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Martine Carol

French actress (1920-1967) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 46

Martine Carol was a French film actress. She frequently was cast as an elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was the leading sex symbol and a top box-office draw of French cinema, and she was considered a French version of America's Marilyn Monroe.

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A life in dates

1967Died6 February 19671962Beach CasanovaFilm, Nadine Leblanc1961One Night at the BeachFilm, Georgina1959Atomic AgentFilm, Nathalie Princesse1957Action of the TigerFilm, Tracy Malvoisie1956CinépanoramaSeries1955Lola MontèsFilm, Lola Montes1954Reflets de CannesSeriesBoom on ParisFilm, 1954elle-même1952Adorable CreaturesFilm, Minouche1951Dear CarolineFilm, Caroline de Bièvre1949I Love Only YouFilm, Irène1947Are You Quite Sure?Film1945Bifur 3Film, Germaine1943The Wolf FarmFilm, Micky1941The Last One of the SixFilm, Une femme1920Born16 May 1920
  • The Counterfeiters of Paris 1961
  • Lola Montès 1955
  • Around the World in 80 Days 1956

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About this person

One of her more famous roles was as the title character in Lola Montès (1955), directed by Max Ophüls, in a role that required dark hair. However, by late 1956, roles for Carol had become fewer, partly because of the introduction of Brigitte Bardot.

Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1967 · aged 46