Acting

Maria Montez

Born 1912-06-06

Barahona, Dominican Republic

Department: Acting

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.

1946

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (30 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
From María África to María Montez, A myth in Technicolor	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2014
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema	Self / Appearance	Movie	2002
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires	Self - Jean-Pierre's first wife (archive footage)	Movie	1999
Revenge of the Pirates	Consuelo	Movie	1951
Shadows Over Naples	Dolores	Movie	1951
City of Violence	Dolores	Movie	1951
The Thief of Venice	Tina	Movie	1950
Portrait of a Murderer	Christina de Rinck	Movie	1949
Wicked City	Dolores - the coach	Movie	1949
Siren of Atlantis	Queen Antinea	Movie	1949
Pirates of Monterey	Marguerita Novarro	Movie	1947
The Exile	Countess Anbella de Courteuil	Movie	1947
Tangier	Rita	Movie	1946
Sudan	Naila	Movie	1945
Bowery to Broadway	Marina	Movie	1944
Gypsy Wildcat	Carla	Movie	1944
Cobra Woman	Tollea / Naja	Movie	1944
Follow the Boys	Maria Montez (uncredited)	Movie	1944
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	Amara	Movie	1944
White Savage	Princess Tahia	Movie	1943
Arabian Nights	Sherazade	Movie	1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget	Marie Roget	Movie	1942
Bombay Clipper	Sonya Dietrich Landers	Movie	1942
South of Tahiti	Melahi	Movie	1941
Moonlight in Hawaii	Ilani	Movie	1941
Raiders of the Desert	Zuleika	Movie	1941
That Night in Rio	Inez	Movie	1941
Lucky Devils	Bathing Beauty (uncredited)	Movie	1941
The Invisible Woman	Marie	Movie	1940
Boss of Bullion City	Linda Calhoun	Movie	1940