- Hammer's first screen vampire to bare fangs - it was a few moments before Christopher Lee.
- Her husband Gerald (August 8, 1934 - June 17, 2020) was a London stockbroker for many years before joining the priesthood in 1979. Valerie and Gerald remained in London before relocating to the Isle of Wight following his retirement in 1999.
- Left acting after marrying in 1958.
- Graduated from RADA in 1951. Her fellow graduates that year included two future fellow Hammer Horror stars: Yvonne Furneaux (The Mummy (1959)) and Philip Latham (Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)).
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