Linda Christian

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Welter and the second or maternal family name is Vorhauer.
Linda Christian
Christian, c. 1948
Born
Blanca Rosa Henrietta Stella Welter Vorhauer

(1923-11-13)November 13, 1923
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
DiedJuly 22, 2011(2011-07-22) (aged 87)
Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Other namesLinda Christian Power, Linda Welter
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1988
Spouses
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(m. 1949; div. 1956)​
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(m. 1962; div. 1963)​
ChildrenRomina Power
Taryn Power
FamilyAriadne Welter (sister)

Linda Christian (born Blanca Rosa Henrietta Stella Welter Vorhauer; November 13, 1923[1][2][3] – July 22, 2011[4]) 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).[5] She is also noted for being the first Bond girl, appearing in a 1954 television adaptation of the James Bond novel Casino Royale.[6] In 1963 she starred as Eva Ashley in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour titled "An Out for Oscar".

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820–1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Micropublication T905. RG085. Rolls #104. Entry for Blanca Rosa Welter Age 1yr 4 months. Gender Female. Nationality: Dutch. Port of Departure: Tampico, Mexico. Ship Name: Maasdam Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana. Date of Arrival: Mar 23, 1925.
  2. ^ Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Year: 1947; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_7515; Line: 6;. Entry for: Blanca Welter. Gender Female. Age: 24 years. Port of Departure: Southampton, England. Nationality: Mexican. Place of Birth: Tampico, Mexico. Occupation: Actress. Ship Name: Queen Mary. Port of Arrival: New York, NY. Date of Arrival: Dec 10, 1947.
  3. ^ Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Year: 1941; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_6565; Line: 9; .Entry for: Blanca Rosa Welter. Gender: Female. Age: 17. Nationality: Dutch. Occupation: Student. Place of Birth: Tampico, Mexico. Port of Departure: Cape Town, South Africa. Ship Name: President Monroe. Port of Arrival: New York, NY. Date of Arrival: July 31, 1941. Editor's note: if she was 17 in July 1941, that would mean she was going to turn 18 that November; another confirmation of 1923 as her year of birth.
  4. ^ "Linda Christian, Actress and Tyrone Power's Wife, Dies at 87". Associated Press via The New York Times. July 25, 2011.
  5. ^ Parla, p. 35.
  6. ^ Steven Jay Rubin (2003) The Complete James Bond Movie Encyclopedia, Contemporary Books, pp. 70, 76–77, ISBN 0071412468.