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German-Italian actress and entrepreneuse (born 1943)

Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)^[2][3] is a German-born actress, dancer, and model, active in the United States and Italy.

She is regarded as a sex symbol in genre films of the 1960s and 1970s.^[4]

Born in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Bouchet's family emigrated to the United States after the Second World War. She began her acting career in the '60s, appearing in small roles in films such as In Harm's Way and guest parts on television series such as Star Trek and The Virginian.

She had more prominent film roles in Casino Royale (1967), in which she played Miss Moneypenny,^[1] and Sweet Charity (1969).

Bouchet moved to Italy in the 1970s, becoming an Italian citizen and starring in a large number of genre films, including thrillers (gialli), crime films (poliziotteschi), and sex comedies (commedia sexy all'italiana).^[1]