Barbara Laage

Barbara Laage

Known for
Acting
Born
July 30, 1920
Died
May 21, 1988 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Haute Savoie, France

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

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Filmography

1973
Défense de savoir poster

Défense de savoir

Movie · as Mrs. Christiani

1973
Private Screening poster

Private Screening

Movie · as Madeleine

1972
Le Père Goriot poster

Le Père Goriot

Movie · as Duchess of Langeais

1971
La Maison des bois poster

La Maison des bois

TV · as Hélène · 2 eps

1970
Bed and Board poster

Bed and Board

Movie · as Monique, la Secrétaire

1968
Therese and Isabelle poster

Therese and Isabelle

Movie · as Thérèse's mother

1968
Strange Game poster

Strange Game

Movie · as Mathilde

1966
The Burning Body poster

The Burning Body

Movie · as Marcia

1965
The Heat of a Thousand Suns poster

The Heat of a Thousand Suns

Movie · as (voice)

1964
The Crime of Aldeia Velha poster

The Crime of Aldeia Velha

Movie · as Joana

1963
Portuguese Vacation poster

Portuguese Vacation

Movie · as Barbara

1962
The Captive poster

The Captive

Movie · as Sylvie Hamelin

1961
Paris Blues poster

Paris Blues

Movie · as Marie Séoul

1960
Bombs on Monte Carlo poster

Bombs on Monte Carlo

Movie · as Olga

1960
The Boss poster

The Boss

Movie · as Rita

1960
Orientalische Nächte

Orientalische Nächte

Movie · as Arlette

1960
There's Going to Be a Party poster

There's Going to Be a Party

Movie · as Michèle Laurent

1959
Tonight We Kill poster

Tonight We Kill

Movie · as Nelly

1959
Soft Skin on Black Silk poster

Soft Skin on Black Silk

Movie · as Isabelle

1958
Miss Pigalle

Miss Pigalle

Movie · as Yvonne Pigalle

1957
To Catch a Spy poster

To Catch a Spy

Movie · as Hiedi Effen

1957
The Happy Road poster

The Happy Road

Movie · as Suzanne Duval

1957
Whereabouts Unknown poster

Whereabouts Unknown

Movie · as Mariana

1956
Every Second Counts poster

Every Second Counts

Movie · as Simone Simonet

1956
The Adventures of Gil Blas poster

The Adventures of Gil Blas

Movie · as Antonia Caldera

1956
Guilty? poster

Guilty?

Movie · as Jaqueline Delbois

1955
Nagana poster

Nagana

Movie

1954
A Parisian in Rome poster

A Parisian in Rome

Movie · as Germaine, la Parigina

1954
Zoé poster

Zoé

Movie · as Zoé

1954
Quai des blondes poster

Quai des blondes

Movie · as Barbara

1953
Traviata 53 poster

Traviata 53

Movie · as Margherita

1953
Act of Love poster

Act of Love

Movie · as Nina

1953
The Slave poster

The Slave

Movie · as Anne-Marie 'Fétiche'

1952
The Respectful Prostitute poster

The Respectful Prostitute

Movie · as Lizzie McKay

1951
The Red Rose poster

The Red Rose

Movie · as Claire Claris, photographer

1948
B.F.'s Daughter poster

B.F.'s Daughter

Movie · as Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl

1942
Signé illisible poster

Signé illisible

Movie