Trivia

Daughter of war photographer Fritz Gutscher (1921-1979), was separated from him during the war, but eventually joined with him in California, where he died at 57.

Mother of Massimiliano and Alessandro Borgese. Mother-in-law of Wilma Oliviero and grandmother of Arizona and Alexandra (Alessandro's daughters).

She appeared, semi-nude, in two editions of Playboy magazine: May 1965 (stills from In Harm's Way) and February 1967 ("The Girls of Casino Royale").

After World War II, her family was placed in a resettlement camp in the American occupation zone in Germany. They were granted permission to emigrate to the United States under the humanitarian provisions of the Displaced Persons Act of 1948.

Tired of being typecast and unable to get starring roles in Hollywood, Bouchet moved to Italy in 1970 and began acting in Italian films.

Barbara has dual nationality: German and Italian.