Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 30, 1920
Died
May 21, 1988
Place of Birth
Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Haute Savoie, France
Credits
37 titles
Barbara Laage
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.
Known For
Filmography
Private Screening
Madeleine
Défense de savoir
Mrs. Christiani
Le Père Goriot
Duchess of Langeais
The House in the Woods
Hélène
Bed and Board
Monique, la Secrétaire
Therese and Isabelle
Thérèse's mother
Strange Game
Mathilde
The Burning Body
Marcia
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
(voice)
The Crime of Aldeia Velha
Joana
Portuguese Vacation
Barbara
The Captive
Sylvie Hamelin
Paris Blues
Marie Séoul
There's Going to Be a Party
Michèle Laurent
The Boss
Rita
Bombs on Monte Carlo
Olga
Orientalische Nächte
Arlette
Tonight We Kill
Nelly
Soft Skin on Black Silk
Isabelle
Miss Pigalle
Yvonne Pigalle
Whereabouts Unknown
Mariana
The Happy Road
Suzanne Duval
To Catch a Spy
Hiedi Effen
Every Second Counts
Simone Simonet
Guilty?
Jaqueline Delbois
The Adventures of Gil Blas
Antonia Caldera
Nagana
A Parisian in Rome
Germaine, la Parigina
Quai des blondes
Barbara
Zoé
Zoé
Act of Love
Nina
Traviata 53
Margherita
The Slave
Anne-Marie 'Fétiche'
The Respectful Prostitute
Lizzie McKay
The Red Rose
Claire Claris, photographer
B.F.'s Daughter
Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
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