Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)[2][3] is a German-born actress, dancer, and model, active in the United States and Italy. She is regarded as a sex symbol in genre films of the 1960's and '70s.[4]
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| Born | Bärbel Gutscher 15 August 1943[1] |
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| Years active | 1959–present |
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| Children | 2, including Alessandro Borghese |
Born in German-occupied Czechosovakia, Bouchet's family emigrated to the United States after the Second World War. She began her acting career in the in the '60s, appearing in small roles in films such as In Harm's Way and guest parts on television series such as Star Trek and The Virginian. She had more prominent film roles in Casino Royale (1967), in which she played Miss Moneypenny,[1] and Sweet Charity (1969).
Bouchet moved to Italy in the 1970's, becoming an Italian citizen and starring in a large number of genre films, including thrillers (gialli), crime films (poliziotteschi), and sex comedies (commedia sexy all'italiana).[1] Her best known appearances in Italian cinema include the films Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) and Caliber 9 (1972).
Bouchet effectively retired from acting in the early 1980s, transitioning to a career producing fitness videos and books and opening a gym in Rome. She has since made some further appearances acting in film and television, including a small role in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002).
Early life
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Bärbel Gutscher was born in Reichenberg, Sudetenland, in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia (today Liberec in the Czech Republic). She had four siblings.[5] Her father, Fritz, was a photographer, and her mother, Ingrid, was an actress.[1]
After World War II, her family was placed in a resettlement camp in the American occupation zone in Germany. They were granted permission to emigrate to the United States under the humanitarian provisions of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948.[6]
After arriving in the United States, the family lived in Five Points, California on the west side of the Central Valley and eventually settled in San Francisco, where Gutscher was raised. During the early 1960s San Francisco Bay Area television station KPIX-TV ran a show named The KPIX Dance Party and offered Gutscher the opportunity to become a member of the show's dance group.[7]
Career
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Bouchet began her career modelling for magazine covers and appearing in television commercials, before eventually becoming an actress. Her first acting role was a minor part in What a Way to Go! (1964), which led to a series of other roles in the 1960s. She appeared in the films John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1964), In Harm's Way (1964), and Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966).
She appeared, semi-nude, in two editions of Playboy magazine: May 1965 (stills from In Harm's Way) and February 1967 ("The Girls of Casino Royale").[8]
In Casino Royale (1967), Bouchet played the role of Miss Moneypenny. She guest-starred in the Star Trek episode "By Any Other Name" (1968) as Kelinda, and appeared in the musical film Sweet Charity (1969) playing Ursula.
Bouchet began acting in Italian films, such as Black Belly of the Tarantula, Amuck!, The Man with Icy Eyes, The French Sex Murders, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, Don't Torture a Duckling and Sex with a Smile.
She starred with Gregory Peck in The Scarlet and The Black (1983). In 1985, she established a production company and started to produce a series of fitness books and videos. In addition, Bouchet opened a fitness studio in Rome. In 2002, Bouchet appeared in Gangs of New York, playing Mrs. Schermerhorn.
Personal life
editIn 1974, Bouchet married Luigi Borghese, a producer, with whom she has two sons: Alessandro, a TV chef, and Massimiliano, a bartender. Her husband subsequently produced some of her later films. They separated in 2006, citing different aspirations.[9]
Filmography
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edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1964 | A Global Affair | Woman | Cameo appearance |
| What a Way to Go! | Girl on plane | Cameo appearance | |
| Bedtime Story | German girl | Cameo appearance | |
| Good Neighbor Sam | Receptionist | ||
| Sex and the Single Girl | Photographer | Cameo appearance | |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Astrid Porche | |
| In Harm's Way | Liz Eddington | ||
| 1966 | Agent for H.A.R.M. | Ava Vestok | |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Moneypenny | |
| Danger Route | Mari | ||
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Ursula | |
| 1970 | The Syndicate: A Death in the Family | Monica Brown | |
| Il debito coniugale | Candida | ||
| L'asino d'oro | Pudentilla | ||
| The Swinging Confessors | Mrs. Marchio | ||
| 1971 | Nights and Loves of Don Juan | Esmeralda Vargas | |
| The Man with Icy Eyes | Ann Saxe | ||
| Black Belly of the Tarantula | Maria Zani | ||
| Non commettere atti impuri | Nadine | ||
| Amuck! | Greta Franklin | ||
| 1972 | Winged Devils | Karin | |
| Una cavalla tutta nuda | Gemmata | ||
| Caliber 9 | Nelly Bordon | ||
| Valerie Inside Outside | Valeria Rocchi | ||
| Casa d'appuntamento | Francine Boulert | ||
| The Red Queen Kills Seven Times | Ketty Wildenbrück | ||
| Master of Love | Lucrezia | ||
| Don't Torture a Duckling | Patrizia | ||
