Barbara Bach
Barbara Bach (born August 27, 1947 in Queens , New York ; actually Barbara Goldbach ) is an American actress and former model .
Life
The daughter of a New York police officer who came from Austria began working as a photo model at the age of 16 and met the Italian businessman Augusto Gregorini. She followed him to Italy, where they married and had two children: Francesca (* 1968) and Gian Andrea (* 1972). The couple divorced in 1978.
One of her first roles was that of Nausicaa in the television night divider The Odyssey (with Bekim Fehmiu as Odysseus and Irene Papas as Penelope ) from 1968.
In the 1970s, Barbara Bach was one of the most sought-after models in the world and began her film career in Italy. The combination of acting experience and dazzling appearance earned her the role as Bond girl next to Roger Moore in the James Bond Strip The Spy Who Loved Me a year 1977th The film became her greatest success. She starred in several films with Franco Nero . She also achieved popularity alongside Mel Ferrer and Claudio Cassinelli in the film The Sacred Beast of the Kumas .
In 1980 she played on the side of ex- Beatle drummer Ringo Starr in the Stone Age comedy Caveman - Who Came Out of the Cave . They fell in love while filming and were married on April 27, 1981.
Barbara Bach had no more film successes in the 1980s and ended her acting career in 1987.
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: The Odyssey ( L'Odissea) (TV eight-part)
- 1971: Mio Padre Monsignore - Director: Antonio Racioppi
- 1971: The black body of the tarantula (La tarantola dal ventre nero) - Director: Paolo Cavara
- 1971: Malastrana (La corta notte delle bambole di vetro) - Director: Aldo Lado
- 1971: Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide - Director: Jacques Deray
- 1973: Diamond doll (L'ultima chance) - Director: Maurizio Lucidi
- 1974: A man strikes back (Il cittadino si ribella) - Director: Enzo G. Castellari
- 1975: The Journey to Hell (Il lupo dei mari) - Director: Giuseppe Vari
- 1977: Dead Killers Don't Murder ( The Mask of Alexander Cross , Movie made for TV) - Director: Bernard McEveety
- 1977: The Supertype (Ecco noi per esempio) - Director: Sergio Corbucci
- 1977: The Spy Who loved me (The Spy Who Loved Me) - Director: Lewis Gilbert
- 1978: The from Navarone (Force 10 from Navarone) - Director: Guy Hamilton
- 1979: Island of the New Monsters (L'isola degli uomini pesce) - Director: Sergio Martino
- 1979: Battle for the 5th Galaxy (L'umanoide) - Director: Aldo Lado
- 1979: The holy beast of the Kumas (Il fiume del grande caimano) - Director: Sergio Martino
- 1979: Jaguar Lives (Jaguar Lives!) - Director: Ernest Pintoff
- 1980: Up the Academy (Up the Academy) - Director: Robert Downey Sr.
- 1980: The Unseen - Director: Danny Steinmann
- 1981: Caveman - Who Came Out of the Cave (Caveman) - Director: Carl Gottlieb
- 1981: The Unseen - Director: Danny Steinmann
- 1983: Princess Daisy - Director: Waris Hussein
- 1984: Broad Street (Give My Regards to Broad Street) - Director: Peter Webb
Web links
- Barbara Bach in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Barbara Bach in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barbara Bach Biography. In: filmreference.com , (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Barbara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goldbach, Barbara (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York |