Barbara Shelley, precisely 5ft 7 (170.2 cm) tall, was an iconic English actress whose statuesque height lent elegance and intensity to her memorable roles in Hammer Horror classics.
Her commanding 5ft 7 frame perfectly suited the poised, formidable characters she portrayed in films like Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Quatermass and the Pit, Village of the Damned, The Gorgon, and Rasputin the Mad Monk, enhancing her screen presence as a scream queen of British cinema.