| Birth name | Ursula Ledersteger |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 15 December 1940 |
| Birth place | Vienna, Reichsgaue of the Ostmark, Nazi Germany |
| Death date | 22 February 2002 (aged 61) |
| Death place | Munich, Germany |
| Other names | Barbara Valentine |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–2001 |
Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; 15 December 1940 – 22 February 2002)[1] was an Austrian actress. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Biography
Valentin was born in 1940 as Ursula Ledersteger in Vienna, Austria (then part of Nazi Germany).[2][3] Her father was the Austrian art director Hans Ledersteger and her mother the actress Irmgard Alberti. She had a half-brother, Alfred Ledersteger. She was married to German film director Helmut Dietl.[2]
During the early to mid-1980s, Valentin was close friends with Freddie Mercury, who lived with her and her daughter in her Munich apartment for some time.[4][5] She is featured in the video for the Queen song It's a Hard Life.
During her career, Valentin was nicknamed "the German Jayne Mansfield".[6]
On 22 February 2002, Valentin died of a stroke in Munich at the age of 61.[6] She was buried in the Ostfriedhof in Munich.
Selected filmography
References
- ^ "Barbara Valentin, German actress". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived 19 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ Bret, David (2014). Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Biography. ISBN 9781291819434.
- ^ Reimer, Robert C. & Reimer, Carol J. (2010). The A to Z of German Cinema. Plymouth, U.K.: Scarecrow Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781461731863.
- ^ Bardola, Nicola (2021). Mercury in München: Seine besten Jahre [Mercury in Munich: His best years]. Heyne Verlag. ISBN 978-3641276539.
- ^ Sechs Jahre hat Freddie Mercury in München gelebt - eine Spurensuche [Freddie Mercury lived in Munich for six years - a search for clues] (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 4 October 2021. Archived 25 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 309. ISBN 0786414642. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Die Nackte und der Satan". Filmportal.de. Archived February 3, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ Lim, Dennis (2010-04-10). "A Bold Vision, Still Ahead of Its Time". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Angst essen Seele auf" (in French). Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (1994). "FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW; Fassbinder on the Painfully Tight Bonds of Marriage". Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "Screen: By Fassbinder, 'BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ'". The New York Times. 1983-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
External links
- Barbara Valentin at IMDb