Taryn Power
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Taryn Stephanie Power is an American
actress and the younger daughter of the actor Tyrone Power
and his second wife, Mexican
actress Linda Christian
.Deutsch, Linda (Associated Press)(2 January 1975). Taryn Power Has No Recollection Of Her Movie-idol Father, Lewiston Evening Journal
, California
, Power's parents divorced in 1956. After the divorce, her mother took Power and her sister Romina
to live all around the world, mainly living in Italy
and Spain
where she and her sister spent most of their childhood.
, the rest mostly English language
films. Her most notable roles were as "Valentine De Villefort" in The Count of Monte Cristo
(1975), with Richard Chamberlain, Donald Pleasence
, and Tony Curtis
, and as "Dione" in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
(1977), starring Patrick Wayne
and Jane Seymour
.
in the 1980s.Evans, Hilary (10 June 1985). Tyrone Power's Daughter Taryn Steps into the Family Business, People (magazine)
She later married William Greendeer and had a fourth child around 1996.
United States
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actress and the younger daughter of the actor Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. , usually credited as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as Ty Power, was an American film and stage actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads such as in The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan,...
and his second wife, Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress Linda Christian
Linda Christian
Linda Christian was a Mexican movie actress, who appeared in Mexican and Hollywood films. Her career reached its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. She played Mara in the last Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan film Tarzan and The Mermaids...
.Deutsch, Linda (Associated Press)(2 January 1975). Taryn Power Has No Recollection Of Her Movie-idol Father, Lewiston Evening Journal
Early life
Born in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Power's parents divorced in 1956. After the divorce, her mother took Power and her sister Romina
Romina Power
Romina Francesca Power is an American-born singer and actress.-Biography:Born in Los Angeles, California, Romina Power is the eldest daughter of American actor Tyrone Power and his second wife, actress Linda Christian....
to live all around the world, mainly living in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
where she and her sister spent most of their childhood.
Career
She has acted in eight films, the first two in SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, the rest mostly English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
films. Her most notable roles were as "Valentine De Villefort" in The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (film)
The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel by Alexandre Dumas.The Count of Monte Cristo may also refer to:- Films :*The Count of Monte Cristo , a silent film starring Hobart Bosworth...
(1975), with Richard Chamberlain, Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Sir Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, was a British actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades...
, and Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama...
, and as "Dione" in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger is a 1977 fantasy film, the third and final Sinbad film that Ray Harryhausen made for Columbia, after The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. The film was directed by Sam Wanamaker...
(1977), starring Patrick Wayne
Patrick Wayne
Patrick John Morrison, better known by his stage name Patrick Wayne , is an American actor, the second son of movie star John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz. He made over 40 films in his career, including nine with his father...
and Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour (actress)
Jane Seymour, OBE is an English actress best known for her performances in the James Bond film Live and Let Die , East of Eden , Onassis: The Richest Man in the World , and the American television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman...
.
Personal life
Powers father died of a massive heart attack when she was five. In 1975, she met photographer Norman Seeff in Los Angeles, and eventually married him shortly before the birth of her first child. They split and eventually divorced in 1982. Powers also had two children with musician Tony SalesTony Sales
|Tony Fox Sales is an American rock musician. A bass guitarist, Sales and his brother, Hunt Sales, played with Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop and Tin Machine with David Bowie.-Early life and career:...
in the 1980s.Evans, Hilary (10 June 1985). Tyrone Power's Daughter Taryn Steps into the Family Business, People (magazine)
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
She later married William Greendeer and had a fourth child around 1996.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | María | María | |
| 1974 | Un Viaje de locos | Fedora | |
| 1975 | The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film) The Count of Monte-Cristo is a 1975 television film produced by ITC Entertainment and based upon the book The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, père... |
Valentine De Villefort | |
| 1976 | Tracks Tracks (1976 film) Tracks is a 1976 American drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom. The film stars Dennis Hopper, Taryn Power and Dean Stockwell. The story involves a returned Vietnam veteran escorting a fellow soldier's coffin across the United States for burial.... |
Stephanie | |
| Bordella | Olimpia | Alternative title: House of Pleasure for Women | |
| 1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger is a 1977 fantasy film, the third and final Sinbad film that Ray Harryhausen made for Columbia, after The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. The film was directed by Sam Wanamaker... |
Dione | Alternative title: Sinbad at the World's End |
| 1984 | Serpiente de mar | Margaret | Alternative titles: The Sea Serpent and Hydra-Monster of the Deep |
| 1990 | Eating | Anita | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC... |
Helene Holstead | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Matt Houston Matt Houston Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.-Synopsis:... |
Deborah | 1 episode |
Award nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... |
Nominated | Best Actress - Fantasy | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger |