Taryn Power
| Taryn Power | |
|---|---|
 Romina and Taryn Power, guests of the Italian TV show Tutto è pop, Turin, 1972 | |
| Born |
Taryn Stephanie Power September 13, 1953 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Other names | Taryn Power-Greendeer |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972 – 1990 |
| Spouse(s) |
Norman Seeff (1978-1982) (divorced) Tony Sales (divorced) (2 children) William Greendeer (1993-?) (divorced) (1 child) |
| Children |
Tai Seeff (b. 1980) Tony Tyrone Sales (b. 1984) Valentina Sales (b. 1985) Stella Greendeer (b. 1996) |
| Parent(s) |
Tyrone Power (father) Linda Christian (mother) |
| Relatives |
Romina Power (elder sister) Tyrone Power, Jr. (half-brother) |
Taryn Stephanie Power (born September 13, 1953) is an American actress and the younger daughter of the actor Tyrone Power and his second wife, Mexican actress Linda Christian.[1]
Biography
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, Power's parents divorced in 1956. After the divorce, her mother took Power and her elder sister Romina to live all around the world, mainly living in Italy and Spain where she and her sister spent most of their childhood.
Career
She has acted in eight films, the first two in Spanish, the rest mostly English language films. Her most notable roles were as "Valentine De Villefort" in The Count of Monte Cristo (1975), with Richard Chamberlain, Donald Pleasence, and Tony Curtis, and as "Dione" in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), starring Patrick Wayne and Jane Seymour.
Personal life
Power's father died of a massive heart attack when she was five. In 1975, she met photographer Norman Seeff in Los Angeles, and eventually married him shortly before the birth of her first child. They split and eventually divorced in 1982. Power also had two children with musician Tony Sales in the 1980s.[2] She later married William Greendeer and had a fourth child, Stella Greendeer, on April 21, 1996.[3]
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 (Associated Press)(2 January 1975). Taryn Power Has No Recollection Of Her Movie-idol Father, Lewiston Evening Journal
- ↑ Evans, Hilary (10 June 1985). Tyrone Power's Daughter Taryn Steps into the Family Business, People (magazine)
- ↑ Ty's Children, tyrone-power.com, Retrieved September 21, 2011