Delia Scala

With the news of her passing, Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called her a "model of vivaciousness and rigorous professionalism" and said she ranked among "the most beloved and popular artists in the history of Italian entertainment.". About the movie Castle of Blood (http://www.horror-wood.com/cob.htm). After several years battling her cancer, Delia Scala died in 2004 in Livorno, Tuscany. Steele's entry on the Swingin' Chicks of the '60s Web site (http://www.swinginchicks.com/barbara_steele.htm). Although Scala achieved great fame, life was not easy and she was diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing a radical mastectomy. The Unofficial Barbara Steele Film Site (http://home.earthlink.net/~gershom/steele.html). She ultimately married Piero Giannotti, but he was killed in a bicycle mishap. 1978 Piranha.

However, he died in 1957 when his Ferrari crashed while attempting a speed record at the Modena racetrack. 1975 Shivers. During the mid 1950s she gained much publicity for her relationship with Formula One racecar driver Eugenio Castellotti. 1974 Caged Heat. She starred in several variety shows during the 50s and 60s, and became one of her country's most beloved TV showgirls. 1964 I Lunghi capelli della morte (The Long Hair of Death). In 1956, she began a career in television, an industry that at the time in Italy was still in its infancy. 1964 Danza macabra (Castle of Blood).

She performed in numerous ballets until World War II, after which she began appearing in motion pictures using the stage name, Delia Scala. 1963 Lo Spettro (The Ghost). Born Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazio, Italy, as a young girl the family moved to Milan where she studied ballet at La Scala Ballet School for seven years. 1963 8½. Delia Scala, born September 25, 1929 - died January 15, 2004, was an Italian ballerina and actress. Hichock). Hichcock (The Horrible Dr.

1962 L'Orribile segreto del Dr. 1961 Pit and the Pendulum. 1960 La Maschera del demonio (Black Sunday). Steele starred in a string of gothic horror classics including: The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962), The Ghost (1963) (Dir.: Riccardo Freda).

It's now hailed as a masterpiece of the Italian gothic horror film. Her break through came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960). She's best known as the scream queen of Italian gothic horror movies of the sixties. British actress.

Barbara Steele (29 December 1937-).