Linda Christian

Linda Christian

Born: November 13, 1923
Died: July 22, 2011
in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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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Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Title: Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 22, 2019
Type: Movie
Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her last role.
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The Road to Casino Royale
Title: The Road to Casino Royale
Released: October 21, 2008
Type: Movie
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 screen in recognizable form.
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The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
Title: The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
Character: Herself
Released: August 22, 2004
Type: Movie
The One, The Only, The Real Tarzan is a compelling look at the turbulent life of Johnny Weissmuller, the Olympic champion who became the most famous Tarzan of the movies.
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Cambiamento d'aria
Title: Cambiamento d'aria
Character: Linda Christian
Released: January 3, 1988
Type: Movie
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Crimes
Title: Crimes
Character: The Narrator
Released: June 19, 1987
Type: Movie
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 face turning into a horrible mask. A young and ingenious police lieutenant is called on the case
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All the Gold in the World
Title: All the Gold in the World
Character: Mother of Lorena
Released: February 27, 1968
Type: Movie
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.
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The World's Gold
Title: The World's Gold
Character: Laura Vivaldi
Released: December 21, 1967
Type: Movie
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.
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How to Seduce a Playboy?
Title: How to Seduce a Playboy?
Character: Lucy's Mother
Released: November 23, 1966
Type: Movie
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 fraud the company is putting out.
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10.32
Title: 10.32
Character: Ellen Martens
Released: January 27, 1966
Type: Movie
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 to unravel the mystery, two very different sides of the story are presented to him. Now it is up to Stroomer to find enough photographic evidence to make out which version is the truth.
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The Moment of Truth
Title: The Moment of Truth
Character: Linda, American woman
Released: March 3, 1965
Type: Movie
Miguel, a poor young man living in Franco's Spain becomes a bull fighter to escape starvation.
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The Beauty Jungle
Title: The Beauty Jungle
Character: Self - Rose of England Judge
Released: August 25, 1964
Type: Movie
A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
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Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
Title: Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
Character: Minelli
Released: February 27, 1964
Type: Movie
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 man returns to his homeland.
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The V.I.P.s
Title: The V.I.P.s
Character: Miriam Marshall
Released: September 1, 1963
Type: Movie
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character: Eva Ashley
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: TV
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
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Passport for a Corpse
Title: Passport for a Corpse
Character: Eva
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
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 himself locked in a morgue freezer with three dead bodies. While trying to escape the morgue and his isolation he slowly starts going mad and hallucinating. Throughout the film he is haunted or menaced by a woman who may or may not be real. Unique and strange film that gets more and more weird as it goes along.
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The Devil's Hand
Title: The Devil's Hand
Character: Bianca Milan
Released: September 13, 1961
Type: Movie
A man is haunted by visions of a beautiful woman. When he finally meets her, he winds up involved in a satanic cult.
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Das große Wunschkonzert
Title: Das große Wunschkonzert
Character: Vilma Cortini
Released: December 19, 1960
Type: Movie
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Appuntamento a Ischia
Title: Appuntamento a Ischia
Character: Mercedes Barock
Released: September 26, 1960
Type: Movie
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Peter Voss, der Held des Tages
Title: Peter Voss, der Held des Tages
Character: Grace McNaughty
Released: December 21, 1959
Type: Movie
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The House of the Seven Hawks
Title: The House of the Seven Hawks
Character: Elsa
Released: October 29, 1959
Type: Movie
A ship's captain gets mixed up with murder during the hunt for lost Nazi treasure.
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Thunderstorm
Title: Thunderstorm
Character: Maria Ramon
Released: February 6, 1956
Type: Movie
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 dangerous passion that threatens to tear apart the simple, tranquil life of the village forever.
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Athena
Title: Athena
Character: Beth Hallson
Released: November 4, 1954
Type: Movie
A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family.
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Casino Royale
Title: Casino Royale
Character: Valerie Mathis
Released: October 21, 1954
Type: Movie
American spy James Bond must outsmart card wiz and crime boss LeChiffre while monitoring his actions.
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Title: Climax!
Character: Valerie Mathis
Released: October 7, 1954
Type: TV
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 Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
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Slaves of Babylon
Title: Slaves of Babylon
Character: Princess Panthea
Released: October 21, 1953
Type: Movie
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 shepherd, is proclaimed king and defeats Nebuchadnezzar.
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The Happy Time
Title: The Happy Time
Character: Mignonette Chappuis
Released: October 30, 1952
Type: Movie
A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.
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Battle Zone
Title: Battle Zone
Character: Jeanne
Released: October 26, 1952
Type: Movie
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 lines their rivalry reaches a boiling point.
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Show Boat
Title: Show Boat
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Released: July 19, 1951
Type: Movie
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Tarzan and the Mermaids
Title: Tarzan and the Mermaids
Character: Mara
Released: May 15, 1948
Type: Movie
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu.
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Green Dolphin Street
Title: Green Dolphin Street
Character: Hine-Moa
Released: January 15, 1947
Type: Movie
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's daughter, Marguerite, and William fall in love. Marguerite's sister, Marianne, also loves William. Timothy, a lowly carpenter, secretly loves Marianne. He kills a man in a fight, and Edmund helps him flee to New Zealand. William deserts inadvertently from the navy, and also flees in disgrace to New Zealand, where he and Timothy start a profitable business. One night, drunk, William writes Octavius, demanding his daughter's hand; but, being drunk, he asks for the wrong sister.
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Club Havana
Title: Club Havana
Character: Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Released: November 23, 1945
Type: Movie
A number of different characters unfolding love, hate, and death problems during an evening in a fashionable Latin nightclub.
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Up in Arms
Title: Up in Arms
Character: Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Released: February 17, 1944
Type: Movie
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.
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The Spirit's Canyon
Title: The Spirit's Canyon
Character: (uncredited)
Released: February 25, 1943
Type: Movie
The love between María Ángela and Fernando is impossible because there's an ancient history of hate between their families. His father killed hers, and other family members have killed each other for years. When María Ángela's grandfather finds she's in love with Fernando, he frames the young man and forces her to marry Manuel. Maria Ángela finds that Manuel doesn't love her and together plan her escape with Fernando. But things go wrong and the lovers find their destiny in The Spirit's Canyon.