Barbara Valentin Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Honorable Mention at the Adolf Grimme Awards for Television Play for "Welt am Draht" in 1974
• Made her acting debut in the 1959 film "The Head" as a dancing extra
• Quote: "(On her relationship with Freddie Mercury): "He was gay and I liked men, but we were in love․""
• Met Queen singer Freddie Mercury at a gay bar in Munich, where they began a lifelong relationship
• Best known for her role as Gloria Fromm in "World on a Wire" and as Barbara in "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul․"
• Often appeared in films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including "Welt am Draht," "Effi Briest," and "Fox and His Friends․"
• Appeared in the documentary films "Fassbinder's Women" and "Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story," both in 2000