Biography
Barbara Laage (30 July 1920 – 21 May 1988) was a French film actress who flourished in the 1950s. After fleeing Paris with her family during the German occupation in World War II , Laage returned to the city after the war and began her acting career in the Paris theater district of Montparnasse. Her first move to Hollywood was arranged by theatrical agent William Morris , founder of the William Morris Agency. She is one of several Hollywood stars of the era who would frequent the Chateau Marmont. She was the first choice for the lead role in the Orson Welles film The Lady from Shanghai , though the part was eventually awarded to Rita Hayworth.
Movies & TV Shows
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Bed and Board (1970) — Monique, la Secrétaire
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Paris Blues (1961) — Marie Séoul
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The Respectful Prostitute (1952) — Lizzie McKay
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The Boss (1960) — Rita
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Therese and Isabelle (1968) — Thérèse's mother
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Portuguese Vacation (1963) — Barbara
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La Maison des bois (1971) — Hélène
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Traviata 53 (1953) — Margherita
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Défense de savoir (1973) — Mrs. Christiani
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B.F.'s Daughter (1948) — Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
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Act of Love (1953) — Nina
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Private Screening (1973) — Madeleine
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The Happy Road (1957) — Suzanne Duval
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The Red Rose (1951) — Claire Claris, photographer
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The Burning Body (1966) — Marcia
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Soft Skin on Black Silk (1959) — Isabelle
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To Catch a Spy (1957) — Hiedi Effen
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The Heat of a Thousand Suns (1965) — (voice)
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A Parisian in Rome (1954) — Germaine, la Parigina
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Strange Game (1968) — Mathilde
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Quai des blondes (1954) — Barbara
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Every Second Counts (1956) — Simone Simonet
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The Crime of Aldeia Velha (1964) — Joana
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Guilty? (1956) — Jaqueline Delbois
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The Slave (1953) — Anne-Marie 'Fétiche'
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Le Père Goriot (1972) — Duchess of Langeais
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Bombs on Monte Carlo (1960) — Olga
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Tonight We Kill (1959) — Nelly
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There's Going to Be a Party (1960) — Michèle Laurent
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Signé illisible (1942)
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Nagana (1955)
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The Adventures of Gil Blas (1956) — Antonia Caldera
- Orientalische Nächte (1960) — Arlette
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Zoé (1954) — Zoé
- Miss Pigalle (1958) — Yvonne Pigalle
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The Captive (1962) — Sylvie Hamelin
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Whereabouts Unknown (1957) — Mariana