Taryn Power
Taryn Power | |
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Power in 1974 | |
| Born | Taryn Stephanie Power September 13, 1953 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | June 26, 2020 (aged 66) |
| Other names | Taryn Power-Greendeer |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–1990 |
| Spouses | Norman Seeff
(m. 1978; div. 1982)William Greendeer
(m. 1993, divorced) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Tyrone Power Linda Christian |
| Relatives | Romina Power (sister) Tyrone Power Jr. (half-brother) Tyrone Power Sr. (grandfather) Tyrone Power (great-great-grandfather) |
Taryn Stephanie Power (September 13, 1953 – June 26, 2020) was an American actress.
Early life, family and education
Power was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1953, to actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian.[1] When her parents divorced in 1956, her mother took Taryn and her elder sister Romina to live all around the world, mainly spending their childhoods in Mexico City (her mother's mother's home),[2] Italy, and Spain.[3] Power's father died in 1958 of a heart attack when she was five years old. She was educated during her later youth at boarding schools in England.[2]
Career
Taryn Power acted in eight films. Her first two were in Spanish, and the rest were mostly English language films. The first film was the Mexican film Maria (1972); she was the starring role and was cast when she was 18 years old.[2] She played Valentine De Villefort in The Count of Monte Cristo (1975), which starred Richard Chamberlain, Donald Pleasence, and Tony Curtis; her character's father was played by Louis Jourdan.[2] She played Dione in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), starring Patrick Wayne (son of John Wayne)[2] and Jane Seymour. On television, she acted in an episode of Matt Houston.[2]
Personal life and demise
In 1975, she met photographer Norman Seeff in Los Angeles, and eventually married him shortly before the birth of her first child, Tai. Her relationship with Seeff faded, ending in divorce in 1982.
Power lived with rock musician Tony Sales (son of comedian Soupy Sales) in the 1980s. They had two children together: Anthony Tyrone Sales (born 1982) and Valentina Fox Sakes (born 1983).[2]
Power married William Greendeer and with him had a fourth child, Stella Greendeer, on April 21, 1996.[4]
Taryn Power died from leukemia on June 26, 2020, after a 4+1⁄2-year battle against the disease.[5]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | María | María | |
| 1974 | Un Viaje de locos | Fedora | |
| 1975 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Valentine De Villefort | |
| 1976 | Tracks | Stephanie | |
| House of Pleasure for Women | Olimpia | Alternative title: Bordella | |
| 1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Dione | Alternative title: Sinbad at the World's End |
| 1984 | The Sea Serpent | Margaret | Alternative title: Serpiente de Mar |
| 1990 | Eating | Anita | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Helene Holstead | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Matt Houston | Deborah | 1 episode |
Award nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Saturn Award | Nominated | Best Actress - Fantasy | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger |
References
- ^ Deutsch, Linda (2 January 1975). "Taryn Power Has No Recollection Of Her Movie-idol Father". Lewiston Evening Journal. Associated Press – via Google News.
- ^ a b c d e f g Evans, Hilary (10 June 1985). "Tyrone Power's Daughter Taryn Steps into the Family Business". People. Vol. 23, no. 23. Archived from the original on 2011-02-16.
- ^ Berumen, F.J.G. (2016). Latino Image Makers in Hollywood: Performers, Filmmakers and Films Since the 1960s. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4766-1411-3. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ty's Children". tyrone-power.com. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ nj (2020-06-28). "Farewell to Taryn Power, Romina Power's younger sister and actress". njmmanews.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
External links
- Taryn Power at IMDb
- Taryn Power discography at Discogs