Hazel Court, an English actress who co-starred with horror legends Boris Karloff and Vincent Price for fright-fest films of the 1950’s and 60’s has died of a heart attack at the age of 82.

Court had a very successful career acting in the U.K. and U.S. in film and television, however she is best known for her work in such films as 1963’s “The Raven” and in the Roger Corman classic film that showcased several of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems. Those great movies also starred Price and Karloff, as well as another past great, Peter Lorre.

Court was dubbed one of several famous “Scream Queens” of that era, who had the pipes and cleavage to pull off some of the best campy death scenes in celluloid history. In fact, Corman liked her performances so well that he directed her in five more of his movies.

Some of her other big screen films were “The Premature Burial,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Curse of Frankenstein” and “Devil Girl from Mars.”

Some of her non-horror roles included appearances in 60’s and 70’s TV shows like “Mannix,” “McMillan & Wife” with Rock Hudson, “Mission Impossible” and “The Wild, Wild West.” She also appeared in non-genre films like “Hour of Decision,” “The Wackiest Ship in the Army” and the 1946 romantic feature “Carnival” opposite the great Stanley Holloway. However, in the hearts and minds of all her fans she will always be one of Hollywood’s best “Scream Queens.”

Truly a cult classic fave, Court will live on forever in those great old horror flicks, especially with specialized cable channels like Chiller and others.