--- name: "Barbara Valentin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/barbara-valentin" fi1m_id: "barbara-valentin" imdb_id: "nm0884157" tmdb_id: 2728 wikidata_id: "Q113699" roles: ["Actor"] born: "15 December 1940" died: "22 February 2002" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 83 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-26T17:54:15.203710+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Barbara Valentin ## Identity Barbara Valentin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barbara-valentin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** barbara-valentin - **IMDb ID:** nm0884157 - **TMDB ID:** 2728 - **Wikidata ID:** Q113699 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Valentin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113699, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884157/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2728 Actor. Born 15 December 1940 in Vienna, Austria. Died 22 February 2002. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 15 December 1940, Vienna, Austria - **Died:** 22 February 2002 - **Active:** 1974–1975 - **Also known as:** Ursula Ledersteger, Barbara Valentine - **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Valentin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113699, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884157/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2728 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Ali: Fear Eats the Soul*](https://film.one/film/ali-fear-eats-the-soul.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; also credited as Barbara Valentine) was an Austrian actress. She was born in Vienna on 15 December 1940 and died in Munich on 22 February 2002. She began her screen career in the late 1950s in German entertainment films. Valentin became known for her work with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, appearing in *World on a Wire* (1973), *Ali: Fear Eats the Soul* (1974) as Barbara, *Martha* (1974), *Effi Briest* (1974), *Fox and His Friends* (1975), *Berlin Alexanderplatz* (1980) and *Lili Marleen* (1981). Other credits include *Horrors of Spider Island* (1960) and *Go Trabi Go* (1991). She was the daughter of film architect Hans Ledersteger and actress Irmgard Alberti, and was married to director Helmut Dietl. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmportal.de.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Fox and His Friends* (1975), Fi1m 78, as Albine — [page](https://film.one/film/fox-and-his-friends.md) - *Ali: Fear Eats the Soul* (1974), Fi1m 88, as Barbara — [page](https://film.one/film/ali-fear-eats-the-soul.md) ## Complete filmography (82) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Die Hunde sind schuld* (2001), as Marlene Meiser - *Zwei alte Hasen* (1994), series, as Kochlehrerin - *Hallo, Onkel Doc!* (1994), series, as Frau von Schulzendorf - *Der kleine Vampir – Neue Abenteuer* (1993), series, Actor - *Ein Mann für meine Frau* (1993), as Heiratsvermittlerin - *Go Trabi Go* (1991), as Mrs. Gamshuber - *Ein Schloß am Wörthersee* (1990), series, as Raquel - *Kasse bitte!* (1988), series, as Sabine Paulsen - *The Curse* (1988), as Frau an der Bar - *Der Schwammerlkönig* (1988), series, as Susis Mutter - *Geierwally* (1988), Actor - *The Second Victory* (1987), as Greta Mayer - *Geld oder Leber!