Melissa Stribling ( as Mina Holmwood )
Sex : No, although some pleasure is implied when Drac comes calling
Death : Survives
The success of the film didn't actually do much for the career of the chunky Scottish actress although she found regular work on British TV to the end of the seventies. She died in 1992 aged 65.
Carol Marsh ( as Lucy Holmwood )
Sex : No
Death : Dies from blood loss , becomes a vampire and is destroyed by Van Helsing
Carol was originally Norma Simpson from London. Her big break was playing Rose in Brighton Rock in 1947 but this was her penultimate film. Her career petered out in the mid-seventies and she died in 2010 aged 83.
Janina Faye ( as Tania )
Sex : n/a
Death : Survives
Janina was the daughter of a Polish fighter pilot who took part in the Battle of Britain. She had a lot of work as a child actress and managed to keep modest career in British TV going into the eighties. She played two different characters at opposite ends of the Angels series. She is now 68.
Barbara Archer ( as Inga )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Barbara had a dozen years as a bit part player usually , as here, playing barmaids. She worked mainly in film but did have a brief run in Emergency Ward 10 . She disappeared from view after appearing in Up The Junction in 1968. If she's still alive she'll be 91.
Valerie Gaunt ( as Bride of Dracula )
Sex : Some cleavage on display
Death : Destroyed by Jonathan Harker as a vampire
Valerie appeared in both this and The Curse of Frankenstein then married a stockbroker and retired. She died last November aged 84.
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