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Joanna Lumley

After bit parts in films such as On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970), Joanna Lumley landed a starring role in the Hammer Studios production The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974) as Jessica Van Helsing, appearing with both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. She appeared in both  Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) and  Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), as well as providing character voices for such films as James and The Giant Peach (1996) and Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride (2006). Since 1992, she has been enjoying renewed popularity as “Patsy Stone”, one of the main characters in the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Madeline Smith

Easily our choice for “Best Eyes” of the Hammer Girls, Madeline Smith launched her screen career with a small part in the 1970 sex romp Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You, appearing with fellow Hammer Girl Veronica Carlson. The following year, she appeared in two films for Hammer Studios: as “Dolly” in Taste The Blood of Dracula (opposite Christopher Lee), and as “Emma Morton” in The Vampire Lovers (opposite Peter Cushing). In 1973, she appeared with Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood, and joined the ranks of the Bond Girls as “Miss Caruso” in Live and Let Die, with Roger Moore as James Bond. A year later, she returned to Hammer, starring with David Prowse and reunited with Peter Cushing in Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell.

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