Maria Montez
Actor
Born Jun 6, 1912 · Barahona, Dominican Republic
Active 1940–1951
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.
Filmography
The Invisible Woman (1940) — MarieArabian Nights (1942) — SherazadeAli Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) — AmaraShadows Over Naples (1951) — DoloresBowery to Broadway (1944) — MarinaThat Night in Rio (1941) — InezCobra Woman (1944) — Tollea / NajaTangier (1946) — RitaRaiders of the Desert (1941) — ZuleikaCity of Violence (1951) — DoloresRevenge of the Pirates (1951) — ConsueloThe Exile (1947) — Countess Anbella de CourteuilSudan (1945) — NailaThe Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)Portrait of a Murderer (1949) — Christina de RinckFollow the Boys (1944) — Maria Montez (uncredited)The Thief of Venice (1950) — TinaSiren of Atlantis (1949) — Queen AntineaThe Mystery of Marie Roget (1942) — Marie RogetGypsy Wildcat (1944) — CarlaSouth of Tahiti (1941) — MelahiWhite Savage (1943) — Princess TahiaBombay Clipper (1942) — Sonya Dietrich LandersBoss of Bullion City (1940) — Linda Calhoun