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and is known for such films as '' White Dog'', ''

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'', '' What's Up, Doc?'', ''

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'', '' No Fear, No Die'', '' Alphaville'', ''

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'' and '' Thieves After Dark''.The New York Times
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Early life

Christa Lang was born in

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. At age seventeen, Lang moved to

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, working in

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as an

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and a translator for a textile firm while studying acting.

Career

Lang made her film debut in the

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film ''The Murderer Knows the Score'' (1963), and had an uncredited walk-on role in '' Alphaville'' (1965). In 1967, she had a supporting part in ''

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'' opposite

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, followed by a supporting role in '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972) opposite

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. In 1976, she appeared as Anna Hauptmann in ''

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'', based on the

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. She would go on to appear in her husband,

's film '' White Dog'' (1982). In 1981, Lang co-founded Chrisam Films with Fuller. She also appeared in the French film '' Thieves After Dark'' (1984), and ''

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'' (1984), opposite

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and

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. As a screenwriter, Lang is perhaps best known as the co-writer, with her husband, of the 1994 film '' Girls in Prison''.The New York Times
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Personal life

Lang was married to director

from 1967 until his death in 1997. They had one daughter, Samantha Fuller.

Filmography as actress

References

External links

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