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Linda Christian
Born: 13th Nov 1923 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico - Died 22nd Jul 2011
Dept: Acting
Linda Christian (born November 13, 1923) is a Mexican movie actress, who filmed films in Mexican cinema and in Hollywood, her career reached its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. She played Mara in the last Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan film Tarzan and The Mermaids (1948). She is also noted for being the first Bond girl, appearing in a 1954 TV adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale. In 1963 she starred in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, "An Out for Oscar".
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 35
Film: 32 (91%)
Television: 3 (9%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Talk, War, Action
Filmography
2008
Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James Bond story, which took over a half century to reach the s ... view
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Original title: Der einzig wahre Tarzan
2004
The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true Tarzan, ... view
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Self
1988
Lori Saint-Just, a master jeweler shattered by his wife’s death, relocates and becomes obsessed with Cona, a prostitute who first entices then rebuf ... view
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Linda Christian
1987
A mysterious murderer has already killed seven people using the deadly venom of a snake from Martinique which causes immediate death with the victim's ... view
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The Narrator
Original title: L'oro del mondo
1968
The son of a rich industrialist forces a woman to become his fiancée by threatening to bankrupt her parents — until an unlikely hero steps in. ... view
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Mother of Lorena
Original title: Nel sole
1967
Aided by a chauffeur and a butler, a student of humble means pretends to be wealthy in order to attract the romantic interest of a rich girl. ... view
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Laura Vivaldi
Original title: Bel Ami 2000
1966
A young man is chosen by a magazine company to be a modeled into a public heart-throb while being dogged by a persistant reporter out to expose the fr ... view
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Lucy's Mother
Original title: 10.32
1966
Painter Peter Hartman is arrested at the scene of a murder. He soon turns out to have ties to the victim's young widow. As Inspector Stroomer begins t ... view
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Ellen Martens
Original title: El Niño y el Muro
1965
Not realizing the dangers he is facing, Young Dieter will do anything to get his ball back after it was thrown over the Berlin wall by a ruthless guar ... view
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Martha's mother
Original title: Il momento della verità
1965
Miguel, a poor young man living in Franco's Spain becomes a bull fighter to escape starvation. ... view
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Linda, American woman
Character:
Self - Rose of England Judge (uncredited)
Original title: ... e la donna creo l'uomo
1964
A young German comes to Rome on vacation and is not slow to win female hearts. When the game become dangerous due to a possible marriage, the young ma ... view
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Minelli
1963
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials. ... view
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Miriam Marshall
Sep 1962 (first aired)
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries. ... view
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Eva Ashley (1 ep.)
Original title: Lasciapassare per il morto
1962
When a robbery goes wrong the only survivor tries to smuggle himself across the border by hiding in a coffin. When he gets out of the coffin he finds ... view
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Eva
1961
A man is haunted by visions of a beautiful woman. When he finally meets her, he winds up involved in a satanic cult. ... view
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Bianca Milan
1960
A sentimental musical film about a star conductor and his motherless daughter, orphaned children, choirboys, and a pretty governess. ... view
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Vilma Cortini
Original title: Peter Voss, der Held des Tages
1959
Peter Voss must recover eight Ming Dynasty horse statuettes from a gang of thieves, while dodging the detective on the case and trying to disrupt the ... view
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Grace McNaughty
Original title: Abschied von den Wolken
1959
Peter escapes a firing squad and leaves the island of San Quinto on a commercial flight to Bermuda. The plane is hijacked by a Nazi and San Quinto's E ... view
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Gräfin Renée Colmar
1959
A ship's captain gets mixed up with murder during the hunt for lost Nazi treasure. ... view
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Elsa
1956
A luminously beautiful, provocative young woman is rescued near a small fishing village on the Spanish coast. The scene is set for a drama of dangerou ... view
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Maria Ramon
1954
A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family. ... view
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Beth Hallson
1954
American spy James Bond must outsmart card wiz and crime boss LeChiffre while monitoring his actions. ... view
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Valerie Mathis
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Cos ... view
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Valerie Mathis (1 ep.)
1953
The Jews are taken from Jerusalem and made slaves by King Nebuchadnezzar. In the meantime Cyrus, king of the Persians, who has been living as a shephe ... view
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Princess Panthea
1952
A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa. ... view
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Mignonette Chappuis
1952
Two Marine Corps combat photographers compete for the love of a Red Cross nurse during the Korean War. During a secret mission behind the North Korean ... view
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Jeanne
1951
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat. ... view
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1948
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu. ... view
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Mara
1947
Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie ... view
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Hine-Moa
1945
A number of different characters unfolding love, hate, and death problems during an evening in a fashionable Latin nightclub. ... view
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Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
1944
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship. ... view
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Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Original title: El Peñón de las Ánimas
1943
The love between María Ángela and Fernando is impossible because there's an ancient history of hate between their families. His father killed hers, ... view
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(uncredited)