Linda Christian

Linda Christian, actually Blanca Rosa Welter ( born November 13, 1923 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, † July 22, 2011 in Palm Springs, California ) was a Mexican- American actress, also known by the name Linda Christian Power and Linda Welter was listed.

Life

Linda Christian's mother was descended from Spanish, French and German; her Dutch father was chairman of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. Your concluded in 1949 with the Hollywood star Tyrone Power marriage was divorced in 1956, she made ​​her famous. This marriage produced the singer Romina Power and actress Taryn Power.

Christian was married from 1962 to 1963 with the British actor Edmund Purdom.

In the '40s, born in Mexico became an actress in Hollywood to star. In 1948 she appeared in danger on the side of Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan in Mara. In the first film adaptation of the James Bond stories by Ian Fleming 1954 Christian played in the television adaptation of Casino Royale, the mistress of secret agents.

Her younger sister Ariadna Welter (1930-1998) was also an actress.

Linda Christian died at the age of 87 years in July 2011 in Palm Springs, California from colon cancer.

Filmography (selection)

Autobiography

• Christian, Linda. Linda, My Own Story. New York: Crown Publishers, 1962.