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Dagmar Lassander (born as Dagmar Regine Hager on 16 June 1943) is a German actress. The character of Lassander Dagmar in the Italian-influenced 2015 horror film '' We Are Still Here'' is named after her.


Early life and career

She was born in
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
to a French father and Chilean-German mother, and began her career as a
costume designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costume ...
in the Berlin Opera. Her first role was in 1966 in ''
Sperrbezirk ''Sperrbezirk'' is a 1966 West German comedy drama film directed by Will Tremper and starring Harald Leipnitz, Suzanne Roquette and Guido Baumann. It is adapted from a story by Ernst Neubach. The film was also known as ''Sperrbezirk, das Geschà ...
'' by
Will Tremper Will Tremper (19 September 1928 – 14 December 1998) was a German journalist and filmmaker (writer, director, producer). He wrote twelve screenplays between 1956 and 1988. The young and then unknown actor Horst Buchholz starred in his firs ...
. Starting from 1969, she began to work regularly, especially in Italian crime, horror, and erotic movies. Her first non-erotic film was ''
Hatchet for the Honeymoon ''Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' ( it, Il rosso segno della follia, lit=The Red Sign of Madness) is a 1970 giallo film directed by Mario Bava and starring Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, and Femi Benussi. The story follows John Harri ...
''. Her experience making the film was unpleasant: the producers required her to lose 25 pounds before filming, script revisions sidelined her character in order to give a larger role to co-star
Laura Betti Laura Betti ( Trombetti; 1 May 1927 – 31 July 2004) was an Italian actress known particularly for her work with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. She had a long friendship with Pasolini and made a document ...
(who Lassander has said was "extremely rude" to her on the set), and because she only spoke German and a little English at the time, communication with the director was difficult. Lassander later successfully sued producer Manuel Caño for failing to deliver on his promise that she would be the movie's top-billed actress. She was cast in several other gialli such as '' Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion'' (1970), '' The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire'' (1971) and ''
Reflections in Black ''Reflections in Black'' ( it, Il vizio ha le calze nere / ''Vice Wears Black Hose'') is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by the actor Tano Cimarosa, here at his directorial debut. Plot In San Benedetto del Tronto a mysterious murderess k ...
'' (1975), as well as in two
Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garn ...
horror films, '' The Black Cat'' (1981) and ''
The House by the Cemetery ''The House by the Cemetery'' ( it, Quella villa accanto al cimitero) is a 1981 Italian horror film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film stars Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza, Silvia Collatina and Dagmar Lassander. I ...
'' (1981), and the 1969 thriller '' The Laughing Woman''. In the 1980s, she was also featured in several Italian TV series, the French-German feature film '' S.A.S. à San Salvador'', and the 1984
Lamberto Bava Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film ''La Venere d'Ille'' with his father and in ...
science fiction-horror ''
Monster Shark ''Monster Shark'' ( it, Shark - Rosso nell'oceano) is a science fiction- horror film directed by Lamberto Bava. It was also released in various countries as ''Devil Fish'', ''Monster from the Red Ocean'', ''Devouring Waves'' and ''Shark: Red in th ...
''.


