Actress. She was best known for playing the character roles of married women, friends, gypsies, Russian women, madames, bidders, patients, party guests, journalists, mothers, and single women, usually in horror films, working in both the United States and England. She will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Dolores Hamilton' in the horror film, "Terror" (1978). The film, directed by Norman J. Warren, which was written for the screen by David McGillivray, Les Young, and Moira Young, and which also starred John Nolan, Carolyn Courage, James Aubrey, Patti Love, Michael Craze, Peter Sproule, and Peter Craze, tells the story of the descendants of a witch hunting family and their close friends who are stalked and killed by a mysterious entity. She will also be best remembered for playing the role of 'Mrs. Prescott-Lowell' in the episode entitled, "Hors De Combat," of the comedy action television series, "Dempsey And Makepeace," which originally aired on February 8, 1985, and also starred Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, and Ray Smith. She was born of Russian-Jewish descent as Elaine Schleifer one of two siblings to Philip Schleifer (1906-1964), and his wife Betty Nissen Schleifer (1909-1989), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 5, 1938. She made her actual film debut playing in the film, "Illegal Abortion" (1966). The film which was directed and written for the screen by Robin Spry, also starred Frank Heron and Ken James. Besides, playing in the film, "Illegal Abortion" (1966), and playing the role of 'Dolores Hamilton' in the horror film, "Terror" (1978), her many other film credits include, "The Night Digger" (1971), "Blueblood" (1974), "The Message" (1976), "Murder By Decree" (1979), "Phoelix" (1979), "Ragtime" (1981), "The Sender" (1982), "Supergirl" (1984), "Revenge Of Billy The Kid" (1991), and "Dead Babies" (2000). Besides, playing the role of 'Mrs. Prescott-Lowell' in the episode entitled, "Hors De Combat,' of the comedy action television series, "Dempsey And Makepeace," which originally aired on February 8, 1985, and also starred Michael Brandon, Glynis Barber, and Ray Smith, her many other television credits include, "Codename," "Private Affairs," "Doctor Who," "Tales Of The Unexpected," "Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced," "Screen Two," "London Embassy," "Screenplay," "Selling Hitler," "The Bill," and "Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures." Her last television role was playing various characters in the television in the television sketch comedy series, "Time Trumpet," in 2006. During her acting career, she also used the name Elaine Ives Cameron. On an interesting note, in 1994, she wrote an article for The Independent Newspaper about difficulties in the reclaiming of her house in the U.K., which she had first let, and which was then occupied by squatters. The article provides a good example of the problems of eviction of squatters at that time, and looks forward to the publication of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. The Act contains provisions for the eviction of squatters within twenty-four hours. She passed away in Lambeth, England, on November 15, 2006, at the age of 67. Following her death, her body was returned to the United States where her funeral services were held at the Joseph Levine And Sons Memorial Chapel in Trevose, Pennsylvania, and she was buried in Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania. She was survived by her son Erik Cameron, her brother Dr. Charles R. Schleifer, a hospital physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and two children Amelie and Benjamin.