Maria Montez
Actor
Born Jun 6, 1912 · Barahona, Dominican Republic
Active 1940–1951 · Awards: Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella
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