Laage, Barbara (1920–1988)

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Laage, Barbara (1920–1988)

French stage and screen actress. Born Claire Colombat, July 30, 1920, in Menthon-Saint-Bernard, France; died 1988.

Began career on stage and in nightclubs; made film debut in B.F.'s Daughter (1948), followed by La rose rouge, Fille d'amour, L'Esclave, Quai des blondes, Act of Love, Crime passionel, Gil Blas, Every Second Counts, The Happy Road, Miss Pigalle, Una Parigina a Roma, Paris Blues, Vacances portugaises, Therese and Isabelle and Bed and Board, among others; came to prominence in La putain respectueuse (The Respectful Prostitute, 1952).