Barbara Laage
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 30, 1920
- Died
- May 21, 1988
- Birthplace
- Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Haute Savoie, France
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
- Orientalische Nächte
Orientalische Nächte 1960
as Arlette
Tonight We Kill 1959
as Nelly
Soft Skin on Black Silk 1959
as Isabelle
- Miss Pigalle
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
The Adventures of Gil Blas 1956
as Antonia Caldera
Nagana 1955
Actor
A Parisian in Rome 1954
as Germaine, la Parigina
Quai des blondes 1954
as Barbara
Zoé 1954
as Zoé
Act of Love 1953
as Nina
Traviata 53 1953
as Margherita
The Slave 1953
as Anne-Marie 'Fétiche'
The Respectful Prostitute 1952
as Lizzie McKay
The Red Rose 1951
as Claire Claris, photographer
B.F.'s Daughter 1948
as Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
Signé illisible 1942
Actor
Credits from TMDB.