Veronica Carlson (born Veronica Mary Glazier; 18 September 1944 – 27 February 2022) was a British actress and model who was known for her roles in Hammer horror films. In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame.
Life and career
Carlson was born in Emley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, as Veronica Mary Glazier, Carlson spent most of her childhood in West Germany where her father was stationed. She attended the Thetford Girls' School, Lady Verney High School, West Wycombe and later the High Wycombe College of Art and Technology, where she studied art. It was here that she caught the acting bug, and she participated in college reviews and operettas.
Filmography
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|+ Film
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| 1967
| Casino Royale
| Tall Blonde
| Uncredited
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| 1967
| The Magnificent Two
| Revolutionary
| Uncredited
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| 1967
| Smashing Time
| Movie Actress at Premiere
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| 1968
| Hammerhead
| Ulla
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| 1968
| Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
| Maria
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| 1969
| Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
| Anna Spengler
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| 1969
| The Best House in London
| Lily
| Uncredited
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| 1969
| Crossplot
| Dinah
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| 1970
| Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
| Liz
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| 1970
| The Horror of Frankenstein
| Elizabeth Heiss
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| 1974
| Vampira
| Ritva
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| 1975
| The Ghoul
| Daphne
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| 1994
| Black Easter
| Psychiatrist
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| 1995
| Freakshow
| Grace Harmsworth
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| 2016
| Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia
| Sayang
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| 2019
| House of the Gorgon
| Anna Banning
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| 2021
| Night of the Devil
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| Short film
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| The Rectory
| Lady Whitehouse
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|+ Television
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| 1968
| ITV Playhouse
| Sally
| "The Photographer" (S1E18)
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| 1969
| The Saint
| Vanessa Longman
| "The Man Who Gambled with Life" (S6E18)
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| 1969
| Department S
| Gina
| "The Double Death of Charlie Crippen" (S2E20)
|-
| 1969
| Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
| Suzanne
| "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank of Monte Carlo" (S1E11)
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| 1971
| Hine
| Amanda
| "Everything I Am I Owe" (S1EP12)
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| 1972
| Spyder's Web
| Wallis Ackroyd
| Season 1 (main role, all 13 episodes)
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| 1975
| Public Eye
| Ingrid Borg
| "Hard Times" (S7E7)
|}
References
External links
- Veronica Carlson at HorrorStars
- 2001 Carlson interview at Rusty Whites Film World
- Veronica Carlson interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe