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Hazel Court
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Actor Born: February 10, 1926 in Sutton Coldfield, England Death: April 15, 2008 in Lake Tahoe, CA Biography:Briton Hazel Court gained her early acting experience in the various stock companies in and around her home town of Birmingham. She continued her apprenticeship at the London Academy of Dramatic Art, where, according to her own account, she was a glorified "spear-carrier." Hazel's red hair and bewitching looks led to a one-line bit in Ealing Studios "Champagne Charlie" (1944), thence to a lengthy movie contract with Gainsborough. Favorites among her earlier films include the multistoried "Holiday Camp" (1947) and "Ghost Ship" (1952), the latter co-starring her then husband Dermot Walsh. With the role of Elizabeth in "Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), Hazel became a fixture of horror films, spending most of her time in the Hammer and Corman talent pools. She spoofed her predilection for "scream queen" roles in the satirical "The Raven" (1963), wherein, for a change, she was allowed to live to the end of... Full Biography
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