Veronica Carlson(1944-2022)

Actress

Veronica Carlson in Casino Royale (1967)

A young woman must save herself and her family when her fiancé unleashes an ancient horror.

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House of the Gorgon (2019)

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 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and chased by monster David Prowse in The Horror of Frankenstein (1970).

After her career in horror, Carlson's star faded as quickly as it had risen, however she had assured herself a place in horror film history as one of the stunning women that graced the screen during the Hammer renaissance of the horror genre.

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Awards
- 1 win

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Known for

The Horror of Frankenstein

5.8

Elizabeth Heiss

1970

Department S

7.3

TV Series

Gina

House of the Gorgon

3.1

Anna Banning

2019

The Ghoul

5.3

Daphne

1975

Credits

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Actress

Night of the Devil
6.7
Short
- Dr. Whittingham
- 2021
House of the Gorgon
3.1
- Anna Banning
- 2019
Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia
4.0
- Sayang
- 2016
Freakshow
4.3
- Grace Harmsworth
- 1995
Black Easter
6.3
- a Psychiatrist who goes Insane
- 1994
The Ghoul
5.3
- Daphne
- 1975
Public Eye
8.5
TV Series
- Ingrid Borg
- 1975
Old Dracula
4.4
- Ritva
- 1974
Spyder's Web
6.9
TV Series
- Wallis Ackroyd
- 1972
Hine
7.8
TV Series
- Amanda
- 1971
The Horror of Frankenstein
5.8
- Elizabeth Heiss
- 1970
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
4.4
- Liz
- 1970
My Partner the Ghost
7.7
TV Series
- Suzanne
- 1969
Crossplot
5.4
- Dinah
- 1969
The Best House in London
4.4
- Lilly (uncredited)
- 1969

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Official Trailer

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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

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Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2017) - Official Trailer HD

Personal details

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Height
- 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Born
- September 18, 1944
- Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
- February 27, 2022
- South Carolina, USA(natural causes)
Spouse
- Sydney LoveMarch 1, 1974 - February 27, 2022 (her death, 3 children)
Other works
Interviewed in "Memories of Hammer" by Gary Svehla and A. Susan Svehla.
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Trivia
As of February 2003 was living in Florida with her family, a successful painter with many commissions. Appears regularly at horror film conventions and memorabilia shows, where her portraits of her horror film co-stars have commanded thousands of dollars.

Quotes
I sort of sailed away from the business. It wasn't just my husband, but at that time (early 70's) there was more sex coming into the movies, more nudity, and I just didn't want to be a part of it.