Linda Christian

Acting

Linda Christian

Born November 13, 1923 · Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Died July 22, 2011 · aged 87

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 s…

Known For

Show BoatShow Boat · 1951
Show Boat
★ 6.21951
MovieRomanceDrama
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
AthenaAthena · 1954
Athena
★ 5.81954
MovieRomanceComedy
A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family.
Casino RoyaleCasino Royale · 1954
Casino Royale
★ 5.21954
MovieDramaTV Movie
American spy James Bond must outsmart card wiz and crime boss LeChiffre while monitoring his actions.
The V.I.P.sThe V.I.P.s · 1963
The V.I.P.s
★ 6.21963
MovieDrama
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
Green Dolphin StreetGreen Dolphin Street · 1947
Green Dolphin Street
★ 6.31947
MovieDramaHistory
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.
Tarzan and the MermaidsTarzan and the Mermaids · 1948
Tarzan and the Mermaids
★ 6.01948
MovieActionAdventure
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu.
Club HavanaClub Havana · 1945
Club Havana
★ 5.91945
MovieDramaMystery
A number of different characters unfolding love, hate, and death problems during an evening in a fashionable Latin nightclub.
The Devil's HandThe Devil's Hand · 1961
The Devil's Hand
★ 4.61961
MovieHorrorMystery
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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