Maria Montez

Maria Montez

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...

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Cast Credits

Portrait of a Murderer

as Christina de Rinck

Wicked City

as Dolores - the coach

Siren of Atlantis

as Queen Antinea

Pirates of Monterey

as Marguerita Novarro

The Exile

as Countess Anbella de Courteuil

Tangier

as Rita

Sudan

as Naila

Cobra Woman

as Tollea / Naja

Follow the Boys

as Maria Montez (uncredited)

White Savage

as Princess Tahia

Arabian Nights

as Sherazade

Bombay Clipper

as Sonya Dietrich Landers

Lucky Devils

as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)

Boss of Bullion City

as Linda Calhoun