Barbara Shelley

Barbara Shelley appeared in a film about Gorgons with Christopher Lee. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon)

Behind the scenes
The real world Barbara Shelley (born 13 February 1932 ) played Sorasta in the Doctor Who television story Planet of Fire.

Shelley is undoubtedly best known for her appearances in various Hammer horror films such as, , and. She also appeared in.

She appeared in television series such as The Avengers, Z-Cars, Blake's 7, Bergerac and EastEnders and played Elaine Smythe in twelve of the thirteen episodes of.