Barbara Laage
Born: 1920-07-30
• 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
Défense de savoir
Le Père Goriot
Bed and Board
Therese and Isabelle
Strange Game
The Burning Body
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
The Crime of Aldeia Velha
Portuguese Vacation
The Captive
Paris Blues
There's Going to Be a Party
The Boss
Bombs on Monte Carlo
No Image
Orientalische Nächte
Tonight We Kill
Soft Skin on Black Silk
No Image
Miss Pigalle
Whereabouts Unknown
The Happy Road
To Catch a Spy
Les Assassins du dimanche
Guilty?
The Adventures of Gil Blas
Nagana
A Parisian in Rome
Quai des blondes
Zoé
Act of Love
Traviata 53
The Slave
The Respectful Prostitute
The Red Rose
B.F.'s Daughter
Signé illisible