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.
Filmography
Private Screening
1973
as Madeleine
Défense de savoir
1973
as Mrs. Christiani
Le Père Goriot
1972
as Duchess of Langeais
Bed and Board
1970
as Monique, la Secrétaire
Therese and Isabelle
1968
as Thérèse's mother
Strange Game
1968
as Mathilde
The Burning Body
1966
as Marcia
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965
as (voice)
The Crime of Aldeia Velha
1964
as Joana
Portuguese Vacation
1963
as Barbara
The Captive
1962
as Sylvie Hamelin
Paris Blues
1961
as Marie Séoul
There's Going to Be a Party
1960
as Michèle Laurent
The Boss
1960
as Rita
Bombs on Monte Carlo
1960
as Olga
- No poster
Orientalische Nächte
1960
as Arlette
Tonight We Kill
1959
as Nelly
Soft Skin on Black Silk
1959
as Isabelle
- No poster
Miss Pigalle
1958
as Yvonne Pigalle
Whereabouts Unknown
1957
as Mariana
The Happy Road
1957
as Suzanne Duval
To Catch a Spy
1957
as Hiedi Effen
Every Second Counts
1956
as Simone Simonet
Guilty?
1956
as Jaqueline Delbois