
Barbara Laage
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.
37 acting credits
Acting · 37

The House in the Woods
1971

Bed and Board
1970

Paris Blues
1961

The Happy Road
1957

Portuguese Vacation
1963

The Boss
1960

Défense de savoir
1973

The Red Rose
1951

Act of Love
1953

The Respectful Prostitute
1952

Therese and Isabelle
1968

B.F.'s Daughter
1948

Guilty?
1956

Zoé
1954

Every Second Counts
1956

The Slave
1953

The Burning Body
1966

The Adventures of Gil Blas
1956

To Catch a Spy
1957

The Crime of Aldeia Velha
1964
Miss Pigalle
1958

The Heat of a Thousand Suns
1965

A Parisian in Rome
1954

Le Père Goriot
1972

Traviata 53
1953

There's Going to Be a Party
1960

Quai des blondes
1954

Nagana
1955

Soft Skin on Black Silk
1959

Tonight We Kill
1959

Private Screening
1973

Signé illisible
1942

Bombs on Monte Carlo
1960

Strange Game
1968

Whereabouts Unknown
1957
Orientalische Nächte
1960

The Captive
1962