Linda Cristal
Biography
Linda Cristal was an Argentine-American actress who began her screen career in films in Argentina and Mexico before she took her first English-language part, Margarita, in the Western Comanche (1956). She won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for the comedy The Perfect Furlough (1958). She then appeared in Cry Tough, Legions of the Nile, The Pharaohs' Woman, and the John Wayne epic The Alamo (1960), playing Flaca, and took a key part in the Western Two Rode Together (1961). On television, she appeared in series including Rawhide, The Tab Hunter Show, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. From 1967 to 1971 she starred as Victoria Cannon in NBC's The High Chaparral, winning a Golden Globe for her performance and receiving two Emmy Award nominations. She worked sparingly afterward, appearing in Mr. Majestyk (1974) and the miniseries Condominium (1980), and last starred in the Argentine series Rossé (1985).
86years old at death
- Born Rosario
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Marta Victoria Moya Peggo Burges (birth name)Also credited as Marta Victoria Moya Burges
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 18 years1956 to 1974
Every film, newest first
- 1974Mr. MajestykIMDb rating 6.7
- 1961Two Rode TogetherIMDb rating 6.7
- 1960The AlamoIMDb rating 6.8
- 1958The Perfect FurloughIMDb rating 6.3
- 1956ComancheIMDb rating 5.6
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A first
Cristal was the last cast member added as a regular on The High Chaparral, the NBC series she starred in from 1967 to 1971.
First role
Cristal's first English-language role was Margarita in the 1956 Western film Comanche, after she had appeared in films in Argentina and Mexico.
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