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Barbara Valentin

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Actress

The Resume

    (December 15, 1950-February 22, 2002)
    Born in Vienna, Austria
    German actress, known as the 'German Jayne Mansfield'
    Movies include; 'Go Trabi Go,' 'Geierwally,' 'Frauenstation,' 'Herzbube' and 'Die Nactke un der Satan'
    English language films (or German films translated into English) include; 'The Horror of Spider Island,' 'The Star Maker,' 'Carmen Baby,' 'The Festival Girls' and 'Nora Hellner'
    Birth name: Ursula Ledersteger

Why she might be annoying:

    She smoked.
    She was married and divorced three times.
    She was a poor imitation of Jayne Mansfield, who was a poor imitation of Marilyn Monroe.
    She used cocaine.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She dated Freddie Mercury.
    After spending years as an unimpressive B movie actress, she attracted the attention of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder who cast her in his movies, 'Martha,' 'Effi Briest' and 'Lili Marleen,' which resulted in a dramatic upturn in her career.
    After the death of Freddie Mercury, she became an AIDS activist.
    She was a cosmetologist before she went into acting.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 18 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 42.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 142 Votes: 58.45% Annoying