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