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

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. She was the daughter of French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dominican actress Maria Montez. 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, after she married French actor Christian Marquand, aged 17, in 1963) in four films, including

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'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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('' The Howl'', 1970 and '' Salon Kitty'', 1975),

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(''

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'', 1973),

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('' Drama of the Rich'', 1974), Francesco Rosi ('' Illustrious Corpses'', 1975), and

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('' Fellini's Casanova'', 1976). She also played Lonetta, the Indian maiden, in '' Texas Across the River'' (1966), Luciana in '' Malicious'' (1973) and Valentina in '' A Matter of Time'' (1976) also starring

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. She starred in '' Lifespan'' (1975) with

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Death

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

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and died in Port-Vendres,

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aged 60.

Partial filmography

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'' (1966) - Nicole *'' The Game Is Over'' (1966) - Anne Sernet *'' Texas Across the River'' (1966) - Lonetta *'' Pardon, Are You For or Against?'' (1966) - Romina *'' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' (1967) - Carmen / Conchita *''

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'' (1967) - Dolly *'' Partner'' (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'' (1970) - Idina *'' The Howl'' (1970) - Anita Annigoni *'' Corbari'' (1970) - Ines *''

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'' (1970) *''The Virgin's Bed'' (1970) - Prisoner *''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) - Leila *'' White Sister'' (1972) - Mrs. Ricci *'' Arcana'' (1972) - Brenda *'' Master of Love'' (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'' (1974) - Laura *'' Lifespan'' (1975) - Anna *'' The Divine Nymph'' (1975) - Woman at party (uncredited) *'' The Messiah'' (1975) - Adulteress *''La principessa nuda'' (1976) - Gladys *'' Illustrious Corpses'' (1976) - The prostitute *'' Salon Kitty'' (1976) - Herta Wallenberg *'' Giovannino'' (1976) - Nelly *'' A Matter of Time'' (1976) - Valentina *'' Fellini's Casanova'' (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) **Nico-Icon (1995) - (documentary) *'' Les deux orphelines vampires'' (1997) - La Goule *''Giulia'' (1999) - La Mère / Mother **Victoire (2000) *''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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