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Wendel is the daughter of German actress Britta Wendel and of the American football player and film actor [[Walt Barnes]].<ref name=fef>{{cite book|author1=Enrico Lancia |author2=Fabio Melelli |title=Le straniere del nostro cinema|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2005|isbn=8884403502}}</ref> She made her debut at just four years old as a model for ads, and at the age of seven she made her film debut in the [[Tonino Valerii]]'s [[giallo]] film ''[[My Dear Killer]]'' (1972).<ref name="70s">{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876059695}}</ref> She also appeared as [[Mario Adorf]]'s daughter Rita in ''[[La mala ordina|Manhunt]]'' (1972), directed by [[Fernando Di Leo]], and as the young Silvia in ''[[The Perfume of the Lady in Black]]'' (1974), directed by [[Francesco Barilli]].
Wendel is the daughter of German actress Britta Wendel and of the American football player and film actor [[Walt Barnes]].<ref name=fef>{{cite book|author1=Enrico Lancia |author2=Fabio Melelli |title=Le straniere del nostro cinema|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2005|isbn=8884403502}}</ref> She made her debut at just four years old as a model for ads, and at the age of seven she made her film debut in the [[Tonino Valerii]]'s [[giallo]] film ''[[My Dear Killer]]'' (1972).<ref name="70s">{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876059695}}</ref> She also appeared as [[Mario Adorf]]'s daughter Rita in ''[[La mala ordina|Manhunt]]'' (1972), directed by [[Fernando Di Leo]], and as the young Silvia in ''[[The Perfume of the Lady in Black]]'' (1974), directed by [[Francesco Barilli]].


Wendel had her first main role at 12 years old in the controversial erotic drama ''[[Maladolescenza]]'' (1977), which involved both nudity and simulated sex among children.<ref name="fef"/><ref name=stracult>{{cite book|last=Marco Giusti|title=Dizionario dei film italiani stracult|year=1999|publisher=Sperling & Kupfer|isbn=8820029197}}</ref> Later she appeared in other controversial films, characterized by plots involving incest and improper relations between adults and adolescents, such as ''[[La petite fille en velours bleu]]'' (''Little Girl in Blue Velvet'', 1978), ''[[Un dramma borghese|Mimi]]'' (1979), and ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Desideria: la vita interiore|it}}'' (1980).<ref name="fef"/>
Wendel had her first main role at 12 years old in the controversial erotic drama ''[[Maladolescenza]]'' (1977), which involved both nudity and simulated sex among preadolescents.<ref name="fef"/><ref name=stracult>{{cite book|last=Marco Giusti|title=Dizionario dei film italiani stracult|year=1999|publisher=Sperling & Kupfer|isbn=8820029197}}</ref> Later she appeared in other controversial films, characterized by plots involving incest and improper relations between adults and adolescents, such as ''[[La petite fille en velours bleu]]'' (''Little Girl in Blue Velvet'', 1978), ''[[Un dramma borghese|Mimi]]'' (1979), and ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Desideria: la vita interiore|it}}'' (1980).<ref name="fef"/>


In the 1980s Wendel was mainly active in horror films, working with [[Dario Argento]] (''[[Tenebrae (film)|Tenebrae]]'', 1982), [[Lamberto Bava]] (''[[Midnight Killer]]'', 1986), [[Joe D'Amato]] (''[[Killing Birds]]'', 1988), and [[Umberto Lenzi]] (''[[Ghosthouse (film)|Ghosthouse]]'', 1988) among others.<ref name="fef"/> She was also in a number of [[art film]]s, including [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s ''[[Identification of a Woman]]'' (1982) and [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''[[Intervista]]'' (1987).<ref name="fef"/><ref name="80s">{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 2000|isbn=8877424230}}</ref> She also appeared on television, notably playing a role of weight in the second season of the TV-series ''[[La piovra]]''.<ref name="fef"/> Her last film was [[Mauro Bolognini]]'s erotic drama ''[[Husband and Lovers]]'' (1991), and she retired at just 26 years old.<ref name="fef"/>
In the 1980s Wendel was mainly active in horror films, working with [[Dario Argento]] (''[[Tenebrae (film)|Tenebrae]]'', 1982), [[Lamberto Bava]] (''[[Midnight Killer]]'', 1986), [[Joe D'Amato]] (''[[Killing Birds]]'', 1988), and [[Umberto Lenzi]] (''[[Ghosthouse (film)|Ghosthouse]]'', 1988) among others.<ref name="fef"/> She was also in a number of [[art film]]s, including [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s ''[[Identification of a Woman]]'' (1982) and [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''[[Intervista]]'' (1987).<ref name="fef"/><ref name="80s">{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 2000|isbn=8877424230}}</ref> She also appeared on television, notably playing a role of weight in the second season of the TV-series ''[[La piovra]]''.<ref name="fef"/> Her last film was [[Mauro Bolognini]]'s erotic drama ''[[Husband and Lovers]]'' (1991), and she retired at just 26 years old.<ref name="fef"/>

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Lara Wendel
Born
Daniela Barnes

(1965-03-29) 29 March 1965 (age 59)
Munich, West Germany
OccupationActress
Years active1972–1993

Lara Wendel (born Daniela Barnes; 29 March 1965) is a German former actress who was active in Italian cinema and television.

Life and career

Wendel is the daughter of German actress Britta Wendel and of the American football player and film actor Walt Barnes.[1] She made her debut at just four years old as a model for ads, and at the age of seven she made her film debut in the Tonino Valerii's giallo film My Dear Killer (1972).[2] She also appeared as Mario Adorf's daughter Rita in Manhunt (1972), directed by Fernando Di Leo, and as the young Silvia in The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974), directed by Francesco Barilli.

Wendel had her first main role at 12 years old in the controversial erotic drama Maladolescenza (1977), which involved both nudity and simulated sex among preadolescents.[1][3] Later she appeared in other controversial films, characterized by plots involving incest and improper relations between adults and adolescents, such as La petite fille en velours bleu (Little Girl in Blue Velvet, 1978), Mimi (1979), and Desideria: la vita interiore [it] (1980).[1]

In the 1980s Wendel was mainly active in horror films, working with Dario Argento (Tenebrae, 1982), Lamberto Bava (Midnight Killer, 1986), Joe D'Amato (Killing Birds, 1988), and Umberto Lenzi (Ghosthouse, 1988) among others.[1] She was also in a number of art films, including Michelangelo Antonioni's Identification of a Woman (1982) and Federico Fellini's Intervista (1987).[1][4] She also appeared on television, notably playing a role of weight in the second season of the TV-series La piovra.[1] Her last film was Mauro Bolognini's erotic drama Husband and Lovers (1991), and she retired at just 26 years old.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli. Le straniere del nostro cinema. Gremese Editore, 2005. ISBN 8884403502.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
  3. ^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
  4. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 8877424230.
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