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Linda Cristal
Cristal as Victoria Montoya in 1967
Born	Marta Victoria Moya Peggo Burges (1931-02-23)23 February 1931 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died	27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 89) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1952–1992
Spouses	Robert W. Champion ​ ​(m. 1958; div. 1959)​ Yale Wexler ​ ​(m. 1960; div. 1966)​
Children	2

Marta Victoria Moya Peggo Burges (24 February 1934 – 27 June 2020), known professionally as Linda Cristal (Spanish: [kɾisˈtal]), was an Argentine actress. She appeared in a number of Western films during the 1950s, before winning a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the 1958 comedy film The Perfect Furlough.

From 1967 to 1971, Cristal starred as Victoria Cannon in the NBC series The High Chaparral. For her performance she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1970, and received two Emmy Award nominations.

Early years

Rumored to be the daughter of a French father and an Italian mother (however, documents indicate they were Spanish: Antonio Moya and Rosario P.), Cristal was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 24 February 1934. Her father was a publisher who moved the family to Montevideo, Uruguay due to political issues. She was educated at the Conservatorio Franklin in Uruguay.

Career

Cristal appeared in films in Argentina and Mexico before taking on her first English-language role as Margarita in the 1956 Western film Comanche. Following her Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in The Perfect Furlough (1958), Cristal went on to roles in Cry Tough (1959), Legions of the Nile (1959), The Pharaohs' Woman (1960), and was asked by John Wayne to play the part of Flaca in his epic The Alamo (1960). In 1961 she had a key role in the Western Two Rode Together.

Along with these and other film roles, Cristal appeared in episodes of network television series. She played a kidnapped Countess opposite Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood in a 1959 episode of Rawhide. She also had a role as a female matador in NBC's The Tab Hunter Show. She also appeared in a 1964 episode, "City Beneath the Sea", on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and numerous other television episodes.

Cristal semi-retired in 1964 to raise her two children. She was coaxed out of retirement when she became the last cast member to be added as a regular on the NBC series The High Chaparral (1967-1971). Her performance in the series, as Victoria Cannon, earned her two more Golden Globe nominations (winning Best Actress – Television Drama in 1968) and two Emmy Award nominations.

Cristal worked sparingly after The High Chaparral, with a few television and film roles, such as the film Mr. Majestyk (1974) and the television miniseries Condominium (1980). She last appeared in the starring role of Victoria "Rossé" Wilson on the Argentine television series Rossé (1985).

Personal life

Cristal's 1950 marriage was annulled after five days. On 24 April 1958, in Pomona, California, she married Robert Champion, a businessman. They divorced on 9 December 1959. In 1960, she married Yale Wexler, a former actor who worked in real estate. They divorced in December 1966.

Cristal died at her home in Beverly Hills, California on 27 June 2020, aged 89.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ Aaker, Everett (2017). Television Western Players, 1960Ð1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9781476662503. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
2. ^ Grimes, William (28 June 2020). "Linda Cristal, Who Starred in 'High Chaparral,' Dies at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
3. Lamparski, Richard (1989). Whatever became of-- ?. Crown Publishers. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-517-57150-7.
4. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
5. Abbott, Jon (2006). Irwin Allen Television Productions, 1964-1970. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 22.
6. "Linda Cristal". Golden Globe Awards. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
7. "Linda Cristal". Emmy Awards. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
8. Reichardt, Nancy M. (9 October 1988). "LINDA CRISTAL NOT THE 'RETIRING' TYPE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
9. Barnes, Mike (29 June 2020). "Linda Cristal, Actress on 'The High Chaparral,' Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

External links

• Linda Cristal at IMDb 
• Linda Cristal discography at Discogs

• 1931 births
• 2020 deaths
• Actresses from Rosario, Santa Fe
• Argentine film actresses
• Argentine emigrants to the United States
• Argentine people of French descent
• Argentine people of Italian descent
• Western (genre) film actresses
• Best Drama Actress Golden Globe (television) winners
• New Star of the Year (Actress) Golden Globe winners
• 20th-century Argentine actresses
• Expatriate actresses in the United States
• Western (genre) television actors