Barbara Laage
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Bed and Board
Monique, la Secrétaire
1970
Orientalische Nächte
Arlette
1960
Film
Paris Blues
Marie Séoul
1961
Film
The Respectful Prostitute
Lizzie McKay
1952
Film
Act of Love
Nina
1953
Series
La Maison des bois
Hélène
1971
Film
There's Going to Be a Party
Michèle Laurent
1960
Film
Private Screening
Madeleine
1973
Film
Signé illisible
1942
Film
The Boss
Rita
1960
Film
The Slave
Anne-Marie 'Fétiche'
1953
Film
Le Père Goriot
Duchess of Langeais
1972
Film
B.F.'s Daughter
Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
1948
Film
Strange Game
Mathilde
1968
Film
Portuguese Vacation
Barbara
1963
Film
Bombs on Monte Carlo
Olga
1960
Film
Nagana
1955
Film
The Crime of Aldeia Velha
Joana
1964
Film
The Captive
Sylvie Hamelin
1962
Film
Traviata 53
Margherita
1953
Film
Guilty?
Jaqueline Delbois
1956
Film
Therese and Isabelle
Thérèse's mother
1968
Film
Quai des blondes
Barbara
1954
Film
The Happy Road
Suzanne Duval
1957
Film
The Burning Body
Marcia
1966
Film
Défense de savoir
Mrs. Christiani
1973
Film
Tonight We Kill
Nelly
1959
Film
To Catch a Spy
Hiedi Effen
1957
Film
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
(voice)
1965
Film
A Parisian in Rome
Germaine, la Parigina
1954
Miss Pigalle
Yvonne Pigalle
1958
Film
Soft Skin on Black Silk
Isabelle
1959
Film
Zoé
Zoé
1954
Film
The Red Rose
Claire Claris, photographer
1951
Film
Every Second Counts
Simone Simonet
1956
Film
Whereabouts Unknown
Mariana
1957
Film
The Adventures of Gil Blas
Antonia Caldera
1956