Judy Matheson
Elegant, charismatic, and beautiful, Judy Matheson is one of the most iconic ladies to have featured in Hammer films.
Judith C. Matheson was born in Thurrock, Essex, England. She began her career near the end of the swinging sixties after drama school. She first worked for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, with which she toured the United States; this included a season on Broadway. She also made appearances in three prestigious Shakespeare productions, with the most prominent being Sir Tyrone Guthrie's production of Measure for Measure.
She got her big break starring alongside a culturally diverse cast in the horror art house film The Exquisite Cadaver (1969). Her bold and groundbreaking performance skyrocketed her career, and soon she became a big hit among the horror film scene in Great Britain (particularly for Hammer). She made memorable appearances in a string of horror films such as Twins of Evil (1971), Lust for a Vampire (1971), Crucible of Terror (1971), The Flesh and Blood Show (1972), and more. She also made several appearances on televisions shows throughout the 1970s, including Blake's 7 (1978), Episode #1.2818 (1977), Harriet's Back in Town (1972), and more.
She left the acting business at the end of the 1970s and has since married and had children. With her iconic status as a Hammer Girl, she still makes occasional appearances at film conventions meeting fans and signing autographs.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Foster Hitchman
Acting
Movie
A Working Man
as Elegant Diner (uncredited)
2025
Movie
Twins of Evil
as Woodman's Daughter
1971
Movie
Lust for a Vampire
as Amanda
1971
Movie
The Haunting of Margam Castle
as Agatha
2020
TV
Blake's 7
as Mutoid
1978
TV
The Professionals
as Mandy Mitchell
1977
Movie
The Flesh and Blood Show
as Jane
1972
Movie
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
as Elvie Harron
1974
TV
The Sweeney
as Kibber's Girlfriend
1975
Movie
The House That Vanished
as Lorna Collins
1973
Movie
Crucible of Terror
as Marcia
1972
Movie
The Exquisite Cadaver
as Esther
1969
Movie
Percy's Progress
as Maria
1974
TV
Citizen Smith
as Caroline Haydon
1977
TV
Z-Cars
as Terri
1962
TV
The Adventurer
as Claire Adams
1972
TV
Dead of Night
as Tessa
1972
Movie
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Herself
2020
Movie
Shelley
as Jane Williams
1972
Movie
Peter Cushing: Behind the Camera
as Self
2022
Movie
Walker's Women
as Jane (archive footage)
2023
Movie
Frankula
as Vera Vomit
2017
Movie
What Did You Do in the War, Mama?
as Mrs. Lloyd George
2021