Veronica Carlson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Veronica Carlson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2019 ยทHouse of the Gorgonas Anna Banning
- 2018 ยทHammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Yearsas Self
- 2016 ยทCreature Featuresas Self
- 2016 ยทStellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadeliaas Sayang
- 2012 ยทCelluloid Bloodbathas Self
- 2008 ยทFanex Files: Hammer Filmsas Self
- 2006 ยทWitch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chillsas Self
- 2000 ยทThe Many Faces of Draculaas Maria (archive footage)
- 1995 ยทFreakshowas Grace Harmsworth
- 1992 ยทFangs! A History of Vampires in the Moviesas Hostess / Narrator
- 1991 ยทFrankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Anna Spengler / Elizabeth Heiss (archive footage)
- 1991 ยทDracula: A Cinematic Scrapbookas Maria (archive footage)
- 1987 ยทHammer: The Studio That Dripped Bloodas Self (archive footage)
- 1975 ยทThe Ghoulas Daphne Welles Hunter
- 1974 ยทVampiraas Ritva
- 1972 ยทSpyder's Webas Wallis Ackroyd
- 1970 ยทThe Horror of Frankensteinas Elizabeth Heiss
- 1970 ยทPussycat, Pussycat, I Love Youas Liz
- 1969 ยทCrossplotas Dinah
- 1969 ยทRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)as Suzanne
- 1969 ยทDepartment Sas Gina
- 1969 ยทFrankenstein Must Be Destroyedas Anna Spengler
- 1969 ยทThe Best House in Londonas Lily
- 1968 ยทDracula Has Risen from the Graveas Maria Mueller
- 1968 ยทHammerheadas Ulla
- 1967 ยทSmashing Timeas Actress at Movie Premiere
- 1967 ยทThe Magnificent Twoas Revolutionary (uncredited)
- 1967 ยทCasino Royaleas Tall Blonde (uncredited)
- 1965 ยทPublic Eyeas Ingrid Borg
- 1962 ยทThe Saintas Vanessa Longman
- Future ยทThe Rectoryas Lady Whitehouse