Maria Montez
Acting
Born: 1912-06-06 in Barahona, Dominican Republic
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.
Known For
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Amara
Arabian Nights
Sherazade
Shadows Over Naples
Dolores
Cobra Woman
Tollea / Naja
Siren of Atlantis
Queen Antinea
That Night in Rio
Inez
The Invisible Woman
Marie
Follow the Boys
Maria Montez (uncredited)
The Exile
Countess Anbella de Courteuil
White Savage
Princess Tahia
The Thief of Venice
Tina
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Gypsy Wildcat
Carla
Wicked City
Dolores - the coach
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Marie Roget
Pirates of Monterey
Marguerita Novarro
Sudan
Naila
Portrait of a Murderer
Christina de Rinck
City of Violence
Dolores
Bombay Clipper
Sonya Dietrich Landers
Bowery to Broadway
Marina
Lucky Devils
Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)
South of Tahiti
Melahi
Tangier
Rita
Boss of Bullion City
Linda Calhoun
Raiders of the Desert
Zuleika
From María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor
Self (archive footage)