Marta Labarr
| Marta Labarr | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 June 1912 New York, United States |
| Died |
30 June 1999 Paris, France |
| Other names |
Marthe Eugénie Claquin Martha Labarr |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1936 - 1946 (film) |
Marta Labarr (1912–1999) was a singer and actress who appeared in eleven British and French films, usually as a leading lady. Her final film was the 1946 thriller Tehran, playing opposite Derek Farr.[1] She also appeared on the London stage in musicals. She later worked as a language coach, teaching Gina Lollobrigida amongst others.[2] She is buried in Hautefort (France).
Selected filmography
- Ball at Savoy (1936)
- Second Bureau (1936)
- The Singing Cop (1938)
- Mollenard (1938)
- Break the News (1938)
- S.O.S. Sahara (1938)
- Traitor Spy (1939)
- Meet Maxwell Archer (1940)
- It Happened to One Man (1940)
- Tehran (1946)
References
Bibliography
- Canales, Luis. Imperial Gina: The Very Unauthorized Biography of Gina Lollobrigida. Branden Books, 1990.
- Gänzl, Kurt. The British Musical Theatre: 1915-1984. MacMillan Press, 1986.
- Murphy, Robert & Brown, Geoff & Burton, Alan. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. BFI, 2006.
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