Hazel Court (10 February 1926 – 15 April 2008) was a British actress. The daughter of a professional cricketer, she trained at the Company of Youth, an acting school associated with The Rank Organisation. While appearing in dramas and the occasional comedy, Court became especially associated with Hammer Horror, appearing in The Curse of Frankenstein with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee and later The Man Who Could Cheat Death. She continued in a similar vein across the Atlantic, joining in Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe series starting with The Premature Burial.
Court largely retired from acting around the time she turned 50. She died of heart failure in 2008. She married twice—to actor Dermot Walsh and actor/director Don Taylor—and had three children overall.
Works with Hazel Court:
Film
- 1944 Champagne Charlie: Tipsy Champagne Drinker (Uncredited Role)
- 1944 Dreaming: Miss Grey / Wren / Avalah
- 1946 Gaiety George: Elizabeth Brown
- 1946 Carnival: May Raeburn
- 1947 Hungry Hill: Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1947 The Root Of All Evil: Rushie
- 1947 Meet Me At Dawn: Gabrielle Vermorel
- 1947 Dear Murderer: Avis Fenton
- 1947 Holiday Camp: Joan Huggett
- 1948 My Sister And I: Helena Forsyte
- 1948 Bond Street: Julia Chester-Barrett
- 1949 Forbidden 1949: Jeannie Thompson
- 1952 Ghost Ship: Margaret Thornton
- 1953 Counterspy: Clare Manning
- 1954 Devil Girl from Mars: Ellen
- 1954 The Scarlet Web: Susan Honeywell
- 1956 The Narrowing Circle: Rosemary Speed
- 1956 Behind The Headlines: Maxine
- 1957 Hour Of Decision: Peggy Sanders
- 1957 The Curse of Frankenstein: Elizabeth
- 1958 A Woman Of Mystery: Joy Grant
- 1959 Model For Murder: Sally Meadows
- 1959 Breakout: Rita Arkwright
- 1959 The Man Who Could Cheat Death: Janine Du Bois
- 1960 The Shakedown: Mildred Eyde
- 1961 Dr Bloods Coffin: Nurse Linda Parker
- 1961 Mary Had A Little: Laurel Clive
- 1962 The Premature Burial: Emily Gault
- 1963 The Raven (1963): Lenore Craven
- 1964 The Masque of the Red Death: Juliana
- 1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict: Champagne Woman at Hunt (uncredited)
Television
- 1956 Adventure Theater: Trude (1 episode)
- 1956 The Buccaneers: Anne Bonney / Gentleman Jack (1 episode)
- 1957 The Gay Cavalier: Mary Claydon (1 episode)
- 1957-58 Dick And The Duchess: Jane Starrett
- 1958 Playhouse 90: Mary Jarvis (1 episode)
- 1958 The Invisible Man 1958: Penny Page (1 episode)
- 1958-61 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Phyllis Chaundry/Lady Gwendolyn Avon/Helen Brathwaite/Charlotte Jameson Rutherford (4 episodes)
- 1959 The Third Man: Lady Simms (1 episode)
- 1959 Markham: Diana Fitzgerald / Miss Mastello (1 episode)
- 1959-60 Adventures In Paradise: Laura McLeish (2 episodes)
- 1960 Goodyear Theatre: Holly (1 episode)
- 1960 Bonanza: Lady Beatrice Dunsford (1 episode)
- 1960 Interpol Calling: Carol LeDuc (1 episode)
- 1960 General Electric Theater: Victoria “Vicky” Phillips (1 episode)
- 1960 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre: Marjorie Stedman (1 episode)
- 1960-61 Danger Man: Noelle Laurence/Francesca (2 episodes)
- 1961 Stagecoach West: Sybil Allison (1 episode)
- 1961 Thriller: Leonie Vicek (1 episode)
- 1961 Top Secret: Mary Fielding (1 episode)
- 1961 Ghost Squad: Jackie (1 episode)
- 1961-62 The Dick Powell Show: Hillary Wade/Pamela Carter (2 episodes)
- 1962 Sam Benedict: Deborah Bowman (1 episode)
- 1964 Rawhide: Kathleen Dundee (1 episode)
- 1964 The Twilight Zone (1959): Charlotte Scott (1 episode)
- 1964 The Farmer's Daughter: Lydia Adams (1 episode)
- 1964-65 Twelve O Clock High: Liz Woodruff (4 episodes)
- 1964-65 Burke's Law: Constance Dexter/Goodigan “Goody” Handy (2 episodes)
- 1964-65 Dr. Kildare: Norma Hobart (5 episodes)
- 1965 The Wackiest Ship In The Army: Beautiful Woman (1 episode)
- 1966 Gidget: Laura (1 episode)
- 1966 The Wild Wild West: Elizabeth Carter (1 episode)
- 1966 Iron Horse: Elizabeth Conner (1 episode)
- 1967 Mission: Impossible: Catherine Hagar (1 episode)
- 1968 Mannix: Barbara Montford (1 episode)
- 1970 The Name Of The Game: Miss Playfair (1 episode)
- 1972 McMillan & Wife: Frances Mayerling (1 episode)
- 1975 Mobile One: Joan Tate (1 episode)
Tropes associated with Hazel Court:
- Bookends: Her film career begins and ends with uncredited roles where she’s drinking champagne.
