1. Catriona MacColl was born on 3 October 1954 and is an English actress who has worked extensively in both film and television across Europe.
13 Facts About Catriona MacColl
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Catriona MacColl is best known for her work in Italian horror films, as she has appeared in Lucio Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy; City of the Living Dead, The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery.
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Catriona MacColl is recognised for her work on European television and film, mainly in Italy.
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Catriona MacColl has gained somewhat of a cult status, by horror fans, because of her career as an Italian horror actress.
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Catriona MacColl began her career in the late 1970s, making her debut in the French romantic drama Le dernier amant romantique, in which she received a small role.
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Catriona MacColl was hesitant to do City of the Living Dead, because the script was badly written.
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Catriona MacColl has stated that The Beyond is her favorite film of the trilogy, because she enjoyed working with the cast and crew, especially David Warbeck, and because it was filmed in New Orleans.
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Catriona MacColl did not originally plan to work in films with such a violent nature, as she had thought that they would not attract an audience, but is proud of the worldwide recognition the trilogy has received, as well as its growing fanbase over the years.
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Catriona MacColl was asked by Fulci to appear in The New York Ripper, but she declined.
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Catriona MacColl has appeared in such films as Hawk the Slayer, Afraid of the Dark, A Good Year, and most recently, the 2011 anthology film The Theatre Bizarre.
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Catriona MacColl starred in the Swiss short comedy film Employe du mois.
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Catriona MacColl's credits include the mystery series Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, the short-lived BBC series Squadron, the mini-series The Last Days of Pompeii, Dempsey and Makepeace, The Hardy Boys, and the French soap opera Plus belle la vie.
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Catriona MacColl was married to actor Jon Finch from 1982 to 1987 and lives in France.