Barbara Carrera
Barbara Carrera (born Barbara Kingsbury) is an American model and actress. She starred in films "The Master Gunfighter" (1975), "Embryo" (1976), "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1977), "Condorman" (1981), "I, the Jury" (1982), "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983) and most notable as SPECTRE assassin Fatima Blush in "Never Say Never Again" (1983). She received Golden Globe Awards nominations for "The Master Gunfighter" and "Never Say Never Again". Carrera is also known for playing Clay Basket in the big-budget miniseries "Centennial" (1978-79), and as Angelica Nero on the the ninth season of CBS prime time soap opera "Dallas  (1985-86). Early life. Barbara Kingsbury was born in Bluefields, Nicaragua. Some sources give her birth year as 1947 or 1951, but most list 1945. She prefers to say 1953. Her mother, Florencia Carrera, was Nicaraguan, and her father, Louis Kingsbury, was American who worked for the American embassy in Nicaragua. Sometime after the age of ten, Carrera moved to the United States to live with her father. She moved to New York at the age of 15. Career. Kingsbury began a career as a model at the Eileen Ford agency at the age of 17, at which point she 	Barbara Carrera
22330736	changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Carrera. Her first film role was as a fashion model in Puzzle of a Downfall Child" (1970), which fared poorly at the box office. In 1972, she appeared on the screen in a publicity role for Chiquita bananas. Carrera has appeared on the pages and covers of such magazines as "Vogue", "Paris Match", "Harper's Bazaar", and twice posed for "Playboy" (July 1977 and March 1982). In 1976, Carrera earned her first Golden Globe nomination ("New Star of the Year -- Actress") for her role in "The Master Gunfighter". She later  played in such films as "The Island of Dr. Moreau", "Lone Wolf McQuade", "Condorman", "Point of Impact", "Tryst" and "Embryo". For her portrayal of the villainess Fatima Blush in the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again", she earned a 1984 Golden Globe nomination for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture". She worked opposite Laurence Olivier in "Wild Geese II" the following year. On television, Carrera played a part in the soap opera "Dallas" as Angelica Nero, and more prominently, in the historical miniseries "Centennial" in 1978 and "Masada" (opposite Peter O'Toole and  Peter Strauss) in 1981. These roles brought her to the mainstream attention of American audiences. She also starred as Emma Forsayth in the miniseries "" in 1988. Since "Paradise" (2004), Carrera has not appeared in films or television. In 1997, Carrera was appointed Ambassador-at-Large for Nicaragua by then-president Arnoldo Alemán. Carrera is also an artist and her work has been showcased in the Makk Galleries, with Americo Makk, in Beverly Hills, California since the 1980s, and the Roy Miles Gallery in London, England. In May 2002, her works were exhibited at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum and have typically  been sold for up to $8,000. Personal life. Carrera has been married and divorced three times, her spouses being: Between marriages, Carrera dated Robert De Niro, Robert Evans, Alexander Godunov, Philip Niarchos, Richard Gere and Ryan O'Neal. After her third marriage, she was involved with Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland. Carrera has no children