ACTOR

Maria Montez

1912 - 1951

Maria Montez

María África Gracia Vidal (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951), known professionally as Maria Móntez, was a Dominican actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as The Queen of Technicolor. Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America, with the last five being made in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Montez is the 1,971st most popular actor (down from 1,612th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Dominican Republic and the most popular Dominican Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Maria Montez ranks 1,971 out of 13,578. Before her are June Whitfield, Kelly Bishop, James McAvoy, Laurence Harvey, Kristina Söderbaum, and Cynthia Nixon. After her are Michael Parks, Ronald Colman, Eileen Atkins, Charles Napier, Maia Morgenstern, and Jean-Hugues Anglade.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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June Whitfield
1925 - 2018
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1,965
Kelly Bishop
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1,966
James McAvoy
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1,967
Laurence Harvey
1928 - 1973
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1,968
Kristina Söderbaum
1912 - 2001
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1,969
Cynthia Nixon
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 1,970
Maria Montez
1912 - 1951
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 1,971
Michael Parks
1940 - 2017
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 1,972
Ronald Colman
1891 - 1958
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,973
Eileen Atkins
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,974
Charles Napier
1936 - 2011
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,975
Maia Morgenstern
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,976
Jean-Hugues Anglade
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,977

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Maria Montez ranks 140. Before her are Manuel Rosas, Folco Lulli, Josef Blösche, Barry Sullivan, Frank Oppenheimer, and Kristina Söderbaum. After her are Boris Kidrič, Jacques Bergier, Domingos da Guia, Naoto Tajima, Pierre Grimal, and Günther Lützow. Among people deceased in 1951, Maria Montez ranks 71. Before her are Tadeusz Borowski, Vilhelm Bjerknes, Algernon Blackwood, Du Yuesheng, Jakow Trachtenberg, and Liaquat Ali Khan. After her are Lincoln Ellsworth, Eugen Meindl, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Fritz Busch, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, and Robert Broom.

Others Born in 1912

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Manuel Rosas
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 134
Folco Lulli
ACTOR
1912 - 1970
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 135
Josef Blösche
EXTREMIST
1912 - 1969
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 136
Barry Sullivan
ACTOR
1912 - 1994
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 137
Frank Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1912 - 1985
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 138
Kristina Söderbaum
ACTOR
1912 - 2001
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 139
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 140
Boris Kidrič
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1953
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 141
Jacques Bergier
CHEMIST
1912 - 1978
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 142
Domingos da Guia
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 143
Naoto Tajima
ATHLETE
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 144
Pierre Grimal
WRITER
1912 - 1996
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 145
Günther Lützow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1945
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 146

Others Deceased in 1951

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Tadeusz Borowski
WRITER
1922 - 1951
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 65
Vilhelm Bjerknes
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1951
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 66
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 67
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 68
Jakow Trachtenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1951
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 69
Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 70
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 71
Lincoln Ellsworth
EXPLORER
1880 - 1951
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 72
Eugen Meindl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1951
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 73
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1951
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 74
Fritz Busch
MUSICIAN
1890 - 1951
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 75
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1951
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 76
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 77

In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Maria Montez ranks 7 out of 51. Before her are Rafael Trujillo (1891), Théodore Chassériau (1819), Joaquín Balaguer (1906), Oscar de la Renta (1932), Hatuey (1478), and Juan Pablo Duarte (1813). After her are Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (1936), Danilo Medina (1951), Leonel Fernández (1953), Máximo Gómez (1836), Héctor Trujillo (1908), and Juan Bosch (1909).

Others born in Dominican Republic

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Rafael Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1961
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 1
Théodore Chassériau
PAINTER
1819 - 1856
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 2
Joaquín Balaguer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2002
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 3
Oscar de la Renta
FASHION DESIGNER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 4
Hatuey
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1512
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 5
Juan Pablo Duarte
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1876
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 6
Maria Montez
ACTOR
1912 - 1951
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 7
Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Danilo Medina
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 9
Leonel Fernández
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 10
Máximo Gómez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1836 - 1905
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 11
Héctor Trujillo
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2002
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 12
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 13