Catriona MacColl born 3 October 1954 is an English actress and former ballerina She 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 She gained 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