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Barbara Laage

Barbara Laage

Actor · Born 1920-07-30 · Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Haute Savoie, France

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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

  1. Bed and Board (1970) — Monique, la Secrétaire
  2. Paris Blues (1961) — Marie Séoul
  3. The Respectful Prostitute (1952) — Lizzie McKay
  4. The Boss (1960) — Rita
  5. Therese and Isabelle (1968) — Thérèse's mother
  6. Portuguese Vacation (1963) — Barbara
  7. La Maison des bois (1971) — Hélène
  8. Traviata 53 (1953) — Margherita
  9. Défense de savoir (1973) — Mrs. Christiani
  10. B.F.'s Daughter (1948) — Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
  11. Act of Love (1953) — Nina
  12. Private Screening (1973) — Madeleine
  13. The Happy Road (1957) — Suzanne Duval
  14. The Red Rose (1951) — Claire Claris, photographer
  15. The Burning Body (1966) — Marcia
  16. Soft Skin on Black Silk (1959) — Isabelle
  17. To Catch a Spy (1957) — Hiedi Effen
  18. The Heat of a Thousand Suns (1965) — (voice)
  19. A Parisian in Rome (1954) — Germaine, la Parigina
  20. Strange Game (1968) — Mathilde
  21. Quai des blondes (1954) — Barbara
  22. Every Second Counts (1956) — Simone Simonet
  23. The Crime of Aldeia Velha (1964) — Joana
  24. Guilty? (1956) — Jaqueline Delbois
  25. The Slave (1953) — Anne-Marie 'Fétiche'
  26. Le Père Goriot (1972) — Duchess of Langeais
  27. Bombs on Monte Carlo (1960) — Olga
  28. Tonight We Kill (1959) — Nelly
  29. There's Going to Be a Party (1960) — Michèle Laurent
  30. Signé illisible (1942)
  31. Nagana (1955)
  32. The Adventures of Gil Blas (1956) — Antonia Caldera
  33. Orientalische Nächte (1960) — Arlette
  34. Zoé (1954) — Zoé
  35. Miss Pigalle (1958) — Yvonne Pigalle
  36. The Captive (1962) — Sylvie Hamelin
  37. Whereabouts Unknown (1957) — Mariana