| Finalmente… le mille e una notte | Mariam | ||
| La calandria | Lucrezia | ||
| 1973 | Ancora una volta prima di lasciarci | Luisa | |
| My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure | Prostitute | Cameo appearance | |
| Ricco the Mean Machine | Scilla | ||
| Cry of a Prostitute | Margie | ||
| 1974 | La badessa di Castro | Elena | |
| La svergognata | Silvia Lorenzi | ||
| 1975 | L'amica di mia madre | Barbara | |
| Down the Ancient Staircase | Carla | ||
| Amor vuol dir gelosia | Corinna Borotto | ||
| Duck in Orange Sauce | Patty | ||
| The Hook | Laura Maras | ||
| 1976 | Sex with a Smile | Barbara | Segment: "I soldi in bocca" |
| Tutti possono arricchire tranne i poveri | Countess Federici | ||
| Death Rage | Annie | ||
| Sex with a Smile II | Violante | Segment: "L'armadio di Troia" | |
| 1977 | L'appuntamento | Ingrid | |
| 1978 | Blood and Diamonds | Lisa | |
| How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover | Eleonora Rubens | ||
| Travolto dagli affetti familiari | Barbara | ||
| 1979 | Liquirizia | Miss Raffaella | |
| Saturday, Sunday and Friday | Enza Paternò | Segment: "Sunday" | |
| 1980 | I'm Photogenic | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città | Valeria | ||
| 1981 | Spaghetti a mezzanotte | Celestre Lagrasta | |
| Per favore, occupati di Amelia | Amelia | ||
| Crema, cioccolata e… paprika | Eleonora Bonifazi | ||
| Perchè non facciamo l'amore? | Manuela Robelli | ||
| 1984 | Diamond Connection | Dr. Karen | |
| 2001 | Our Tropical Island | Woman on TV show | Cameo appearance |
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Mrs. Schermeron | |
| 2005 | Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Caesonia | Short film |
| 2008 | Bastardi | Carmen Iuvara | |
| 2009 | Butterfly zone - Il senso della farfalla | Woman with moustache | |
| La vita dispari | Ludovica Levi | ||
| 2011 | Finalmente la felicità | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2015 | Darkside Witches | Sibilia | |
| Madame & Monsieur | Madame | Short film | |
| 2017 | Easy - Un viaggio facile facile | Delia | |
| In Search of Fellini | Hostess | Cameo appearance | |
| 2018 | Put Grandma in the Freezer | Grandma Birgit | |
| 2020 | Calibro 9 | Nelly | |
| Tolo Tolo | Mrs. Inge | ||
| 2021 | Una famiglia mostruosa | Crisilide | |
| 2023 | Diabolik: Who Are You? | Countess Wiendemar |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1964 | The Rogues | Elsa Idonescu | Episode: "Plavonia, Hail and Farewell" |
| 1965 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Tippy Penfield | Episode: "The Left-Handed Man" |
| 1966 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Narcissus Darling | Episode: "The Project Deephole Affair" |
| 1967 | The Virginian | Marianne | Episode: "The Fortress" |
| 1968 | Tarzan | Angela Fraser | Episode: "Jungle Ransom" |
| Star Trek | Kelinda | Episode: "By Any Other Name" | |
| 1972 | Cool Million | Carla Miles | Episode: "Mask of Marcella" |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black | Minna Kappler | Television film |
| 1983–1984 | Beauty Center Show | Herself | Variety show |
| 1993 | Quelli della speciale | Adrienne Beauvrais | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Un posto al sole | Delia De La Roche | Series regular |
| 2003 | Incantesimo | Jane | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Diritto di difesa | Gilardi's mother | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2006 | La provinciale | Elvira Coceanu | Television film |
| 2008 | Amiche mie | Mariella | Episode: "Giù la maschera" |
| 2008–2010 | Ho sposato uno sbirro | Clarissa Morini | Main role; 34 episodes |
| 2010 | Capri | Beatrice Maggioni | Episode: "Seconda puntata" |
| Crimini | Loredana Presutti | Episode: "Little Dream" | |
| 2014 | Il tredicesimo apostolo | Mrs. Castro | Episode: "Il pianto del demonio" |
| 2019 | Un amore da copertina | Betty Richichi | Television film |
| 2020 | Ballando con le Stelle | Herself | Contestant (season 15) |
| 2021 | Alessandro Borghese: Celebrity Chef | Herself | Contestant (episode 22) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d di Gagliardi, Giovanni (15 August 2023). "Barbara Bouchet, gli 80 anni di una attrice dalle tante vite". La Repubblica.
- ^ "Barbara Bouchet" Archived 2018-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com; retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Cremonini, Maria. "Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta". Self-Publish – via Google Books.
- ^ redazione (2019-01-23). "Barbara Bouchet, sex symbol del cinema italiano degli anni '70 sarà l'ospite d'onore della 14ma edizione di Cortinametraggio dal 18 al 24 marzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (April 10, 2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973. McFarland. ISBN 9780786411948 – via Google Books.
- ^ De Zayas, Alfred Maurice. A Terrible Revenge, Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd edition (2006); ISBN 1-4039-7308-3.
- ^ Interiano, Manny. "KPIX Dance Party". Archived from the original on 5 June 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- ^ "Playboy Magazine February 1967 vol.14, no.2". Vintage Playboy Mags; retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Boccalini, Siria. "Intervista a Barbara Bouchet" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
External links
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- Barbara Bouchet at IMDb
- Barbara Bouchet at the TCM Movie Database
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Barbara Bouchet at AllMovie
- Barbara Bouchet fansite
