Barbara Carrera
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| Barbara Carrera | |
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| Born | Barbara Kingsbury December 31, 1945 [1] Bluefields, Nicaragua |
| Years active | 1970–2004 |
Barbara Carrera (born December 31, 1945)[1] is a Nicaraguan-born American film and TV actress as well as a former model.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Carrera was born Barbara Kingsbury[2] in Bluefields, Nicaragua. Her mother, Dona Florencia, was a Nicaraguan of European and Native ancestry, and her father, Louis Kingsbury, was an American ambassador/courier of English ancestry.[3][4] There is some uncertainty regarding her year of birth, which some sources give as 1947 or 1951,[5] but most list 1945.[1][6] She apparently prefers to say 1953.[7] Carrera came to the U.S. at age eleven[8] and studied at a convent in Memphis for five years.[9]
[edit] Career
Carrera began a career as a model at the Eileen Ford agency at the age of 17,[6] at which point she changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Carrera.[2] In 1972, she appeared on the screen in a publicity role for the Chiquita bananas.[10] Her first film role was as a fashion model in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970), which fared poorly at the box office. She later played in such films as The Island of Dr. Moreau, Lone Wolf McQuade, Condorman, Point of Impact, Tryst, and Embryo. For her portrayal of the villainess Fatima Blush in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again, she earned a 1984 Golden Globe nomination for "Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" .She worked opposite Laurence Olivier in Wild Geese II the next year.
On the television screen, she played a part in the series "Dallas" as "Angelica Nero", and, more prominently, in the historical television miniseries "Centennial" in 1978 and "Masada" (opposite Peter O'Toole and Peter Strauss) in 1981. These roles brought her to the mainstream attention of American audiences. She also starred as Emma Coe Forsayth in the TV miniseries "Emma, Queen of the South Seas".
Carrera has appeared on the pages and covers of such magazines as Vogue, Paris Match, Harper's Bazaar, and twice posed nude in Playboy (August 1977 and April 1982).[11] She was nominated for the Golden Globe for her role in Never Say Never Again in 1983 and in "Master Gunfighter" in 1973.[12] In 1997 she was appointed ambassador-at-large for Nicaragua by then President Arnoldo Alemán.[13] She is also an artist and her work has been showcased in the Makk Galleries in Beverly Hills in California since the 1980s, and the Roy Miles Gallery in London, England. In May 2002 her work was exhibited at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum and are typically sold for up to $8,000.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Carrera has married (and divorced) model Uva Harden, Baron Otto von Hoffman and Greek shipowner Nicholas Mavroleon.[8] She has no children. She is currently friends with journalist Cameron Docherty.
[edit] Filmography
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Halliwell, Leslie; Walker, John (2003). Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies. HarperCollins. ISBN 0060534230.
- ^ a b c Hall, Ken (2004). "Barbara Carrera". McElreath Printing & Publishing, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ Staff (1977-08-05). "New Face: Beauty and the Beasts", New York Times. Retrieved on 3 July 2008.
- ^ Anonymous. "Barbara Carrera Biography (1945-)". Film Reference. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.
- ^ "Barbara Carrera (1951 - )". Movie Actors. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ a b "Barbara Carrera". The New York Times. Retrieved on 2006-08-10.
- ^ "Barbara Carrera". Soylent Communications (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ a b Laufenberg, Norbert B. (2005). Entertainment Celebrities. Trafford Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 1412053358.
- ^ Anonymous (2007). "Barbara Carrera - Biography". Net Glimpse. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Soluri, John (2005). Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, & Environmental Change in Honduras & the United States. University of Texas Press. p. 186. ISBN 0292712561.
- ^ "Barbara Carrera". Yahoo TV. Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ "Barbara Carrera Awards". Fandango (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Barbara Carrera". Famous Why. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Barbara Carrera |
- Barbara Carrera at the Internet Movie Database
- Chun, Gary (September 28, 2007). "Bravo! A film festival at the Honolulu Academy of Arts celebrates Italy". Star Bulletin. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