Selected filmography

* ''
Sperrbezirk ''Sperrbezirk'' is a 1966 West German comedy drama film directed by Will Tremper and starring Harald Leipnitz, Suzanne Roquette and Guido Baumann. It is adapted from a story by Ernst Neubach. The film was also known as ''Sperrbezirk, das Geschà ...
'' (1966) * ''
Murderers Club of Brooklyn ''Murderers Club of Brooklyn'' (german: Der Mörderclub von Brooklyn) is a 1967 German thriller film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring George Nader, Heinz Weiss, and Karel Stepanek. It was part of the Jerry Cotton series of films. The film ...
'' (1967) * '' Street Acquaintances of St. Pauli'' (1968) * ' (1968) * ' (1968) translation: ''Four in a Bed'' * '' The Laughing Woman'' (1969) * ''
Un caso di coscienza ''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collect ...
'' (1970) * ''
Hatchet for the Honeymoon ''Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' ( it, Il rosso segno della follia, lit=The Red Sign of Madness) is a 1970 giallo film directed by Mario Bava and starring Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, and Femi Benussi. The story follows John Harri ...
'' (1970) * '' Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion'' (1970) * '' The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire'' (1971) * '' Counselor at Crime'' (1973) * ' (1974) * '' So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...'' (1975) * ''
Reflections in Black ''Reflections in Black'' ( it, Il vizio ha le calze nere / ''Vice Wears Black Hose'') is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by the actor Tano Cimarosa, here at his directorial debut. Plot In San Benedetto del Tronto a mysterious murderess k ...
'' (1975) * ''
Black Emanuelle 2 ''Black Emanuelle 2'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera nº 2'', also known as ''The New Black Emanuelle'' and ''Black Emanuelle No 2''), is a 1976 Italian psychological drama- sexploitation film directed by Bitto Albertini. It is an unofficial sequel of ...
'' (1976) * ''
L'adolescente ''L'adolescente'' (''The Adolescent'') is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Alfonso Brescia. It starred Sonia Viviani, Daniela Giordano, Dagmar Lassander and Malisa Longo. Plot Vito Gnaula and Grazia Serritella are a Sicilian ...
'' (1976) * ''
Werewolf Woman ''Werewolf Woman'' ( it, La lupa mannara) is a 1976 Italian horror film directed by Rino Di Silvestro. Plot When Daniella Neseri was a child, she was raped. The trauma from this has stunted her emotional growth and sexuality, so much so that she c ...
'' (1976) * ''
Nick the Sting ''Nick the Sting'' ( it, Gli amici di Nick Hezard) is a 1976 Italian film directed by Fernando Di Leo. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Luc Merenda as Nick Hezard *Lee J. Cobb as Robert Clark *Gabriele Ferzetti as Maurice *Luciana Paluzzi ...
'' (1976) * ''
Classe mista ''Classe mista'' (internationally released as ''Coeds'') is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Plot Tonino is a high school student, in love with the new teacher of letters, Mrs. Moretti. One day Tonino and the teac ...
'' (1976) * '' Il comune senso del pudore'' (1976) * ''
The Black Corsair ''The Black Corsair'' is an 1898 adventure novel written by Italian novelist Emilio Salgari. Set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, the novel narrates the exploits of Emilio Roccanera, Lord of Ventimiglia and his attempts to ave ...
'' (1976) * '' Niñas... al salón'' (1977) * '' Return of the 38 Gang'' (1977) * ''
Flatfoot in Africa ''Piedone l'africano'' (internationally released as ''Flatfoot in Africa'', ''Knock-Out Cop'' and ''The K.O. Cop'') is a 1978 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the third and penultimate chapter i ...
'' (1978) *'' Seagulls Fly Low'' (1978) * ''
Sugar, Honey and Pepper ''Sugar, Honey and Pepper'' (Italian: ''Zucchero, miele e peperoncino'') is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. Plot The film includes three segments. * "Zucchero": Due to a mugshot exchange, the insurance agent Valerio Milane ...
'' (1980) * '' The Black Cat'' (1981) * ''
The House by the Cemetery ''The House by the Cemetery'' ( it, Quella villa accanto al cimitero) is a 1981 Italian horror film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film stars Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza, Silvia Collatina and Dagmar Lassander. I ...
'' (1981) * ''
W la foca ''W la foca'' is a 1982 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Nando Cicero. Plot Andrea ( Lory Del Santo) is a young and naïve nurse from Veneto who is employed by the Roman physician Dr. Filippo Patacchiola (Bombolo). Patacchiola lives with hi ...
'' (1982) * ''
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio ''Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio'' (Italian for "Eye, evil eye, parsley and fennel", also known as ''Evil Eye'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino. The film consists in two episodes spoofing superstition and magic ...
'' (1983) * '' S.A.S. à San Salvador'' (1983) * '' Delitto in Formula Uno'' (1984) * ''
Devil Fish The devil fish or giant devil ray (''Mobula mobular'') is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is currently listed as endangered, mostly due to bycatch mortality in unrelated fisheries. Description The devil fish is larger than its clo ...
'' (1984) * '' The Family'' (1987) * ''
Topo Galileo ''Topo Galileo'' (''Galileo Mouse'') is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Laudadio. The film was a box office bomb. Cast * Beppe Grillo: Giuseppe Galileo * Jerry Hall: Dr. 18 * Paolo Bonacelli: Professor * Eros Pagni: Suicide G ...
'' (1988) * ''
Tommaso Tommaso is an Italian given name. It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name A * Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona (1600–1672), Roman Catholic prelate * Tommaso Aldrovandini (1653–1736), Italian painter of ...
'' (2016)


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* 1943 births Living people Actresses from Prague German film actresses 20th-century German actresses German people of Chilean descent {{Germany-film-actor-stub