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Barbara Carrera (I)

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Stunning Nicaraguan born ex-model whose on screen performances are at their best when she is playing a sinister femme fatale. In doing so, she has achieved minor cult status and has quite a loyal fan base. The tall and tanned Carrera first cropped up in minor roles taking advantage of her exotic features in The Master Gunfighter (1975), Embryo (1976) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). She sizzled on screen with Armand Assante as the sexy villainous doctor in I, the Jury (1982), was the love interest of Texas Ranger Chuck Norris in Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) and gave her best performance to date as assassin "Fatima Blush" opposite Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again (1983) and then as "Emma Coe" in the mini series "Emma: Queen of the South Seas" (1988).

Carrera has most recently been seen guest starring in the popular TV series "That '70s Show" (1998) and "Judging Amy" (1999).

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A former model, she made her film debut playing - what else? - a fashion model in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970).

Measurements: 35-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She is also a painter. Her celebrity portraits were exhibited at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum in April-May 2002.

Grew up inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Nicaragua where her American-born father worked as a ArialBold.

Attended the St. Joseph Academy in Memphis, Tennessee.

Moved to New York at age 16.

Spent some of her youth at a convent school in Memphis, Tennessee.

Changed her surname from 'Kingsbury' to 'Carrera' when embarking upon a career in show business. In a 2004 interview with the Daily Mail in the UK, she expressed that the reasons for changing her surname were due to not being satisfied with herself and her looks during adolescence.

Personal Quotes

The secret to modeling is to develop character before the camera. In addition to looking beautiful, you need to develop a personality to add intrigue. I think that also applies to acting.

[on Sean Connery] Much more attractive without his wig on.

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