Barbara Becker (born November 1, 1966 as Barbara Feltus) is a German-American designer, former actress and model.

Early life

Barbara Becker was born to a

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father, Harlan Feltus, and a

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mother, Ursula. Her father originally went to

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as a

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in the US medical corps, but became a successful photographer."Obituary: Harlan Ross Feltus."

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, February 1, 2003. ''www.legacy.com." Retrieved May 22, 2017."Harlan Ross Feltus, photographer and father of Barbara Becker, pictured in Munich, Germany, January 13, 1994.
''www.alamy.com.'' Retrieved May 22, 2017.

, Nov. 20, 1951. ''www.cagenweb.com.'' Retrieved May 22, 2017. Her mother was a teacher.

Personal life

Growing up in Germany, she studied acting and dance. Her early career included both modeling and television roles. In the autumn of 1991, Feltus met international tennis star

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. They married in 1993. They have two sons, Noah and Elias. In 2001, their marriage ended in divorce. Starting in 2006, Becker was the UNICEF ambassador for a program to prevent tetanus in developing countries. Between 2006 and 2009 more than 300 million doses of the vaccine were donated. Becker and artist

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announced their engagement on 6 January 2009. They married on 9 September 2009 at their home in

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, and celebrated the wedding on 13 September 2009 in

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. Both events were photographed by Miami

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er Sam Robin.Robin, Sam
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''www.socialmiami.com.'' Retrieved July 28, 2017. Becker and Quinze divorced in 2011.
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'', July 11, 2011 (translated from German). Retrieved July 28, 2017. Currently, Becker lives in Miami, where she creates and promotes fitness videos in addition to designing and promoting home products.https://www.rasch-tapeten.de/en/portfolio/b-b-home-passion/

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Barbara German film actresses German television actresses German fashion designers Actresses from Munich German people of African-American descent 1966 births Living people Waldorf school alumni German emigrants to the United States German women fashion designers