Martine Carol | |
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 Carol in 1953 (Studio Harcourt) | |
| Born | Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer 16 May 1920 Saint-Mandé, France |
| Died | 6 February 1967 (aged 46) Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Other names | Marise Arley, Martine Carole, Marie-Louise Maurer |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1967 |
| Spouses | André Rouveix
(m. 1959; div. 1962)Mike Eland (m. 1966) |
Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 February 1967) was a French film actress. She frequently was cast as an elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was the leading sex symbol and a top box-office draw of French cinema, and she was considered a French version of America's Marilyn Monroe. One of her more famous roles was as the title character in Lola Montès (1955), directed by Max Ophüls, in a role that required dark hair. However, by the late 1950s, roles for Carol had become fewer, partly because of the introduction of Brigitte Bardot.