Barbara Valentin

Birth Name:

Ursula Ledersteger

Birth Place:

Vienna, Austria

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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

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