Paola Barbara (22 July 1912 – 2 October 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1935 and 1978. She was sometimes credited as Pauline Baards.

Life and career

Born in

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as Paola Proto, after her film debut in a small role in ''Campo di Maggio'' (1935), in 1936 she produced and had the leading role in ''

White Amazons ''White Amazons'' (Italian: ''Amazzoni bianche'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Paola Barbara, Luisa Ferida and Doris Duranti. Screwball A screwball is a baseball and fastpitch soft ...

'' by

Gennaro Righelli Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, ''T ...

; the film had a huge commercial success and launched her career. Barbara was one of the most requested and popular divas in the 1930s Italian cinema industry; in 1941 she met the director

Primo Zeglio Primo Zeglio (8 July 1906 – 30 October 1984) was an Italian film director and writer. Selected filmography * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) *'' Accadde a Damasco'' (1943) *''Febbre'' (1943) *'' Genoveffa di Brabante'' (1947) *'' Nero ...

who later became her husband. In 1943, with the worsening of

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, Barbara moved in Spain where she starred on several films. After the war she moved back in Italy where she failed to recover her popularity, even keeping on appearing in dozens of films, sometimes directed by her husband, usually in supporting roles.

Selected filmography

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The Ancestor ''The Ancestor'' (Italian: ''L'antenato'') is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone.Moliterno p.280 It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was made ...

'' (1936) * ''

'' (1936) * '' These Children'' (1937) * '' For Men Only'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Triumph of Love'' (1938) * ''

We Were Seven Sisters ''We Were Seven Sisters'' ( it, Eravamo sette sorelle) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani * Nino Besozzi as L ...

'' (1939) * ''

Naples Will Never Die ''Naples Will Never Die'' (Italian: ''Napoli che non muore'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Fosco Giachetti, Marie Glory and Paola Barbara.Liehm p.22 A young French tourist on holiday in Naples meets and fa ...

'' (1939) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * ''

The Hero of Venice ''The Hero of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il bravo di Venezia'') is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese.Damiani p.256-257 It was shot ...

'' (1941) * ''

The King's Jester ''The King's Jester'' ( it, Il re si diverte) is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' The Prodigal Woman'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

The Captain's Ship ''The Captain's Ship'' (Spanish: ''La nao capitana'') is a 1947 Spanish historical drama film directed by Florián Rey and starring Paola Barbara, Manuel Luna and José Nieto.D'Lugo p.238 The film's sets were designed by the art director Sigfrid ...

'' (1947) * ''

I cavalieri dalle maschere nere ''I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli)'' (also known as ''The Knights of the Black Masks'' and ''The Sect of the Hooded'') is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosel ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Beggar's Daughter ''The Beggar's Daughter'' ( it, La figlia del mendicante) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Paola Barbara, Franca Maj and Steve Barclay. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina In ...

'' (1950) * ''

They Were Three Hundred ''They Were Three Hundred'' (Italian: ''Eran trecento'') is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Gian Paolo Callegari and starring Rossano Brazzi, Franca Marzi and Myriam Bru. Di Fiore p.369 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in R ...

'' (1952) * ''

I figli non si vendono ''I figli non si vendono'' (literally, ''Children must not be sold'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film by Mario Bonnard. Plot Cast * Lea Padovani as Anna * Jacques Sernas as Carlo Dazzeni / Roberto Dazzeni * Maria Grazia Francia as Luisa * ...

'' (1952) * ''

La figlia del diavolo ''La figlia del diavolo'' or ''La fille du diable'' is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Massimo Serato, Paola Barbara, and Marina Vlady. Plot Garibaldi, after landing in Marsala, moves on to Naples. The ...

'' (1952) * ''

Nero and the Burning of Rome ''Nero and the Burning of Rome'' ( it, Nerone e Messalina) is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and loosely based on real life events of Roman emperor Nero. It was based on the novel ''Nerone e Messalina'' (c.194 ...

'' (1953) * ''

Cavallina storna ''Cavallina storna'' (i.e. "Dappled Mare") is a 1953 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Giulio Morelli and starring Gino Cervi. It is loosely based on several autobiographical poems ("La cavalla storna", "X agosto", "Un ricordo", and ...

'' (1953) * ''

Captain Phantom ''Captain Phantom'' ( it, Capitan Fantasma) is a 1953 Italian historical adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Frank Latimore, Anna Maria Sandri, Maxwell Reed and Paola Barbara. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The fil ...

'' (1953) * ''

Il coraggio ''Il coraggio'' is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot Commendatore Aristide Paoloni is a man all of a piece, strong and brave, who prides himself on saving lives. His specialty is to avoid drowning suicides that are t ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Seven Revenges ''The Seven Revenges'' ( it, Le sette sfide, also known as ''Ivan the Conqueror'') is a 1961 Italian adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio. It features American actress Elaine Stewart and was filmed in Yugoslavia. Plot The leaders of Circassi ...

'' (1961) * ''

The Sign of the Coyote ''The Sign of the Coyote'' (Italian: ''Il segno del coyote'') is a 1963 Italian-Spanish western adventure film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Fernando Casanova, María Luz Galicia and Jesús Tordesillas.Ercolani p.130 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1963) * ''

Cavalca e uccidi ''Brandy'' AKA Ride and Kill ( it, Cavalca e uccidi) is a 1964 Spanish/Italian western film directed by José Luis Borau and Mario Caiano, composed by Riz Ortolani and starring Alex Nicol, Roberto Undari and Renzo Palmer Renzo Palmer (20 Dec ...

'' (1964) * ''

The Relentless Four ''The Relentless Four'' or ''I quattro inesorabili'' is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western film in Eastmancolor directed by Primo Zeglio. Synopsis A Texas Ranger is framed by the four outlaws he is chasing for a crime he did not commit. Cast * A ...

'' (1965) * '' Killer Adios'' (1968) * ''

The Appointment ''The Appointment'' is a 1969 psychological drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Omar Sharif and Anouk Aimée. Written by James Salter, it is based on the story by Antonio Leonviola. Plot After becoming involved with the ex-fiancé ...

'' (1969) * ''

A Man Called Sledge ''A Man Called Sledge'' is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film starring James Garner in an extremely offbeat role as a grimly evil thief, and featuring Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins and Wayde Preston. The film was written by Vic Morrow and Fran ...

'' (1970) * ''

La banda de los tres crisantemos ''La banda de los tres crisantemos'' is a 1970 crime film directed by Ignacio F. Iquino, written by Lou Carrigan and Ernesto Gastaldi and starring Dean Reed, Daniel Martín and Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 Ju ...

'' (1970)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbara, Paola 1912 births 1989 deaths Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses