Biography
Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; 15 December 1940 – 22 February 2002) was an Austrian actress. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Valentin was born in 1940 as Ursula Ledersteger in Vienna, Austria. Her father was the Austrian art director, Hans Ledersteger and her mother the actress, Irmgard Alberti. She had a half-brother, Alfred Ledersteger. She was married to German film director Helmut Dietl.During the early to mid-1980s, Valentin was close friends with Freddie Mercury, who lived with her and her daughter together in her Munich apartment for some time. She is featured in the music video for the Queen song, It's a Hard Life.
During her career, Valentin was nicknamed "the German Jayne Mansfield".On 22 February 2002, Valentin died of a stroke in Munich, Germany at the age of 61. She was buried in the Ostfriedhof in Munich, Germany.
Filmography
all 101
Movies 56
TV Shows 45
self 17
Die Hunde sind schuld (2001)
Fassbinder’s Women (2000)
Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995)
Zwei alte Hasen (1994)
Hallo, Onkel Doc! (1994)
Der kleine Vampir – Neue Abenteuer (1993)
Ein Mann für meine Frau (1993)
Der Unschuldsengel (1992)
Boulevard Bio (1991)
Go Trabi Go (1991)
Ein Schloß am Wörthersee (1990)
Pssst ... (1990)
Zeil um Zehn (1990)
Kasse bitte! (1988)
The Curse (1988)
Alles Nichts Oder?! (1988)
Der Schwammerlkönig (1988)
Die Geierwally (1988)
The Second Victory (1987)
Geld oder Leber! (1986)
Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars (1986)
The Woman with the Carbuncle Stones (1985)
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los (1984)
Der Fahnder (1984)
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984)
Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Guru Jakob (1983)
The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983)
Master Eder and his Pumuckl (1982)
Ohne Ball und ohne Netz (1982)
Krimistunde (1982)
Das blaue Bidet (1982)
Drei gegen Hollywood (1982)
Today We're Playing Boss (1981)
A Case For Two (1981)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Lili Marleen (1981)
Looping (1981)
Der Wasserball von Schildershausen (1981)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Primel macht ihr Haus verrückt (1980)
Ein Abend mit Labiche (1980)
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (1979)
Sonne, Wein und harte Nüsse (1979)
Locker vom Hocker (1979)
Die Pyramide (1979)
News from Robber Hotzenplotz (1979)
Der Durchdreher (1979)
NDR Talk Show (1979)
Victor (1979)
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn (1979)
Flaming Hearts (1978)
SOKO 5113 (1978)
Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977)
Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (1977)
Women in Hospital (1977)
Scrounged Meals (1977)
Bomber & Paganini (1976)
Der Anwalt (1976)
Plattenküche (1976)
Yek Esfahani dar sarzamin-e Hitler (1976)
Herr S. kommt nicht zum Zuge (1976)
Pariser Geschichten (1976)
Fox and His Friends (1975)
Knife in the Back (1975)
Münchner Geschichten (1974)
III nach neun (1974)
Effi Briest (1974)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974)
Am laufenden Band (1974)
Motiv Liebe (1974)
Nora Helmer (1974)
Die Montagsmaler (1974)
Unsere Tante ist das Letzte (1973)
Zwischen den Flügen (1973)
World on a Wire (1973)
Klimbim (1973)
Lokaltermin (1973)
Butler Parker (1972)
King, Queen, Knave (1972)
Happy End oder Wie ein kleines Heilsarmeemädchen Chicagos größte Verbrecher in die Arme der Gesellschaft zurückführte (1972)
Dalli Dalli (1971)
Olympia – Olympia (1971)
Bite Me, Darling (1970)
Party-Geschichten (1969)
The Star Maker (1968)
Der Partyphotograph (1968)
Carmen, Baby (1967)
Hot Nights in Frankfurt (1966)
Jörg Preda berichtet (1966)
Die Rudi Carrell Show (1965)
Our Man in Jamaica (1965)
Die Drehscheibe (1964)
Die Jagd nach Helena (1963)
There's Still Room in Hell (1961)
The Festival Girls (1961)
The Girl with the Narrow Hips (1961)
Mal drunter – mal drüber (1960)
Horrors of Spider Island (1960)
The Head (1959)
Zum blauen Bock (1957)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1940-12-15
Deathday2002-02-22 (61 years old)
Birth NameUrsula Ledersteger
Birth PlaceVienna, Austria
FatherHans Ledersteger
CitizenshipsNazi Germany, Austria
Also Known AsUrsula Ledersteger, Barbara Valentine
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