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Jacqueline Voltaire is a Actor Mexicaine born on 6 november 1948 at Warwickshire (United-kingdom)
Jacqueline Voltaire (November 6, 1948 – April 8, 2008) was a British-born Mexican actress, model and singer, known for her successful career in telenovelas, especially on Televisa. Voltaire also appeared in Mexican and international films, including Alejandro Jodorowsky's The Holy Mountain in 1973, John Sayles' Men with Guns and Dune, which was directed by David Lynch.
Voltaire was born as Jacqueline Anne Walter Clisson in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, on November 6, 1948. She lived in several countries and continents during her early life, including France, Germany, the United States and parts of Africa, before settling in Mexico, where she lived for over thirty years. She first worked as a dancer and performer. She danced in some of the world's most famous nightclubs, including the Moulin Rouge, the Casino de Paris and Le Lido. She became fluent in Spanish, Italian and French through her career and travels.
Voltaire made her big screen debut after settling in Mexico in the 1971 film Un Quijote sin mancha, opposite Mario Moreno, who was better known as Cantinflas. Voltaire officially joined the National Association of Actors (ANDA), the Mexican actors guild, in February 1979, where she held membership number 19216. Voltaire appeared opposite a number of well known Mexican and international actors including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Queta Carrasco, Mauricio Garcés, Sharon Stone, Óscar Chávez, Silvia Pinal, Patrick Stewart, Roberto Gómez Bolaños and Susana Dosamantes. In the 1990s and 2000s, Voltaire became known as one of Mexico's famed telenovela stars, but continued to work in films. She won a MTV Latinoamérica award in the category "Most bizarre sex scene" in 2005 for a scene in the film Matando Cabos with actor Silverio Palacios. She also worked as an image consultant during the later years of her career.
Voltaire's last role in television was on the Mexican telenovela Palabra de Mujer, in which she played the character of Flora Navarro. Her last stage role was in the Mexican staging of the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, renamed Una Eva y dos patanes, opposite actors Alessandra Rosaldo and Eugenio Derbez.
Jacqueline Voltaire died at a hospital in Mexico City on April 8, 2008, of melanoma (a most dangerous type of skin cancer) at the age of 59. Her remains were cremated on April 10, 2008.
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Birth name Jacqueline Anne Walter Clisson
Nationality Mexique
Birth 6 november 1948 at Warwickshire (United-kingdom)
Death 8 april 2008 (at 59 years) at Mexico City (Mexique)
Nationality Mexique
Birth 6 november 1948 at Warwickshire (United-kingdom)
Death 8 april 2008 (at 59 years) at Mexico City (Mexique)
Voltaire was born as Jacqueline Anne Walter Clisson in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, on November 6, 1948. She lived in several countries and continents during her early life, including France, Germany, the United States and parts of Africa, before settling in Mexico, where she lived for over thirty years. She first worked as a dancer and performer. She danced in some of the world's most famous nightclubs, including the Moulin Rouge, the Casino de Paris and Le Lido. She became fluent in Spanish, Italian and French through her career and travels.
Voltaire made her big screen debut after settling in Mexico in the 1971 film Un Quijote sin mancha, opposite Mario Moreno, who was better known as Cantinflas. Voltaire officially joined the National Association of Actors (ANDA), the Mexican actors guild, in February 1979, where she held membership number 19216. Voltaire appeared opposite a number of well known Mexican and international actors including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Queta Carrasco, Mauricio Garcés, Sharon Stone, Óscar Chávez, Silvia Pinal, Patrick Stewart, Roberto Gómez Bolaños and Susana Dosamantes. In the 1990s and 2000s, Voltaire became known as one of Mexico's famed telenovela stars, but continued to work in films. She won a MTV Latinoamérica award in the category "Most bizarre sex scene" in 2005 for a scene in the film Matando Cabos with actor Silverio Palacios. She also worked as an image consultant during the later years of her career.
Voltaire's last role in television was on the Mexican telenovela Palabra de Mujer, in which she played the character of Flora Navarro. Her last stage role was in the Mexican staging of the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, renamed Una Eva y dos patanes, opposite actors Alessandra Rosaldo and Eugenio Derbez.
Jacqueline Voltaire died at a hospital in Mexico City on April 8, 2008, of melanoma (a most dangerous type of skin cancer) at the age of 59. Her remains were cremated on April 10, 2008.
