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
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Amara
Cobra Woman
1944
as Tollea / Naja
Arabian Nights
1942
as Sherazade
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Marie
Sudan
1945
as Naila
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Follow the Boys
1944
as Maria Montez (uncredited)
Tangier
1946
as Rita
The Exile
1947
as Countess Anbella de Courteuil
Siren of Atlantis
1949
as Queen Antinea
That Night in Rio
1941
as Inez
Bombay Clipper
1942
as Sonya Dietrich Landers
White Savage
1943
as Princess Tahia
South of Tahiti
1941
as Melahi
The Thief of Venice
1950
as Tina
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
as Carla
Wicked City
1949
as Dolores - the coach
Raiders of the Desert
1941
as Zuleika
Revenge of the Pirates
1951
as Consuelo
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Marina