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