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Tina Aumont
Aumont in Fellini's Casanova (1976)
Born
Maria Christina Aumont

(1946-02-14)February 14, 1946
DiedOctober 28, 2006(2006-10-28) (aged 60)
Resting place Montparnasse Cemetery
Other namesTina Marquand
Occupation Actress
Years active1966–2000
Spouse
( m. 1963; div. 1967)
Parent(s) Jean-Pierre Aumont
Maria Montez
Relatives François Villiers (uncle)

Maria Christina "Tina" Aumont (February 14, 1946 – October 28, 2006) was an American actress. She was the daughter of French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dominican actress Maria Montez. She made her acting debut in the British film Modesty Blaise (1966), but later had a prominent career as a leading lady in Italian films.

Career

Aumont was billed as Tina Marquand (her married name) in four films, including Joseph Losey's Modesty Blaise (1966). She was photographed by Angelo Frontoni ( it) [1] in 1968, when she had ankle/floor length hair, and some semi-nude pictures from this session were published in Playboy in 1969. [2] [3] She worked in Italian cinema with, among others, Alberto Sordi ( Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?, 1966), Tinto Brass ( The Howl, 1970 and Salon Kitty, 1975), Sergio Martino ( Torso, 1973), Mauro Bolognini ( Drama of the Rich, 1974), Francesco Rosi ( Illustrious Corpses, 1975), and Federico Fellini ( Fellini's Casanova, 1976). She also played Lonetta, the Indian maiden, in Texas Across the River (1967), Luciana in Malicious (1973) and Valentina in A Matter of Time (1976) starring Liza Minnelli. She starred in Lifespan (1975) with Klaus Kinski. [4]

Death

In 2000, she retired from film work. In 2006, she suffered a pulmonary embolism and died in Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France, aged 60. [5]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ "Angelo Frontoni". stsenzatitolo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ Magic Woman book of photographs of Angelo Frontoni
  3. ^ Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973. McFarland. 2002. p. 49. ISBN  0786411945.
  4. ^ Filmography; accessed February 25, 2014.
  5. ^ Tina Aumont at IMDb

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