I see no reference to The Bearded Lady in the credits. In the screenplay she is called Esmerelda. Norman Lloyd states in the documentary "Saboteur: A Closer Look" that she is played by Anita Bolster. However, Anita Bolster is credited with playing a character named Lorelei. Is this the same character?
I must admit that when I first saw Saboteur, I felt she resembled the actress who played the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz.
Can anyone help?
The Bearded Lady was definitely referenced as such in the credits on my copy of the DVD - and if you look at the imdb cast credits page, it states quite clearly that it's Anita Sharp-Bolster, credited here as Anita Bolster, listed as Esmerelda/Bearded Lady. Didn't see any reference to a Lorelei.
shareThe character names were mixed up in the credits -- I just sent a correction, and hope it will go through.
Lorelei is the "fat lady," played by Marie LeDeaux
Esmerelda is the "bearded lady," played by Anita Sharp-Bolster.
Both are addressed by name several times in the scene.
Two years later and Anita Sharp-Bolster's character in Saboteur is still listed on IMDb as Lorelei. If there is any remaining doubt, I compared the photo of Anita on her IMDb page with an image of the bearded lady in the film and it is definitely the same person:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789181/