Maria Montez

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.

Movies & TV Shows

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