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Veronica Carlson
Actor

Veronica Carlson

18 Sep 1944Born
27 Feb 2022Died
77Age at death
29Credits

Biography

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Veronica Carlson (born 18 September 1944 in Yorkshire, England) was an English model and actress, famous for her roles in Hammer horror films.

Born as Veronica Mary Glazer, Veronica Carlson spent most of her childhood in Germany where her father was stationed. She attended the Thetford Girls' School and later, High Wycombe College of Technology and Design, where she studied art and participated in college amateur productions.

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In her mid-twenties, Veronica played a few minor parts in movies and television programmes.

James Carreras, the boss of Hammer Films, saw one of her photographs in a newspaper and offered her a role opposite Christopher Lee in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. She was best-known in the late 1960s for a series of roles in three Hammer Horror films, including Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and The Horror of Frankenstein (1970). She also appeared in the Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo" in 1969 and an episode of The Saint ("The Man who Gambled with Life") with Roger Moore and also an episode of Department S ("The Double Death of Charlie Crippen").

Veronica Carlson went into semi-retirement after marrying and moving to the U.S.. She lived in South Carolina with her husband and three children and was a professional painter.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAThe RectoryFilm: Lady Whitehouse
  2. 2021Night of the DevilFilm: Dr. Whittingham
  3. 2019House of the GorgonFilm: Anna Banning
  4. 2016Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of DadeliaFilm: Sayang
  5. 2000The Many Faces of DraculaFilm: Maria (archive footage)
  6. 1995FreakshowFilm: Grace Harmsworth
  7. 1994Black EasterFilm: A psychiatrist who goes insane
  8. 1992Fangs! A History of Vampires in the MoviesFilm: Hostess / Narrator
  9. 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilm: Maria (archive footage)
  10. 1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilm: Anna Spengler / Elizabeth Heiss (archive footage)
  11. 1975The GhoulFilm: Daphne Welles Hunter
  12. 1974VampiraFilm: Ritva
  13. 1972Spyder's WebSeries: Wallis Ackroyd (13 episodes)
  14. 1971HineSeries: Amanda (1 episode)
  15. 1970The Horror of FrankensteinFilm: Elizabeth Heiss
  16. 1970Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love YouFilm: Liz
  17. 1969CrossplotFilm: Dinah
  18. 1969Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Series: Suzanne (1 episode)
  19. 1969Department SSeries: Gina (1 episode)
  20. 1969The Best House in LondonFilm: Lilly (uncredited)
  21. 1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFilm: Anna Spengler
  22. 1968Dracula Has Risen from the GraveFilm: Maria Mueller
  23. 1968HammerheadFilm: Ulla
  24. 1967Smashing TimeFilm: Actress at Movie Premiere
  25. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Sally (1 episode)
  26. 1967The Magnificent TwoFilm: Revolutionary (uncredited)
  27. 1967Casino RoyaleFilm: Tall Blonde (uncredited)
  28. 1965Public EyeSeries: Ingrid Borg (1 episode)
  29. 1962The SaintSeries: Vanessa Longman (1 episode)

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