• Name: Barbara Carrera
  • Date of Birth: December 31, 1945
  • Place of Birth: Bluefields, Nicaragua
Mini-bio: Exotic Nicaraguan-American leading lady Barbara Carrera burst onto the high-fashion modelling scene at the age of 17. Barbara achieved prominence in the U.S. for her appearances in a series of "Chiqui... read moreta Banana" commercials. Her debut film was 1970's Puzzle of a Downfall Child, but most filmgoers were first made aware of Barbara via her barely-dressed star turn in the 1976 sci-fier Embryo She was briefly a "James Bond girl" in 1983, playing seductive villainess Fatima Blush in Sean Connery's return to the 007 fold, Never Say Never Again. On television, Barbara Carrera portrayed Angelica Nero during the 1985-86 "amnesia" season of Dallas. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoBarbara Carrera mini-bio: Stunning Nicaraguan born ex-model whose on screen performances are at their best when she is playing a sinister femme fatale. In doing so, she has achieved minor cult status and has quite a loyal fan base. The tall and tanned Carrera first cropped up in minor roles taking advantage of her exotic features in The Master Gunfighter (1975), Embryo (1976) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). She sizzled on screen with Armand Assante as the sexy villainous doctor in I, the Jury (1982), was the love interest of Texas Ranger Chuck Norris in Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) and gave her best performance to date as assassin "Fatima Blush" opposite Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again (1983) and then as "Emma Coe" in the mini series "Emma - Queen of the South Seas".

Carrera has most recently been seen guest starring in the popular TV series "That 70's Show" and "Judging Amy".

A former model, she made her film debut playing - what else? - a fashion model in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970).

Measurements: 35-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).

She is also a painter. Her celebrity portraits were exhibited at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum in April-May 2002.

Grew up inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Nicaragua where her American-born father worked as a ArialBold.
,br> Attended the St. Joseph Academy in Memphis, Tennessee.

Moved to New York at age 16.


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