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Lara Wendel (born Daniela Rachele Barnes; 29 March 1965) is a retired German-Italian actress, active in film and television between 1972 and 1993. Her father was American football player and actor Walt Barnes.
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. Later she appeared in other controversial films, characterized by plots involving incest and improper relations between adults and adolescents, such as Little Girl in Blue Velvet, Mimi (1979), and (1980).
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. She was also in a number of , including Michelangelo Antonioni's Identification of a Woman (1982) and Federico Fellini's Intervista (1987). (2026). 9788877424235, Gremese. ISBN 9788877424235 She also appeared on television, notably playing a starring role in the second season of the TV-series La piovra. Her last film was Mauro Bolognini's erotic drama Husband and Lovers (1991), and she retired at just 26 years old.
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