Linda Cristal

Actor, TV Actor

1931 – 2020

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Who was Linda Cristal?

Linda Cristal; born Marta Victoria Moya Burges on 23 February 1931 in Rosario, Argentina, was an Argentine-American actress.

Her first English-language role was the part of Margarita in the 1956 Western film Comanche, directed by George Sherman, and starring Dana Andrews. In 1960 John Wayne asked her to play the part of Flaca in his epic The Alamo. In the 1960-61 TV season, Cristal appeared as a female matador in NBC's The Tab Hunter Show. In 1961, she starred with James Stewart in the western Two Rode Together. She semi-retired from the business after that to raise her two children.

She was coaxed out of retirement when she became the last cast member to be added to the NBC series The High Chaparral. David Dortort had been auditioning actresses for three weeks, seeking just the right woman with good looks, acting ability and a fiery personality, who could breathe life into the aristocratic "Victoria Montoya". He had just about given up hope of ever finding the right actress when Cristal heard about the part. Her agent thought the role had already been cast, but she urged him to check, and he found out that it was still open.

She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the 1958 film, The Perfect Furlough. After a long and happy retirement, Linda died peacefully in her sleep, at her Beverly Hills home at the age of 89.

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Born
Feb 23, 1931
Rosario, Argentina
Also known as
  • Marta Victoria Moya Burges
  • Miss Linda Cristal
  • Marta Victoria Moya Burgés
  • Marta Victoria Moya Peggo Bourgés
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • Argentina
Profession
Lived in
  • Buenos Aires
Died
Jun 27, 2020
Beverly Hills, California, USA

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Modified by RobertHaigh
on August 24, 2020

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