Veronica Carlson
Biography
Veronica Carlson was a British actress known for her Hammer horror roles. Born in Yorkshire, she studied art at the High Wycombe College of Art and Technology, where college reviews and operettas turned her toward acting. She played minor parts in film and television before winning a role in The Magnificent Two (1967) after a judo demonstration. The Hammer Films chief James Carreras saw a photograph of her and cast her as Christopher Lee's co-star in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968). Two Hammer films followed, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), then The Horror of Frankenstein (1970). Her television work included Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Saint and Department S, and she was one of four leads in the thriller series Spyder's Web (1972). After a long retirement she returned for House of the Gorgon (2019), the year she entered the Monster Kid Hall of Fame of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. She died in 2022.
77years old at death
- Born York
- Died Bluffton
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Veronica Mary Glazer (birth name)Also credited as Veronica Mary Glazier
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 7 years1967 to 1974
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First role
While still at college, Carlson tried out for the Morecambe and Wise film The Magnificent Two. Hearing they wanted someone with judo knowledge, she threw another applicant in judo garb over her shoulder and got the job.
Big break
James Carreras, who ran Hammer Films, came across a photo of Carlson in a newspaper. He then gave her a part in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, playing opposite Christopher Lee.
A first
Carlson ended a retirement of 24 years to appear in House of the Gorgon, a 2019 film, with Caroline Munro, Martine Beswick and Christopher Neame, all fellow Hammer stars.
Behind the award
In 2019, Carlson was inducted into the Monster Kid Hall of Fame, part of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.
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Worked with
Veronica Carlson shares two films with Freddie Jones, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Terence FisherDirector, 1 film, 1969
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Jimmy SangsterDirector, 1 film, 1970
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