Maria Montez
Birthday
1912/06/06
Day of death
1951/09/07 (39 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Barahona, Dominican Republic
Also know as
María Montez, Мария Монтес, María África Gracia Vidal
Biography
María Montez (June 6, 1912 – September 7, 1951) was a Dominican-born motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s as an exotic beauty starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as "The Queen of Technicolor." Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe.
Acting
(1949) Siren of Atlantis
as Queen Antinea
(1940) The Invisible Woman
as Marie
(1942) Arabian Nights
as Sherazade
(1944) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Amara
(1944) Cobra Woman
as Tollea / Naja
(1949) Portrait of a Murderer
as Christina de Rinck
(1947) The Exile
as Countess Anbella de Courteuil
(1949) Wicked City
as Dolores - the coach
(1945) Sudan
as Naila
(1943) White Savage
as Princess Tahia
(1946) Tangier
as Rita
(1944) Gypsy Wildcat
as Carla
(1942) The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Marie Roget
(1941) That Night in Rio
as Inez
(1951) Revenge of the Pirates
as Consuelo
(1951) Shadows Over Naples
as Dolores
(1941) Lucky Devils
as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
(1947) Pirates of Monterey
as Marguerita Novarro
(1941) Raiders of the Desert
as Zuleika
(1941) Moonlight in Hawaii
as Ilani
(1942) Bombay Clipper
as Sonya Dietrich Landers
(1944) Bowery to Broadway
as Marina
(1940) Boss of Bullion City
as Linda Calhoun
(1950) The Thief of Venice
as Tina
(1941) South of Tahiti
as Melahi
(1951) City of Violence
as Dolores
(2002) The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
as ---
(2014) From María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
as Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)