Biography

Catriona MacColl was born on October 3, 1954 in London, England. MacColl was initially a ballerina who trained at a top ballet school in England before suffering an injury that abruptly curtailed her burgeoning career as a dancer. In the wake of said injury Catriona joined a repertory company which eventually led to her moving to Paris, France where she acted in French television shows and played her first lead role as the titular character in Lady Oscar (1979). MacColl acquired her greatest enduring cult cinema popularity by playing the female leads in three gruesome and atmospheric Italian horror films directed by Lucio Fulci: City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981), and The House by the Cemetery (1981). Catriona still continues to act in both movies and TV shows alike with pleasing regularity.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders

Manages a rural hotel in the south of France.

Is best know for playing leading roles in three Italian horror films in the early 80s; City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, House by the Cemetery.

Was offered the lead role in Lucio Fulci's The New York Ripper (1982) but was a little suspicious of the role and turned it down. The role then went to Almanta Suska.

[on acting in three cult horror films for Lucio Fulci] As far as the legacy goes, I don't know what to say. It's difficult to analyze that, but obviously there is one. Lucio was a very mysterious person and never will be completely unfathomed. So perhaps the mystery surrounds the legacy as well. Filming is about osmosis, it's the right elements coming together, and that in a way is where chance comes into it. Anyway, it's all in a day's work, isn't it?