Barbara Laage

Biography

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

Défense de savoir

Mrs. Christiani

The Happy Road

Suzanne Duval

Act of Love

Nina

Portuguese Vacation

Barbara

B.F.'s Daughter

Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
1971	The House in the Woods	Hélène