At the age of 77, Veronica Carlson, best known for her parts in “Hammer Horror” films, has died. Carly Love, her daughter, announced her death on social media, stating that she succumbed to “natural causes” at her home in Bluffton, South Carolina. Her career was cut short when she refused to remove her clothes
Veronica started out as a model and received her first major break when a horror film producer saw her topless photos. In 1968’s Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, she made her screen debut with Christopher Lee.
She revealed to The Actor’s Notebook how she abandoned her budding acting career:
“It was never my intention, because I thought I was really going places. The film industry changed for one thing. There was a lot of nudity introduced and I wasn’t into that, because I’d had a very strict upbringing. I wouldn’t think of taking my clothes off. But it seemed at the time that was going to be the only option.”
Veronica went to art school to learn drawing, but it was there that she fell in love with acting. She got a nonspeaking role in the 1967 Morecambe and Wise film The Magnificent Two by flinging one of the other applicants over her head.
Rest in peace, Veronica Carlson. You will be sorely missed!
Hammer Horror films were a British production company famous for their horror movies in the late 1950s to early 1970s. Some of their most popular films include The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy.
Veronica Carlson was one of the most well-known actresses from Hammer Horror films. She started out as a model and got her first big break when a horror film producer saw topless photos of her. In 1968’s Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, she made her screen debut with Christopher Lee.
However, her career was cut short when she refused to remove her clothes. She revealed in an interview that the industry changed and it seemed like the only option was to do nude scenes. She left the acting industry to pursue art instead.
