Christiane Martel
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.917 |
| Birthday | 1932-01-18 |
| Place of Birth | Piennes, France |
| Also Known As | Christiane Aleman, Cristina Martel, |
1956
Adam and Eve
4.1/12
Version of the story of Adam and Eve.
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Adam and Eve
1961
El Padre Pistolas
5/2
Feature on the adventures that develop the most perfect of false priest.
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El Padre Pistolas
1959
The Little Savage
5/4
The most fearsome pirate in epic deeds and fierce battles. Betrayed and abandoned on an island, discover a fabulous treasure and fight to the death to...
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The Little Savage
1960
Póker de reinas
5/4
A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved wit...
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Póker de reinas
1959
Estampida
5.3/3
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Estampida
1958
¡Viva el amor!
5/4
Man wants to dump wife for a new girlfriend; all three end up weekending in Acapulco together along with a gentleman the wife meets enroute, and all f...
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¡Viva el amor!
1959
Señoritas
5/4
Four young women facing "crises," mostly centered around the crucially-important issue of preserving their virginity in a variety of purity-oath threa...
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Señoritas
1959
Yo pecador
5.8/4
Biopic of a 1930s operatic tenor who ended up becoming a Franciscan monk and joining the priesthood.
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Yo pecador
1955
Drop the Curtain
6.8/18
Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress. While carrying out his work he observes how a ma...
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Drop the Curtain
1956
Wild Heart
5.6/5
On the Caribbean island of Martinique, two half-brothers are involved in the entanglements of a frivolous and calculating young woman.
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Wild Heart
1956
Bataclán mexicano
5/5
International showgirl engineers a green-card marriage for herself to avoid being deported.
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Bataclán mexicano
1961
The White Rose
7/8
An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to take...
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The White Rose
1956
Una lección de amor
5/2
An older gentleman takes responsibility for molding a young showgirl's career; there seems to be a romantic link between them, but she has lots of sid...
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Una lección de amor
1954
So This Is Paris
9/1
Three sailors on leave head for Paris with one thing on their minds.
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So This Is Paris
1960
Impaciencia del corazón
5.3/3
Young army officer gets involved with two sisters; one of them's a chronic invalid and her family has protected and sheltered her from all possible ha...
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Impaciencia del corazón
1954
Yankee Pasha
4/2
Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.
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Yankee Pasha
1961
Juana Gallo
6.5/12
Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements.
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Juana Gallo
1960
Infierno de almas
5/2
Mauricio flees from the police and takes refuge in the apartment of Ivonne, who gives him blood to save his life. Carlos the policeman who is in love...
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Infierno de almas
1959
Tipi da spiaggia
6/3
Four penniless friends wich Belong to a small commedy theatre go to taormina a famous Italian beach resort willing to marry Barbara a famous multimill...
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Tipi da spiaggia
1958
El cine mexicano de fiesta
0/0
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El cine mexicano de fiesta
1961
Leoni al sole
5.2/6
The endless summer of a group of thirty-something neapolitans at Positano.
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