Barbara Carrera Net Worth

What is Barbara Carrera's Net Worth?

Barbara Carrera is a former actress and model who has a net worth of $10 million. Barbara Carrera is known for her roles in such films as "Embryo," "The Island of Dr. Moreau," "Condorman," "Lone Wolf McQuade," and "Never Say Never Again." On television, she starred in the miniseries "Centennial," "Masada," and "Emma: Queen of the South Seas," and had a role in the ninth season of the primetime soap opera "Dallas." Carrera is also a painter, and has had her work exhibited in galleries in Beverly Hills and London.

Early Life

Barbara Carrera was born as Barbara Kingsbury in Bluefields, Nicaragua to Nicaraguan mother Florencia and American father Louis, who worked for the US embassy in Nicaragua. The date of her birth is contested, with sources reporting everything from 1947 to 1953. As a child, Carrera moved to the United States to live with her father.

Modeling Career

Carrera began her career as a model, signing with the Ford Modeling Agency when she was 17. She went on to appear in such magazines as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Paris Match, as well as Playboy.

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Film Career

Carrera made her big-screen acting debut in 1970, playing a fashion model in the film "Puzzle of a Downfall Child." However, she had her breakthrough in 1975 in the Western "The Master Gunfighter," for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer – Actress. Carrera went on to have her first starring role the next year, in the science-fiction horror film "Embryo." She starred in another science-fiction horror film in 1977: "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Carrera next appeared in the 1980 disaster film "When Time Ran Out…," in which she had a supporting role. She went back to starring roles after that, including in the superhero comedy "Condorman," the crime thriller "I, the Jury," and the Western martial arts film "Lone Wolf McQuade." Carrera reached an even wider audience – and level of acclaim – for her performance as villainess Fatima Blush in the 1983 James Bond film "Never Say Never Again." Her work earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

After "Never Say Never Again," Carrera starred in the 1985 action thriller "Wild Geese II." She followed that with roles in the 1987 comedies "Love at Stake" and "The Underachievers." Closing out the decade, Carrera had a supporting role in the comedy "Loverboy" and a leading role in the fantasy comedy "Wicked Stepmother," the final film of Bette Davis. She went on to play the wife of a mob boss in the 1993 action film "Point of Impact." Her subsequent credits included "Tryst," "Night of the Archer," and the romantic comedy "Love Is All There Is," a modern reimagining of "Romeo and Juliet" set in the Bronx. At the end of the decade, Carrera appeared in the children's films "Waking Up Horton" and "Alec to the Rescue!" Among her credits in the early '00s are "Coo Coo Café," "Panic," and "Paradise." Carrera's final film appearance was in the 2005 short film "Twenty."

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Television Career

Carrera's first television role was in the NBC historical miniseries "Centennial," based on the novel by James A. Michener. In the miniseries, which aired from October 1978 to February 1979, Carrera played the role of Clay Basket. She went on to star in another historical miniseries in 1981: "Masada," based on the novel "The Antagonists" by Ernest Gann. Carrera played the mistress of Peter O'Toole's character. After that, she appeared in an episode of the crime drama series "Matt Houston" and starred in the television film "Sins of the Past." From 1985 to 1986, Carrera played Angelica Nero in the ninth season of the CBS primetime soap opera "Dallas." Later in the decade, she starred as the titular Samoan plantation owner Emma Forsayth in the Australian miniseries "Emma: Queen of the South Seas."

In the early 1990s, Carrera acted in the television film "Murder in Paradise," and also played fictional President Isabella Duarte in an episode of the short-lived action adventure series "Fortune Hunter." In 1995, she appeared in the television film "Sawbones," and in 1996 she was in the television film "The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best." Following a guest role on "JAG" in 1998, Carrera ended the decade with a role in the television film "Lakota Moon." Kicking off the new millennium, she appeared alongside fellow Bond girls Maude Adams, Kristina Wayborn, and Tanya Roberts in an episode of the sitcom "That '70s Show." Carrera's last role on television was as Francesca Messina in two episodes of "Judging Amy" in 2004.

Painter

Beyond acting, Carrera has had a career as a painter, with exhibitions of her work at the Makk Galleries in Beverly Hills, California and the Roy Miles Gallery in London, England. She also had her paintings showcased at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum in 2002.

Personal Life

Carrera has been wed and divorced three times. She married her first husband, Otto Kurt Freiherr von Hoffman, in 1966; they divorced in 1972. Carrera was subsequently wed to Uva Harden from 1972 until 1976. Her third husband was Greek shipping heir Nicholas Mark Mavroleon, whom she married in 1983 and later divorced. She went on to date Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland. Between her marriages, Carrera dated various other major figures, including Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, Ryan O'Neal, and Robert Evans.

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