Barbara Carrera on the February, 1972 cover of Playboy

Barbara Carrera (born 31 December 1951) is a film and TV actress. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (504x668, 201 KB)Barbara Carrera on magazine cover. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (504x668, 201 KB)Barbara Carrera on magazine cover. ... Playboy is an adult entertainment magazine, or pornography magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

She was born in Bluefields, Nicaragua, the daughter of a US ambassador and a Nicaraguan mother, and thus probably holds dual US/Nicaraguan citizenship. Bluefields, is a city in Nicaragua, capital of the autonomous region called Atlántico Sur (R.A.A.S.). Its population is about 45,931 (2000) inhabitants. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic...

Barbara Carrera has married (and divorced):

1. model Uva Barden
2. Baron Otto von Hoffman
3. Greek shipowner Nicholas Mavroleon.

She has no children.

At some point she was involved with Scientology, but left shortly afterward. She is currently friends with journalist Cameron Docherty. Scientology is a system of beliefs, teachings, and rituals that originated as philosophy in 1952 by author L. Ron Hubbard, and characterized by the Church of Scientology in 1953 as an applied religious philosophy. Hubbard defined the word Scientology to mean a study of knowledge. ...

Career

Sketch based on a still from Island of Dr. Moreau.

Carrera began a career as a model at the Eileen Ford agency at the age of 17, and was much sought due to her toned physique and beautiful features. Image File history File links Barbara_carrera_drawing. ... Image File history File links Barbara_carrera_drawing. ... Ford Models, Inc. ...

Her first appearance on the screen was a publicity role for the Chiquita bananas. Her first film role was as a fashion model in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970), which fared poorly at the box office. Chiquita Brands International, fruit company. ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana plant is a herb in the genus, Musa, which because of its size and structure, is often mistaken for a tree. ...

She later played in such films as The Island of Dr. Moreau, Condorman, Point of Impact, Tryst, and Embryo. Carrera is perhaps best known for her role as the villainess Fatima Blush in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again. She also played a part in the television series Dallas as Angelica Nero, and was in the historical 1981 TV miniseries Masada. The Island of Dr. Moreau is an 1896 science-fiction novel written by H.G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, religion, Darwinism, eugenics, and the dangers of unchecked and irresponsible scientific research. ... Condorman is a 1981 comedy/adventure film from Touchstone Pictures which starred Michael Crawford. ... This article might not be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Embryos (and one tadpole) of the wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa). ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... Never Say Never Again is an unofficial James Bond film and remake of the 1965 film Thunderball. ... Dallas was a long-running primetime television soap opera about the Ewings, a wealthy Texas oil family. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Masada was the name of American television miniseries that aired on ABC in April 1981. ...

She is an artist, and her paintings have been hung in the Hollywood Entertainment Museum.

External links

• Barbara Carrera at the Internet Movie Database