Linda Christian
Linda Christian | |
|---|---|
Christian, c. 1948 | |
| Born | Blanca Rosa Henrietta Stella Welter Vorhauer November 13, 1923 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Died | July 22, 2011 (aged 87) Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Linda Christian Power, Linda Welter |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–1988 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Romina Power Taryn Power |
| Family | Ariadne Welter (sister) |
Linda Christian (born Blanca Rosa Henrietta Stella Welter Vorhauer; November 13, 1923 – July 22, 2011) was a Mexican film actress who appeared in Mexican and Hollywood films. 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 television adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale. In 1963, she starred as Eva Ashley in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour titled "An Out for Oscar".