Barbara Valentin

Barbara Valentin, born Ursula Ledersteger, was an Austrian actress who worked mainly in film. She was best known for her work with the director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Barbara Valentin went partly nude in Bomber & Paganini, after a swimsuit role in Horrors Of Spider Island (1960). She was born on December 15, 1940, in Vienna, Austria. Her father was film architect Hans Ledersteger, and her mother was actress Irmgard Alberti. Before Fassbinder gave her major parts in his films, she played several somewhat controversial roles. Barbara Valentin died on February 22, 2002, at the age of sixty-one. Her credits also include the film Carmen, Baby.