Barbara Laage
Acting
Born: 1920-07-30 in 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
La Maison des bois
Hélène
Bed and Board
Monique, la Secrétaire
Paris Blues
Marie Séoul
The Respectful Prostitute
Lizzie McKay
Signé illisible
Private Screening
Madeleine
Therese and Isabelle
Thérèse's mother
The Burning Body
Marcia
The Slave
Anne-Marie 'Fétiche'
The Boss
Rita
Traviata 53
Margherita
Act of Love
Nina
The Captive
Sylvie Hamelin
Nagana
Défense de savoir
Mrs. Christiani
The Happy Road
Suzanne Duval
Strange Game
Mathilde
Quai des blondes
Barbara
Portuguese Vacation
Barbara
There's Going to Be a Party
Michèle Laurent
The Crime of Aldeia Velha
Joana
B.F.'s Daughter
Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
Bombs on Monte Carlo
Olga
A Parisian in Rome
Germaine, la Parigina
Tonight We Kill
Nelly
Le Père Goriot
Duchess of Langeais
To Catch a Spy
Hiedi Effen
Zoé
Zoé
Soft Skin on Black Silk
Isabelle
The Red Rose
Claire Claris, photographer
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
(voice)
Whereabouts Unknown
Mariana
Every Second Counts
Simone Simonet
Guilty?
Jaqueline Delbois
The Adventures of Gil Blas
Antonia Caldera