Barbara Laage
Acting
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
1973 · Movie
Défense de savoir
1973 · Movie
Le Père Goriot
1972 · Movie
La Maison des bois
1971 · Series
Bed and Board
1970 · Movie
Therese and Isabelle
1968 · Movie
Strange Game
1968 · Movie
The Burning Body
1966 · Movie
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965 · Movie
The Crime of Aldeia Velha
1964 · Movie
Portuguese Vacation
1963 · Movie
The Captive
1962 · Movie
Paris Blues
1961 · Movie
There's Going to Be a Party
1960 · Movie
The Boss
1960 · Movie
Bombs on Monte Carlo
1960 · Movie
Orientalische Nächte
1960 · Movie
Tonight We Kill
1959 · Movie
Soft Skin on Black Silk
1959 · Movie
Miss Pigalle
1958 · Movie
Whereabouts Unknown
1957 · Movie
The Happy Road
1957 · Movie
To Catch a Spy
1957 · Movie
Every Second Counts
1956 · Movie
Guilty?
1956 · Movie
The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956 · Movie
Nagana
1955 · Movie
A Parisian in Rome
1954 · Movie
Quai des blondes
1954 · Movie
Zoé
1954 · Movie
Act of Love
1953 · Movie
Traviata 53
1953 · Movie
The Slave
1953 · Movie
The Respectful Prostitute
1952 · Movie
The Red Rose
1951 · Movie
B.F.'s Daughter
1948 · Movie
Signé illisible
1942 · Movie