Maria Africa Antonia Gracia Vi...
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born | Jun 6, 1912 Barahona, Dominican Republic |
| Died | Sep 7, 1951 Paris, France |
| Age | Died at 39 |
Maria Montez | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1940-1951 |
| Top Roles | Scheherazade, Rita, Ilani, Inez, Marguerita Novarro |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Action, Romance, Drama, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, England, Exotic Lands |
| Top Collaborators | Turhan Bey, Andy Devine, Jon Hall, Harry Cording |
| Shares birthday with | William Cottrell, Lester Matthews, Bill Dickey see more.. |
Maria Montez Overview:
Legendary actress, Maria Montez, was born Maria Africa Antonia Gracia Vidal de Santo Silas on Jun 6, 1912 in Barahona, Dominican Republic. Montez died at the age of 39 on Sep 7, 1951 in Paris, France .
MINI BIO:
Exotic brunette leading lady in Hollywood films. Born in the Dominican Republic to a Spanish consulate official, she became the staple ingredient of Universal's Technicolor "easterns" of the war years until overtaken in popularity by Yvonne De Carlo. Married (second) to Jean-Pierre Aumont from 1943. Drowned in her bath, possibly after a heart attack. Actress Tina Aumont (1946-2006) is her daughter. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Montez was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
– “The Queen Of Technicolor”
By Art on Jun 6, 2011 From Classic Cinema Gold“When I look at myself, I am so beautiful I scream with joy!” ~ after viewing herself in Arabian Nights (1942). Mar?a Montez, born Maria Africa Antonia Gracia Vidal de Santo Silas on June 6, 1912 in Barahona, Dominican Republic, was a motion picture actress who gained fa... Read full article
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Maria Montez Quotes:
Queen Antinea:
He found oblivion in my arms, until my time for loving him was over.
Tollea: [with heavy accent] Geef me that cobra jool! Eeet ees rightfully mine!
[repeated line]
Tollea: I have SPOKEN!
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Tollea: [with heavy accent] Geef me that cobra jool! Eeet ees rightfully mine!
[repeated line]
Tollea: I have SPOKEN!
read more quotes from Maria Montez...
