1. Martine Carol frequently was cast as an elegant blonde seductress.
24 Facts About Martine Carol
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However, by the late 1950s, roles for Carol had become fewer, partly because of the introduction of Brigitte Bardot.
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Martine Carol had support roles in L'extravagante mission, Bifur 3 and Trente et quarante, then was in Miroir with Jean Gabin, and Voyage surprise.
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Martine Carol achieved fame on stage in a production of Tobacco Road.
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Martine Carol received a lot of publicty because of her private life.
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Martine Carol had the female lead in I Like Only You for Pierre Montazel and played herself in We Will All Go to Paris.
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Martine Carol played a movie star in the French-Spanish film Love and Desire and had the lead in Adorable Creatures, directed by Christian-Jaque who became her husband in 1954.
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Martine Carol co starred with Gerard Philippe in Beauties of the Night for Rene Clair.
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Martine Carol played a series of true life women: Lucrece Borgia as Lucrezia Borgia, a big local hit, and Madame du Barry, as Madame du Barry for Christian-Jaque.
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Martine Carol had the title role in Nana from the novel by Emile Zola, alongside Charles Boyer.
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Martine Carol was in two all star anthology films: Daughters of Destiny, as Lysistrata with her segment directed by her husband and co starring Raf Vallone, and The Bed.
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Martine Carol reteamed with Vallone in the Italian comedy The Beach.
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Martine Carol took the female lead in The French, They Are a Funny Race, the last film from director Preston Sturges, alongside Jack Buchanan.
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Martine Carol was linked to a possible Hollywood film Lord Vanity at Fox but it was never made.
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Martine Carol made Defend My Love, an Italian comedy with Gabriele Ferzetti, and had a cameo in Around the World in 80 Days.
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Martine Carol starred in an Italian-French comedy film for her husband, Nathalie which was popular enough for a sequel, Nathalie, Secret Agent.
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Martine Carol starred in Venetian Honeymoon with Vittorio de Sica and Claudia Cardinale then was the lead in a Hollywood movie shot in Germany, Ten Seconds to Hell with Jeff Chandler and Jack Palance for director Robert Aldrich.
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Martine Carol was Josephine de Beauharnais in Abel Gance's The Battle of Austerlitz, very popular in France.
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Martine Carol was one of several stars in Love and the Frenchwoman then starred in One Night on the Beach.
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Martine Carol supported Jean Gabin in The Counterfeiters of Paris and made The Betrayer for Roberto Rossellini.
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Martine Carol then made Operation Gold Ingot, and Beach Casanova with Curt Jurgens.
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Martine Carol died of a heart attack in February 1967 and production resumed under the direction of John Ainsworth after her death.
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Martine Carol was kidnapped by gangster Pierre Loutrel, albeit briefly and received roses the next day as an apology.
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Martine Carol died unexpectedly of a heart attack in a hotel room in Monte Carlo at the age of 46.