Barbara Linau was born on January 20, 1910 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Aus dem Alltag in der DDR - Zweiter Versuch einer Rekonstruktion nach Berichten und Dialogen (1970), Vier Tage unentschuldigt (1971) and Unser Haus in Kamerun (1961). She died on April 13, 2005 in Hamburg, Germany.