Barbara Laage

Barbara Laage (30 July 1920 – 21 May 1988) was a French film actress who flourished in the 1950s.

Career After fleeing Paris with her family during the German occupation in World War II, Laage returned to the city after the war and commenced her acting career in the Paris theatre 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 that 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.

Partial filmography

Signé illisible (1942) B.F.'s Daughter (1948) - Eugenia Taris The Red Rose (1951) - Claire Claris - la photographe The Respectful Prostitute (1952) - Lizzie Mac-Kay - chanteuse entraîneuse The Slave (1953) - Anne-Marie 'Fétiche' Traviata '53 (1953) - Rita Act of Love (1953) - Nina Zoé (1954) - Zoé Quay of Blondes (1954) - Barbara A Parisian in Rome (1954) - Germaine, la Parigina Nagana (1955) - Geneviève Larguillière The Adventures of Gil Blas (1956) - Antonia Caldera Guilty? (1956) - Jaqueline Delbois Les Assassins du dimanche (1956) - Simone Simonet The Happy Road (1957) - Suzanne Duval Action immédiate (1957) - Hiedi Effen Deuxième Bureau contre inconnu (1957) - Mariana Miss Pigalle (1958) - Yvonne Pigalle Un mundo para mí (1959) - Isabelle Ce soir on tue (1959) - Nelly Orientalische Nächte (1960) - Arlette Bombs on Monte Carlo (1960) - Olga Le caïd (1960) - Rita Ça va être ta fête (1960) - Michèle Laurent Paris Blues (1961) (with Paul Newman) - Marie Séoul Le captif (1962) - Sylvie Hamelin Portuguese Vacation (1963) - Barbara The Crime of Aldeia Velha (1964) - Joana O Corpo Ardente (1966) - Marcia Drôle de jeu (1968) - Mathilde Therese and Isabelle (1968) - Thérèse's mother Bed and Board (1970) - Monique, la secrétaire Défense de savoir (1973) - Mme Christiani Projection privée (1973) - Madeleine