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