Marta Labarr (born Martha Eugénie Claquin; 4 June 1912 – 30 June 1999) was a French-American singer and actress who appeared in 11 British and French films, usually as a
leading lady
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. Her final film was the 1946 thriller ''
Tehran
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'', playing opposite
Derek Farr
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. She also appeared on the London stage in musicals. She later worked as a language coach, teaching
Gina Lollobrigida
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amongst others. She is buried in
Hautefort (France).
Labarr was born in New York City to French parents, Charles and Élizabeth Claquin, and had an older sister, Andrée Claquin. Her father was a salesman.
[''1920 United States Federal Census'']
Selected filmography
* ''
Ball at Savoy'' (1936)
* ''
Second Bureau'' (1936)
* ''
The Singing Cop'' (1938)
* ''
Mollenard'' (1938)
* ''
Break the News'' (1938)
* ''
S.O.S. Sahara'' (1938)
* ''
Traitor Spy
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'' (1939)
* ''
Meet Maxwell Archer
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