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Under the Same Moon (2008)
, 1h44Directed by Patricia Riggen
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité, Children's films
Actors Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, America Ferrera, Jesse Garcia, Maya Zapata, Sonya Smith
Roles Sra. Mckenzie
Rating73%
The film tells the story of Rosario (Kate del Castillo), a mother who illegally immigrates to the United States, and her nine-year-old son, Carlitos (Adrián Alonso). Rosario and Carlitos have not seen each other in four years, since Carlitos was five. Rosario, now living in Los Angeles, California, calls her son, (still in Mexico), every Sunday at 10 A.M. from a payphone. Carlitos lives in a small Mexican village with his sick grandmother and his oppressive aunt and uncle, who try to take custody of him in order to get the money that Rosario sends to him. One day, while working for a woman named Carmen (Carmen Salinas), Carlitos encounters two American immigrant transporters (coyotes), Martha (America Ferrera) and David (Jesse Garcia), who offer to smuggle small children across the border.
Romancing The Bride (2005)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Laura Prepon, Carrie Fisher, Matt Cedeño, Maria Thayer, Josh Randall, Jen Drohan
Roles Aunt Susan
Rating58%
The plot surrounds a confused bride Melissa (Prepon) who wakes hand-cuffed to a Mexican stranger who claims to be her husband; she has no recollection of the marriage after having consumed a Mexican "moonshine" drink and having forgotten the events that occurred the previous night.
Killing Cabos (2004)
, 1h34Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Tony Dalton, Pedro Armendáriz (fils), Ana Claudia Talancón, Raúl Méndez, Joaquín Cosío, Jacqueline Voltaire
Roles Gabriela Cabos
Rating74%
Men with Guns (1998)
, 2h7Directed by John Sayles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado, Damián Alcázar, Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody, Alejandro Springall
Roles Rich Lady
Rating75%
Dr. Fuentes (Federico Luppi) is a medical professor/doctor near his retirement and his wife has recently died. He taught a group of seven -he views this as one of his greatest accomplishments- that trains young people to provide health care to impoverished citizens in the outlying hill country, where small agricultural communities struggle to survive. It is not until he begins his journey that he discovers a world much different than the one he had imagined existing for his students as he finds himself encountering guerrillas and soldiers.
The Arrival (1996)
, 1h55Directed by David Twohy
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films
Actors Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Theresa Polo, David Villalpando
Roles Reporter #3
Rating61%
The Film opens with climatologist Ilana Green (Lindsay Crouse) examining a poppy field and remarking that it "shouldn't be here". We then see that the poppy field is in the middle of the Arctic.
Dune (1984)
, 2h17Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur une planète fictive, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Dystopian films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Everett McGill, Sting, Max von Sydow, José Ferrer
Roles (uncredited)
Rating62%
Ten thousand years in the futurethe known universe is ruled by Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. The most important substance in the empire is the drug known as melange or "the spice". It has many special properties, such as extending life and expanding consciousness. The most profitable and important of its properties is its ability to assist the Spacing Guild with folding space, which allows safe, instantaneous interstellar travel.
Capulina vs. the Mummies (1973)
, 1h31Directed by Alfredo Zacarías, Alfredo Zacarías
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Jacqueline Voltaire, Leticia Perdigón
Roles Jackie
Rating58%
The Holy Mountain (1973)
, 1h54Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about films, Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Alejandro Jodorowsky, Juan Ferrara, David Silva, Jacqueline Voltaire, Héctor Ortega, Arielle Dombasle
Roles Tourist Wife
Rating77%
A man (later identified as a thief) representing The Fool, a tarot card typically depicting a young man stepping off a cliff, lies on the ground with flies covering his face like excrement. He is befriended by a footless, handless dwarf (representing the Five of Swords: defeat) and goes into a city to make money from tourists. The thief's resemblance to Jesus Christ inspires some to use his likeness for the crucifixes that they sell by casting an impression of his face and body. After a dispute with a priest who rejects the thief's likeness of himself, the thief eats off the face of his wax statue and sends it skyward with balloons, symbolically eating the body of Christ and offering "himself" up to Heaven. Soon after, he notices a crowd gathered around a tall tower, where a large hook with a bag of gold has been sent down in exchange for food. The thief, wishing to find the source of the gold, ascends the tower, finding the alchemist (played by Jodorowsky) and his silent female assistant.