Scene from Playboy: Blue Collar Babes (1999)

Alternate Names: Barbara Brodi, Monique Andrée Serf

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• As Far as Love Can Go (1971) as Barbara

Most Important Roles:

• Franz (1972) as Léonie
• Barbara, chansons pour une absente (2017) as Self (archive footage)
• À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017) as Self - Singer, songwriter (archive footage)
• Au cœur du Papotin (2023) as Self
• Barbara en concert : Pantin 81 (1986) as Self
• Immortelle Barbara - « …Du bout des lèvres » au Grand Rex à Paris, le 18/09/2023 (2024) as Self (archive footage)
• Barbara ou ma plus belle histoire d'amour (1973) as Self
• Precy Jardin (2006) as herself
• As Far as Love Can Go (1971) as Barbara
• Mitterrand, président culturel (2021) as Self (archive footage)

Career Highlights:

• Franz (1972)
• Barbara, chansons pour une absente (2017)
• À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)
• Au cœur du Papotin (2023)
• Barbara en concert : Pantin 81 (1986)
• Immortelle Barbara - « …Du bout des lèvres » au Grand Rex à Paris, le 18/09/2023 (2024)
• Barbara ou ma plus belle histoire d'amour (1973)
• Precy Jardin (2006)
• As Far as Love Can Go (1971)
• Mitterrand, président culturel (2021)

Barbara (Monique Andrée Serf), born on June 9, 1930, was a French singer who took her stage name from her grandmother Varvara Brodsky, originally from Odessa. Born and raised in Paris with some time spent in Roanne and Tarbes during World War II, Barbara's childhood dream of becoming a pianist was thwarted by physical limitations. She turned to singing after taking lessons to console herself, eventually enrolling at the École Supérieure de Musique but leaving due to financial constraints. After failed auditions and performances in Belgium, she returned to Paris in 1955 and began singing at various cabarets, becoming known as 'La Chanteuse de minuit'. She composed her own tracks, gaining fame with songs like 'Dis, quand reviendras-tu?' and 'L'Aigle noir', the latter selling over a million copies in just twelve hours. Deeply scarred by World War II and her father's abuse, her music reflected themes of lost love and emptiness.

First Appearances: N/A

Most Important Roles: N/A

Career Highlights:

• Girls of Hedonism, Runaway Bay Jamaica (2000)
• Playboy: Girls of the Hard Rock, Hotel & Casino Las Vegas (2001)
• Playboy: Sexy Girls Next Door (2000)
• Playboy's Girls in Uniform (1997)