* (1986), as Countess Barbara von Schlemmer - *Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars* (1986), as Petra Hoffmann - *The Woman with the Carbuncle Stones* (1985), as Bärbel - *Im Himmel ist die Hölle los* (1984), as Erika Schrillmann - *Der Fahnder* (1984), series, as Hilde - *Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press* (1984), as Susy / Norn - *Rita Ritter* (1984), as Mrs. Holch - *Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Guru Jakob* (1983), as Rosi - *The Island of the Bloody Plantation* (1983), as Olga - *Master Eder and his Pumuckl* (1982), series, as Mrs. Risselmeier - *Ohne Ball und ohne Netz* (1982), Actor - *Krimistunde* (1982), series, as Hausmädchen - *Das blaue Bidet* (1982), Actor - *Drei gegen Hollywood* (1982), as Miß Leighton - *Today We're Playing Boss* (1981), Actor - *A Case For Two* (1981), series, as Martha Schlüter - *Lili Marleen* (1981), as Eva - *Looping* (1981), as Helma - *Der Wasserball von Schildershausen* (1981), Actor - *Berlin Alexanderplatz* (1980), series, as Ida - *Primel macht ihr Haus verrückt* (1980), as Ella - *Ein Abend mit Labiche* (1980), Actor - *St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken* (1979), series, Actor - *Sonne, Wein und harte Nüsse* (1979), series, as Frau de Moy - *Locker vom Hocker* (1979), series, as Kundin mit Bügeleisen / Zeitauskunft, Apothekerin / Gerhards Frau, Brunhilde / Angela Kaufmann - *News from Robber Hotzenplotz* (1979), as Witwe Schlotterbeck - *Der Durchdreher* (1979), as Glorias Freundin - *Victor* (1979), as Mother - *Der ganz normale Wahnsinn* (1979), series, as Aline - *Flaming Hearts* (1978), as Karola Faber - *SOKO München* (1978), series, as Vera Wüst - *Polizeiinspektion 1* (1977), series, as Gisela - *Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein* (1977), series, as Madeleine - *Women in Hospital* (1977), as Frau Schneider - *An Isfahani in the Land of Hitler‏* (1977), as Maria - *Scrounged Meals* (1977), as Mitglied der Rock 'n' Roll Jury - *Bomber & Paganini* (1976), as Mona - *Der Anwalt* (1976), series, as Lisa Schubert - *Pariser Geschichten* (1976), series, Actor - *Herr S. kommt nicht zum Zuge* (1976), as Leiterin von Mädchengruppe - *Fox and His Friends* (1975), as Albine — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/fox-and-his-friends.md) - *Knife in the Back* (1975), as Prostituierte - *Münchner Geschichten* (1974), series, as Sekretärin, Litzners Flamme - *Effi Briest* (1974), as Marietta Tripelli - *Martha* (1974), as Marianne - *Motiv Liebe* (1974), series, Actor - *Ali: Fear Eats the Soul* (1974), as Barbara — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/ali-fear-eats-the-soul.md) - *Nora Helmer* (1974), as Christine Linde - *Unsere Tante ist das Letzte* (1973), as Corinna Schmoll - *Zwischen den Flügen* (1973), series, as Alexa - *World on a Wire* (1973), series, as Gloria Fromm - *Lokaltermin* (1973), series, as Stubenmädchen Minna - *King, Queen, Knave* (1972), as Optiker - *Happy End oder Wie ein kleines Heilsarmeemädchen Chicagos größte Verbrecher in die Arme der Gesellschaft zurückführte* (1972), as Mirjam - *Olympia – Olympia* (1971), as Kriemhild - *Die Computer-Show* (1971), as Sexy Lotto Fairy - *Bite Me, Darling* (1970), as Rosi - *The Star Maker* (1968), Actor - *Der Partyphotograph* (1968), as Barbara - *Carmen, Baby* (1967), as Dolores - *Call Girls of Frankfurt* (1966), as Sonja - *Jörg Preda berichtet* (1966), series, as Reiseleiterin - *Our Man in Jamaica* (1965), as Gloria - *Die Jagd nach Helena* (1963), as Heidi - *There's Still Room in Hell* (1961), as Janet - *The Festival Girls* (1961), as Valentine - *The Girl with the Narrow Hips* (1961), as Schönheitskönigin - *Mal drunter – mal drüber* (1960), as Verena - *Horrors of Spider Island* (1960), as Babs - *The Head* (1959), as Dancer ## Gallery - ![Barbara Valentin](https://film.one/media/person/3919711/gallery-b09cb3f5dec5.jpg) Barbara Valentin — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Barbara_Valentin_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Barbara Valentin](https://film.one/media/person/3919711/gallery-907faa26de19.jpg) Barbara Valentin — Image via TMDB - ![Barbara Valentin](https://film.one/media/person/3919711/gallery-90b2ccdc272f.jpg) Barbara Valentin — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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