Christa Lang
Christa Lang | |
|---|---|
 Lang in a publicity photo, ca. 1967 | |
| Born | Christa Lang 23 December 1943 Winterberg, Gau Westphalia-South, Germany |
| Died | 30 January 2026 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actress, screenwriter |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Samantha Fuller |
Christa Lang-Fuller (23 December 1943 – 30 January 2026) was a German-American film and television actress and screenwriter. Lang worked frequently with her husband, director Samuel Fuller, and is known for such films as White Dog, Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street, What's Up, Doc?, Land of Plenty, No Fear, No Die, Alphaville, The Big Red One, Nickelodeon and Thieves After Dark.[1]
Early life
Christa Lang was born in Winterberg on 23 December 1943.[2][3][4] At age 17, Lang moved to France, working in Paris as an au pair and a translator for a textile firm while studying acting.[5]
Career
Lang made her film debut in the French new wave film The Murderer Knows the Score (1963), and had an uncredited walk-on role in Alphaville (1965).[5] In 1967, she had a supporting part in The Champagne Murders opposite Anthony Perkins, followed by a supporting role in What's Up, Doc? (1972) opposite Barbra Streisand. In 1976, she appeared as Anna Hauptmann in The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, based on the Lindbergh kidnapping.
She would go on to appear in her husband, Samuel Fuller's film White Dog (1982). In 1981, Lang co-founded Chrisam Films with Fuller.[6] She also appeared in the French film Thieves After Dark (1984), and The Blood of Others (1984), opposite Jodie Foster and Sam Neill.
As a screenwriter, Lang is perhaps best known as the co-writer, with her husband, of the 1994 film Girls in Prison.[7]
Personal life and death
Lang was married to director Samuel Fuller from 1967 until his death in 1997.[6] They had one daughter.[6] She died at her home in Los Angeles, on 30 January 2026, at the age of 82.[4]
Filmography as actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | The Murderer Knows the Score | Christine | |
| 1964 | Code Name: Tiger | La fille avec Dobrovsky | |
| 1965 | Alphaville | 1st Seductress Third Class | uncredited |
| 1965 | Mission spéciale à Caracas | Christelle | |
| 1966 | The Upper Hand | La fille de Mario | |
| 1967 | The Champagne Murders | Paula | |
| 1967 | Réseau secret | Eva | |
| 1969 | Charro! | Christa | |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Mrs. Hosquith | |
| 1973 | Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street | Christa | originally a Tatort episode |
| 1975 | At Long Last Love | Pregnant Lady | |
| 1976 | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | Anna Hauptmann | television film |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Stage Performer | |
| 1980 | The Big Red One | German Countess | uncredited |
| 1982 | White Dog | Nurse | |
| 1984 | Thieves After Dark | Solange | |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others | Femme Allemand fouille | |
| 1984 | Mistral's Daughter | Concierge | miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return | Nurse | |
| 1990 | Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' | Mama | |
| 1990 | No Fear, No Die | Toni's mother | |
| 1993 | Les arpenteurs de Montmartre | ||
| 1998 | L. A. Without a Map | Woman on Bus | |
| 2001 | Aizea: City of the Wind | Card Playing Woman | short film |
| 2004 | Land of Plenty | Trailer Park Woman | |
| 2013 | Night of the Templar | Blind Woman | |
| 2017 | The Queen of Hollywood Blvd | Mama |
References
- ↑ "Christa Lang". The New York Times. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ↑ Fuller, Samuel; Fuller, Christa; Rudes, Jerome (2002). A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-375-40165-7.
- ↑ "Book Review: 'A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking' (Samuel Fuller, with Christa Lang Fuller, Jerome Henry Rudes; introduction by Martin Scorsese)". Film Talk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 "Christa Lang, Actress, Producer and Widow of Samuel Fuller, Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- 1 2 Smith, Michael Glover (9 September 2011). "Actress/Author Interview: Christa Lang Fuller". White City Cinema. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 3 "Christa Lang-Fuller's Top 10". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ The New York Times
External links
- Christa Lang at IMDb
- Christa Lang at Encyclopædia Britannica