Barbara Laage

Known for ActingBorn 1920-07-30Died 1988-05-21Menthon-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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Captive

Miss Pigalle

The Adventures of Gil Blas

A Parisian in Rome

Orientalische Nächte

Whereabouts Unknown

Zoé

Le Père Goriot

The Crime of Aldeia Velha

La Maison des bois

Bed and Board

There's Going to Be a Party

Nagana

The Slave

Traviata 53

Act of Love

Signé illisible

The Burning Body

Paris Blues

The Heat of a Thousand Suns

Every Second Counts

Bombs on Monte Carlo

B.F.'s Daughter

Strange Game

The Happy Road

Défense de savoir

To Catch a Spy

Portuguese Vacation

Quai des blondes

The Boss

The Red Rose

Guilty?

The Respectful Prostitute

Soft Skin on Black Silk

Private Screening

Tonight We Kill

Therese and Isabelle