Christiane Martel

Born: 1932-01-18

Christiane Martel (born Christiane Magnani on 18 January 1932) is a French actress and beauty queen who became the second woman to win Miss Universe in 1953. Martel was crowned Miss France by outgoing titleholder Claude Godart and represented France at Miss Universe 1953 where she became the second Miss Universe. She was crowned by actress, Julie Adams as Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela of Finland gave up her crown. Martel's runners-up in the 1953 pageant was Myrna Hansen of the USA, followed by delegates of Japan, Mexico, and Australia. Shortly after her reign, Martel embarked on a successful career in international films, appearing in movies such as Yankee Pasha, So This Is Paris, Abajo el Telón, the 1956 version of Corazón salvaje (playing the villain Aimée), Viva el Amor!, Rosa Blanca and her last film to date, 1961's Leoni al Sole.


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Adam and Eve

as Eva / Eve
Released: 1956-11-15

Version of the story of Adam and Eve.

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Impaciencia del corazón

as uncredited
Released: 1960-08-07

Young army officer gets involved with two sisters; one of them's a chronic invalid and her...

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Juana Gallo

as Ninón
Released: 1961-05-21

Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic...

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Tipi da spiaggia

as Barbara Patton
Released: 1959-11-12

Four penniless friends wich Belong to a small commedy theatre go to taormina a famous Italian...

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Yankee Pasha

as Harem girl (as Miss Universe France)
Released: 1954-04-17

Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.

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Drop the Curtain

as Lulu Duval
Released: 1955-08-31

Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French...

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Yo pecador

as uncredited
Released: 1959-09-20

Biopic of a 1930s operatic tenor who ended up becoming a Franciscan monk and joining the priesthood.

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The Little Savage

as Nanoa Ribaud
Released: 1959-03-01

The most fearsome pirate in epic deeds and fierce battles. Betrayed and abandoned on an island,...

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The White Rose

as Georgette
Released: 1961-07-19

An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell...

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Bataclán mexicano

as uncredited
Released: 1956-08-30

International showgirl engineers a green-card marriage for herself to avoid being deported.

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So This Is Paris

as Christiane
Released: 1954-12-15

Three sailors on leave head for Paris with one thing on their minds.

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Una lección de amor

as uncredited
Released: 1956-10-25

An older gentleman takes responsibility for molding a young showgirl's career; there seems to be...

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Wild Heart

as Aimée de Molnar
Released: 1956-06-07

On the Caribbean island of Martinique, two half-brothers are involved in the entanglements of a...

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Leoni al sole

as uncredited
Released: 1961-12-22

The endless summer of a group of thirty-something neapolitans at Positano.

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Hundred girls

as uncredited
Released: 1957-02-02

Don Manuel is a successful bathing suit designer that decides to retire tired of his business....

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