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.

KNOWN FOR

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
Arabian Nights
1942
The Invisible Woman
1940
That Night in Rio
1941
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Cobra Woman
1944
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
1999
Follow the Boys
1944
The Thief of Venice
1950
Boss of Bullion City
1940
Raiders of the Desert
1941

FILMOGRAPHY

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