Today marks the birth of actor and author Ingrid Pitt, born this day in 1937 in Warsaw, Poland.
If that date and location seem a bit ominous, Pitt was also Jewish and spent time in a concentration camp. She and her mother escaped.
Pitt became an actress in Europe and tried her hand in America. Her largest success was in England, especially in horror films. In the US, she's a cult horror figure, famous for appearances in The Wicker Man, The Vampire Lovers (one of my favorite films), Countess Dracula, The House That Dripped Blood and others. She also appears in British action movies, including the dynamite film Where Eagles Dare (recommended).
She also penned a few books, including an autobiography and a series of horror-related books.
Her filmography is not particularly deep, and she was never a Bond girl, so her exposure in the states in minimal. I, personally, think she's great. In the sea of Hammer's extraordinary talent, in my opinion, she's one of the absolute best to do it.
Pitt passed in 2010 at only 73 years old.
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