Dagmar Lassander (born as Dagmar Regine Hager on 16 June 1943) is a German actress. The character of Lassander Dagmar in the Italian-influenced 2015 horror film '' We Are Still Here'' is named after her.

Early life and career

She was born in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

to a French father and Chilean-German mother, and began her career as a

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in the Berlin Opera. Her first role was in 1966 in '' Sperrbezirk'' by Will Tremper. Starting from 1969, she began to work regularly, especially in Italian crime, horror, and erotic movies. Her first non-erotic film was '' Hatchet for the Honeymoon''. Her experience making the film was unpleasant: the producers required her to lose 25 pounds before filming, script revisions sidelined her character in order to give a larger role to co-star Laura Betti (who Lassander has said was "extremely rude" to her on the set), and because she only spoke German and a little English at the time, communication with the director was difficult. Lassander later successfully sued producer Manuel Caño for failing to deliver on his promise that she would be the movie's top-billed actress. She was cast in several other gialli such as '' Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion'' (1970), ''

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire ''L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco'' () is a 1971 '' giallo'' film. It is directed by Riccardo Freda, who was unhappy with the film and had his name replaced with the pseudonym "Willy Pareto". Cast * Luigi Pistilli as Detective John Norton * D ...

'' (1971) and '' Reflections in Black'' (1975), as well as in two

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horror films, '' The Black Cat'' (1981) and '' The House by the Cemetery'' (1981), and the 1969 thriller ''

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''. In the 1980s, she was also featured in several Italian TV series, the French-German feature film ''

S.A.S. à San Salvador ''S.A.S. à San Salvador'' (German title: S.A.S. Malko, im Auftrag des Pentagon) is a 1983 French-German international co-production film adaptation of Gérard de Villiers' novel of the same name. The film was directed by Raoul Coutard. It starre ...

'', and the 1984

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science fiction-horror '' Monster Shark''.

Selected filmography

* '' Sperrbezirk'' (1966) * '' Murderers Club of Brooklyn'' (1967) * ''

Street Acquaintances of St. Pauli ''Street Acquaintances of St. Pauli'' (German: ''Straßenbekanntschaften auf St. Pauli'') is a 1968 West German crime film, crime drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Günther Stoll, Rainer Brandt and Dagmar Lassander.Bock & Bergfeld ...

'' (1968) * ' (1968) * ' (1968) translation: ''Four in a Bed'' * ''

'' (1969) * '' Un caso di coscienza'' (1970) * '' Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' (1970) * '' Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion'' (1970) * ''

'' (1971) * ''

Counselor at Crime ''Counselor at Crime'' ( it, Il consigliori, also known as ''The Counsellor'') is a 1973 Italian-Spanish crime film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Tomas Milian, Martin Balsam and Francisco Rabal. Cast * Tomas Milian: Thomas Accard ...

'' (1973) * ' (1974) * '' So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...'' (1975) * '' Reflections in Black'' (1975) * ''

Black Emanuelle 2 ''Black Emanuelle 2'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Emanuelle nera nº 2'', also known as ''The New Black Emanuelle'' and ''Black Emanuelle No 2''), is a 1976 Cinema of Italy, Italian psychological drama film, drama-sexploitation film directed by ...

'' (1976) * '' L'adolescente'' (1976) * '' Werewolf Woman'' (1976) * '' Nick the Sting'' (1976) * '' Classe mista'' (1976) * ''

Il comune senso del pudore ''Il comune senso del pudore'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film. It stars Alberto Sordi, which is also the director, Claudia Cardinale and Philippe Noiret. Plot The film consists of four episodes. The plot centers on the changes in morality that inv ...

'' (1976) * '' The Black Corsair'' (1976) * '' Niñas... al salón'' (1977) * ''

Return of the 38 Gang ''Return of the 38 Gang'' ( it, Ritornano quelli della calibro 38, also known as ''Gangsters'') is a 1977 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Giuseppe Vari. The film is an in-name-only sequel to Massimo Dallamano's ''Colt 38 Special Squad'' with ...

'' (1977) * '' Flatfoot in Africa'' (1978) *''

Seagulls Fly Low ''Seagulls Fly Low'' ( it, I gabbiani volano basso) is a 1977 Italian crime film written and directed by Giorgio Cristallini and starring Maurizio Merli, Nathalie Delon and Mel Ferrer. It was shot between Rome, Civitavecchia and Ponza. Plot Cas ...

'' (1978) * '' Sugar, Honey and Pepper'' (1980) * '' The Black Cat'' (1981) * '' The House by the Cemetery'' (1981) * '' W la foca'' (1982) * '' Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio'' (1983) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

Delitto in Formula Uno ''Crime in Formula One'' ( it, Delitto in Formula Uno) is a 1984 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film written and directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the tenth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Plot At the Italian Gran ...

'' (1984) * '' Devil Fish'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Topo Galileo'' (1988) * ''

Tommaso Tommaso is an Italian given name. It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name A * Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona (1600–1672), Roman Catholic prelate * Tommaso Aldrovandini (1653–1736), Italian painter of ...

'' (2016)

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* 1943 births Living people Actresses from Prague German film actresses 20th-century German actresses German people of Chilean descent {{Germany-film-actor-stub