Maria Christina "Tina" Aumont (February 14, 1946 – October 28, 2006) was an American

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. She was the daughter of French actor

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and Dominican actress

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. She made her acting debut in the British film ''

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'' (1966), but later had a prominent career as a

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in Italian films.

Career

Aumont was billed as Tina Marquand (her married name) in four films, including Joseph Losey's ''

'' (1966). She was photographed by Angelo Frontoni ( it) in 1968, when she had ankle/floor length hair, and some semi-nude pictures from this session were published in ''

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'' in 1969. She worked in Italian cinema with, among others,

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('' Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?'', 1966),

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'', 1970 and ''

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'', 1975),

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'', 1973),

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'', 1974),

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'', 1975), and Federico Fellini (''

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'', 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.

Death

In 2000, she retired from film work. In 2006, she suffered a

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and died in

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, Pyrénées-Orientales, France, aged 60.

Partial filmography

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'' (1966) - Nicole *''

The Game Is Over ''The Game Is Over'' (original title ''La Curée'', "The Kill") is a 1966 French-Italian French language drama film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda, Michel Piccoli and Peter McEnery. The film is a modern-day adaptation of the 1871 ...

'' (1966) - Anne Sernet *'' Texas Across the River'' (1966) - Lonetta *''

Pardon, Are You For or Against? ''Pardon, Are You For or Against?'' ( it, Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?) is a 1966 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Alberto Sordi. The title refers to debates on the issue of divorce, still illegal in Italy at the time ...

'' (1966) - Romina *'' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' (1967) - Carmen / Conchita *''

Your Turn to Die ''Your Turn to Die'' ( it, Troppo per vivere... poco per morire, french: Qui êtes-vous inspecteur Chandler?) is a 1967 Italian-French crime-thriller movie directed by Michele Lupo. Plot A gang of criminals, in agreement with a model, set their ...

'' (1967) - Dolly *''

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'' (1968) - Salesgirl *''

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'' (1969) - Filli *''

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'' (1969) - Circe *'' Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence'' (1969) - Marcella *''Come ti chiami, amore mio?'' (1969) *''

Metello ''Metello'' is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. It starred Massimo Ranieri as the title character. Plot During the end of the 19th century, young Metello decides to start ...

'' (1970) - Idina *''

'' (1970) - Anita Annigoni *'' Corbari'' (1970) - Ines *''Necropolis'' (1970) *''The Virgin's Bed'' (1970) - Prisoner *''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) - Leila *'' Bianco, rosso e...'' (1972) - Mrs. Ricci *'' Arcana'' (1972) - Brenda *''Racconti proibiti... di niente vestiti'' (1972) - Dirce *''

'' (1973) - Daniela / college student *'' Malicious'' (1973) - Luciana *'' Storia de fratelli e de cortelli'' (1973) - Mara *''Blu Gang e vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati'' (1973) - Polly *'' Les hautes solitudes'' (1974) - Tina *'' The Murri Affair'' (1974) - Rosa Bonetti *''

Il trafficone ''Il trafficone'' is a 1974 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Carlo Giuffré. Plot A Neapolitan Vincenzo LoRusso that lives of expedients in Rome, as he tries to sell at an intersection a faux ...

'' (1974) - Laura *'' Lifespan'' (1975) - Anna *''

The Divine Nymph ''The Divine Nymph'' ( it, Divina creatura) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and starring Laura Antonelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Michele Placido and Terence Stamp. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International ...

'' (1975) - Woman at party (uncredited) *''

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'' (1975) - Adulteress *''La principessa nuda'' (1976) - Gladys *''

'' (1976) - The prostituteHerta Wallenberg *''

'' (1976) - Herta Wallenberg *'' Giovannino'' (1976) - Nelly *'' A Matter of Time'' (1976) - Valentina *''

'' (1976) - Henriette / Casanova's lover *''A Simple Heart'' (1977) - Virginia *''La deuxième femme'' (1978) - Herself *''Holocaust parte seconda: i ricordi, i deliri, la vendetta'' (1980) - Dorothea's Mother *''Rebelote'' (1984) - La bouchère *''Les frères Pétard'' (1986) *''ZEN - Zona Espansione Nord'' (1988) *''Sale comme un ange'' (1991) - (scenes deleted) *''

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'' (1997) - La Goule *''Giulia'' (1999) - La Mère / Mother *''La mécanique des femmes'' (2000) - (final film role)

References

External links

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Biography of Tina Aumont, including further readings
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