad in a well-tailored animal skin in the prehistoric fantasy, ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966). She ornamented a number of lightweight vehicles before bombing in the title role of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE (1970) (Mae West walked off with most of the publicity). Filmography: Roustabout (1964), A Swingin Summer (1965), Fantastic Voyage (1966), One Million Years B.C. (1966), Shoot Loud, Louder: I Don't Understand (1966), Dedazzled (1967), Fathom (1967), The Oldest Profession (1967), Bandolero (1968), The Biggest Bundle Of Them All (1968), Lady In Cement (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Flareup (1969), The Magic Christian (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), The Beloved (1971), Bluebeard (1972) Fuzz (1972), Hannie Caulder (1972), Kasas City Bomber (1972), The Last Of Sheila (1973), The Three Muskateers (1974), The Four Muskateers (1975), The Wild Party (1975), Mother Juggs & Speed (1976), L'Animal (1977), Crossed Swords aka: The Prince & The Pauper (1978), The Legend Of Walks Far Woman (1982), Right To Die (1987), Scandal In A Small Town (1988), Trouble In Paradise (1988), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994).



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