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    Barbara Laage

    1920-07-30 (104 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    Private Screening
    46 %|Oct 8, 1973
    Drama
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    Défense de savoir
    55.56 %|Aug 29, 1973
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Le Père Goriot
    60 %|Mar 9, 1972
    Drama
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    Bed and Board
    72 %|Sep 9, 1970
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Therese and Isabelle
    42 %|May 14, 1968
    Drama, Romance
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    Strange Game
    55 %|Apr 5, 1968
    Drama, War
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    The Burning Body
    61 %|Jul 22, 1966
    Drama
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    The Heat of a Thousand Suns
    58 %|Jul 21, 1965
    Animation, Science Fiction
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    The Crime of Aldeia Velha
    68 %|Nov 20, 1964
    Crime, Drama
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    Portuguese Vacation
    56 %|Oct 9, 1963
    Drama
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    The Captive
    0 %|Dec 5, 1962
    Crime, Drama
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    Paris Blues
    65 %|Sep 27, 1961
    Romance, Drama, Music
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    The Boss
    55 %|May 31, 1960
    Comedy, Drama, Adventure
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    Bombs on Monte Carlo
    55 %|Mar 11, 1960
    Romance, Comedy
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    Orientalische Nächte
    0 %|Mar 3, 1960
    Crime
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    Tonight We Kill
    10 %|Sep 15, 1959
    Crime, Action, Thriller
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    Soft Skin on Black Silk
    46 %|Jun 14, 1959
    Drama
    actor
    Miss Pigalle
    0 %|Jul 25, 1958
    Drama
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    Whereabouts Unknown
    0 %|Jul 26, 1957
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    The Happy Road
    56 %|Jun 20, 1957
    Comedy
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    To Catch a Spy
    50 %|Mar 15, 1957
    Action
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    Guilty?
    60 %|Apr 10, 1956
    Drama
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    Les Assassins du dimanche
    50 %|Jan 1, 1956
    Drama, Comedy
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    Nagana
    0 %|Jun 14, 1955
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    Una parigina a Roma
    85 %|Nov 11, 1954
    Drama, Comedy
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    Quai des blondes
    53 %|Apr 7, 1954
    Crime, Drama
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    Zoé
    0 %|Mar 8, 1954
    Comedy
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    Act of Love
    67 %|Dec 17, 1953
    Drama, War, Romance
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    Traviata 53
    67 %|Oct 7, 1953
    Drama
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    The Slave
    55 %|Sep 2, 1953
    Drama
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    The Respectful Prostitute
    53 %|Oct 7, 1952
    Drama
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    The Red Rose
    51 %|Feb 6, 1951
    Comedy
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    B.F.'s Daughter
    63 %|Mar 24, 1948
    Drama, Romance
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    Signé illisible
    0 %|Jul 17, 1942

    Series

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    The House in the Woods
    63 %|Sep 12, 1971
    War & Politics, Drama