American actress and model (1943–1969)
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She was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when members of the Manson Family killed her in her home. The crime fixed her in public memory less as the rising actor she was than as the centre of an atrocity that marked the end of the 1960s.
Sharon Marie Tate made her film debut in 1961 as an extra in Barabbas, then moved through British mystery horror and small roles before landing Jennifer North in Valley of the Dolls in 1967. The part earned her a Golden Globe nomination and launched her as a Hollywood sex symbol, appearing in Playboy and working with Roman Polanski on The Fearless Vampire Killers — he would become her husband. Critics compared her to Marilyn Monroe and called her one of the industry's most promising newcomers. On August 9, 1969, members of Charles Manson's cult entered the home she shared with Polanski while h…
Sourced, dated quotes from Sharon Tate
I'd like to be a fairy princess — a little golden doll with gossamer wings, in a voile dress, adorned with bright, shiny things.
Oh, that's silly! I'm not an anything . . . I'm just me. If I am sexy, it's just something I do naturally, like picking up a knife and fork to eat.
I can't play games. I have friends, older women, who tell me I'm foolish to let Roman know how deeply I care about him.
When I was in school, I dreamed about becoming a psychiatrist or a ballerina. Like most girls I would dream about being a movie star too.
I guess you could say that I was somewhat withdrawn from my classmates. I spent a good deal of time being a loner.
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