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