Barbara Laage
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as Monique, la Secrétaire Bed and Board 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
Bed and Board
as Monique, la Secrétaire
Paris Blues
as Marie Séoul
The Respectful Prostitute
as Lizzie McKay
Therese and Isabelle
as Thérèse's mother
The Boss
as Rita
Portuguese Vacation
as Barbara
Traviata 53
as Margherita
Défense de savoir
as Mrs. Christiani
B.F.'s Daughter
as Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
Private Screening
as Madeleine
The Happy Road
as Suzanne Duval
Act of Love
as Nina
The Red Rose
as Claire Claris, photographer
The Burning Body
as Marcia
Soft Skin on Black Silk
as Isabelle
To Catch a Spy
as Hiedi Effen
The Heat of a Thousand Suns
as (voice)
A Parisian in Rome
as Germaine, la Parigina
Strange Game
as Mathilde
Quai des blondes
as Barbara