Barbara Bouchet

Barbara Bouchet
Bouchet in 2006
Born	Bärbel Gutscher (1943-08-15) 15 August 1943 Reichenberg, Sudetenland, Germany
Occupation	Actress dancer
Years active	1959–present
Known for	Casino Royale By Any Other Name Don't Torture a Duckling
Spouse(s)	Luigi Borghese (m. 1974; sep 2006)
Children	2, including Alessandro Borghese

Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943) is a German-American actress who lives and works in Italy.

She has acted in more than 80 films and television episodes and founded a production company that has produced fitness videos and books. She also owns and operates a fitness studio. She appeared in Casino Royale (1967) as Miss Moneypenny, in Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) as Patrizia, in Sweet Charity (1969) as Ursula, in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) as Kitty Wildenbrück, in Caliber 9 (1972) as Nelly Bordon, in The Scarlet and the Black (1983) as Minna Kappler, and in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) as Mrs. Schermerhorn.

Early life

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Sybil Danning, Pia Giancaro, and Bouchet in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times 1972

Bärbel Gutscher was born in Reichenberg, Sudetenland, in German-occupied Czechoslovakia (today Liberec in the Czech Republic). She had four siblings. Her father, Fritz, was a photographer, and her mother, Ingrid, was an actress.

After World War II, her family was placed in a resettlement camp in the American occupation zone in Germany. They were granted permission to emigrate to the United States under the humanitarian provisions of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948.

After arriving in the United States, the family lived in Five Points, California on the west side of the Central Valley and eventually settled in San Francisco, where Gutscher was raised. During the early 1960s San Francisco Bay Area television station KPIX-TV ran a show named The KPIX Dance Party and offered Gutscher the opportunity to become a member of the show's dance group.

Career

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Bouchet in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times

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Bouchet in Amuck! 1972

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Bouchet Rome 1970s

Bouchet began her career modelling for magazine covers and appearing in television commercials, before eventually becoming an actress. Her first acting role was a minor part in What a Way to Go! (1964), which led to a series of other roles in the 1960s. She appeared in the films John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1964), In Harm's Way (1964), and Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966).

She appeared, semi-nude, in two editions of Playboy magazine: May 1965 (stills from In Harm's Way) and February 1967 ("The Girls of Casino Royale").

In Casino Royale (1967), Bouchet played the role of Miss Moneypenny. She guest-starred in the Star Trek episode "By Any Other Name" (1968) as Kelinda, and appeared in the musical film Sweet Charity (1969) playing Ursula.

Bouchet began acting in Italian films, such as Black Belly of the Tarantula, Amuck!, The Man with Icy Eyes, The French Sex Murders, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, Don't Torture a Duckling and Sex with a Smile.

She starred with Gregory Peck in The Scarlet and The Black (1983). In 1985, she established a production company and started to produce a series of fitness books and videos. In addition, Bouchet opened a fitness studio in Rome. In 2002, Bouchet appeared in Gangs of New York, playing Mrs. Schermerhorn.

