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Pippa Steel

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Pippa Steel
Born(1948-04-15)15 April 1948
Flensburg, Germany
Died29 May 1992(1992-05-29) (aged 44)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1962–1989

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

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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

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She died from cancer, aged 44,[6] in 1992 in London, England.[7]

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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  1. ^ Maxford, Howard (25 October 2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. ISBN 9781476670072 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Pippa Steel - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. ^ "Pippa Steel - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  4. ^ "Pippa Steel - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  5. ^ "Pippa Steel". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. ^ Horror stars website link
  7. ^ "Pippa Steel". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019.
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