Personal life

In 1974, Bouchet married Luigi Borghese, a producer, with whom she has two sons: Alessandro, a TV chef, and Massimiliano, a bartender. Her husband subsequently produced some of her later films. They separated in 2006, citing different aspirations.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	A Global Affair	Woman	Cameo appearance
	What a Way to Go!	Girl on plane	Cameo appearance
	Bedtime Story	German girl	Cameo appearance
	Good Neighbor Sam	Receptionist
	Sex and the Single Girl	Photographer	Cameo appearance
1965	John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!	Astrid Porche
	In Harm's Way	Liz Eddington
1966	Agent for H.A.R.M.	Ava Vestok
1967	Casino Royale	Moneypenny
	Danger Route	Mari
1969	Sweet Charity	Ursula
1970	The Syndicate: A Death in the Family	Monica Brown
	Il debito coniugale	Candida
	L'asino d'oro	Pudentilla
	The Swinging Confessors	Mrs. Marchio
1971	Le calde notti di Don Giovanni	Esmeralda Vargas
	The Man with Icy Eyes	Ann Saxe
	Black Belly of the Tarantula	Maria Zani
	Non commettere atti impuri	Nadine
	Amuck!	Greta Franklin
1972	Winged Devils	Karin
	Una cavalla tutta nuda	Gemmata
	Caliber 9	Nelly Bordon
	Valerie Inside Outside	Valeria Rocchi
	Casa d'appuntamento	Francine Boulert
	The Red Queen Kills Seven Times	Ketty Wildenbrück
	Racconti proibiti… di niente vestiti!	Lucrezia
	Don't Torture a Duckling	Patrizia
	Finalmente… le mille e una notte	Mariam
	La calandria	Lucrezia
1973	Ancora una volta prima di lasciarci	Luisa
	My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure	Prostitute	Cameo appearance
	Ricco the Mean Machine	Scilla
	Cry of a Prostitute	Margie
1974	La badessa di Castro	Elena
	La svergognata	Silvia Lorenzi
1975	L'amica di mia madre	Barbara
	Down the Ancient Staircase	Carla
	Amor vuol dir gelosia	Corinna Borotto
	Duck in Orange Sauce	Patty
	The Hook	Laura Maras
1976	Sex with a Smile	Barbara	Segment: "I soldi in bocca"
	Tutti possono arricchire tranne i poveri	Countess Federici
	Death Rage	Annie
	Sex with a Smile II	Violante	Segment: "L'armadio di Troia"
1977	L'appuntamento	Ingrid
1978	Blood and Diamonds	Lisa
	How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover	Eleonora Rubens
	Travolto dagli affetti familiari	Barbara
1979	Liquirizia	Miss Raffaella
	Saturday, Sunday and Friday	Enza Paternò	Segment: "Sunday"
1980	I'm Photogenic	Herself	Cameo appearance
	La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città	Valeria
1981	Spaghetti a mezzanotte	Celestre Lagrasta
	Per favore, occupati di Amelia	Amelia
	Crema, cioccolata e… paprika	Eleonora Bonifazi
	Perchè non facciamo l'amore?	Manuela Robelli
1984	Diamond Connection	Dr. Karen
2001	Our Tropical Island	Woman on TV show	Cameo appearance
2002	Gangs of New York	Mrs. Schermeron
2005	Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula	Caesonia	Short film
2008	Bastardi	Carmen Iuvara
2009	Butterfly zone - Il senso della farfalla	Woman with moustache
	La vita dispari	Ludovica Levi
2011	Finalmente la felicità	Herself	Cameo appearance
2015	Darkside Witches	Sibilia
	Madame & Monsieur	Madame	Short film
2017	Easy - Un viaggio facile facile	Delia
	In Search of Fellini	Hostess	Cameo appearance
2018	Put Grandma in the Freezer	Grandma Birgit
2020	Calibro 9	Nelly
	Tolo Tolo	Mrs. Inge
2021	Una famiglia mostruosa	Crisilide
2023	Diabolik: Who Are You?	Countess Wiendemar

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	The Rogues	Elsa Idonescu	Episode: "Plavonia, Hail and Farewell"
1965	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Tippy Penfield	Episode: "The Left-Handed Man"
1966	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Narcissus Darling	Episode: "The Project Deephole Affair"
1967	The Virginian	Marianne	Episode: "The Fortress"
1968	Tarzan	Angela Fraser	Episode: "Jungle Ransom"
	Star Trek	Kelinda	Episode: "By Any Other Name"
1972	Cool Million	Carla Miles	Episode: "Mask of Marcella"
1983	The Scarlet and the Black	Minna Kappler	Television film
1983–1984	Beauty Center Show	Herself	Variety show
1993	Quelli della speciale	Adrienne Beauvrais	Recurring role; 3 episodes
1996	Un posto al sole	Delia De La Roche	Series regular
2003	Incantesimo	Jane	Guest role; 2 episodes
2004	Diritto di difesa	Gilardi's mother	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2006	La provinciale	Elvira Coceanu	Television film
2008	Amiche mie	Mariella	Episode: "Giù la maschera"
2008–2010	Ho sposato uno sbirro	Clarissa Morini	Main role; 34 episodes
2010	Capri	Beatrice Maggioni	Episode: "Seconda puntata"
	Crimini	Loredana Presutti	Episode: "Little Dream"
2014	Il tredicesimo apostolo	Mrs. Castro	Episode: "Il pianto del demonio"
2019	Un amore da copertina	Betty Richichi	Television film
2020	Ballando con le Stelle	Herself	Contestant (season 15)
2021	Alessandro Borghese: Celebrity Chef	Herself	Contestant (episode 22)

External links

• Barbara Bouchet at the Internet Movie Database
• Barbara Bouchet at the TCM Movie Database
• Barbara Bouchet at AllMovie
• Italica, a RAI website dedicated to the Italian post-World War II cinema
• Barbara Bouchet fansite