Sharon Tate is a famous American actress and model. Constant participation in beauty contests made Sharon famous, and in the cinema she is better known as a comedic actress. She was remembered on many TV shows where she starred, including "Valley of the Dolls" and "Ball of the Vampires." But even worse was the death of the actress. She was brutally murdered in the ninth month of pregnancy.
Childhood
Sharon Tate was born at the end of January 1943 in the American city of Dallas. Her father, Paul James Tate, was a military colonel. Mom, Doris Gwendolyn Tate, took care of children and home. In the family, soon after the birth of the feather daughter, two more girls were born. Sharon was the eldest of the sisters.
The life of a military family constantly consisted of some kind of moving. As a child, Sharon Tate moved with her family six times, as her father was constantly transferred from one part to another. And only in 1959 did they settle for a long time. Because of these living conditions, Sharon hardly got close to children, everyone considered her a timid and insecure girl.
Education
It is known that Sharon Tate, whose photo is in this article, always dreamed that after graduation she would go to university and get the profession of a psychiatrist. But it was at this time that his father was transferred to a new duty station, and the whole family was forced to move to Italy. She began to attend an American school, and for the first time in the life of a future famous actress, friends appeared - classmates.
The first television test
Sharon Tate, whose life story is always of interest to fans of her work, in Italy for the first time participated in the filming of extras, where she went with friends. On these shootings, the first meeting took place with the famous actor Richard Beymer, who was able to discern the talent in her and all the time persuaded and convinced the girl that she must become an actress. At this time, Tate starred in a musical program, and also managed to star in the crowd in the film "Barabbas".
Job seeking
After filming in extras, Sharon Tate decided to try herself in the cinema, and for this she went to Rome to undergo a casting. But she was not taken, and then the girl came to America, hoping to find work related to cinema. But the parents constantly asked the girl to return home.
Having succumbed to their persuasion, in 1962, Sharon Tate, whose photo is in this article, returned to her parents, who were still still living in Italy. But soon the whole family moved to America again and settled in Los Angeles. It was in this city that she met her first agent, Bermen Gayfsky.
First movie roles
After moving to America, Sharon, thanks to her agent, was able to get her first job on television. She first starred in commercials. For two years, starting in 1963, Tate also played in sitcoms, but all her roles were small and mostly episodic. These are comedic sitcoms like Beverly Hills Hillbilly and Mr. Ed. In 1943, Agent Tate was able to enter into a seven-year contract with a well-known film company. But the director of this firm constantly gave Tate small roles, believing that Sharon was not yet ready.
Cinematic career
Sharon Tate, whose reason for the killing for a long time was not clear, received her first main role in 1965. In total, there are six films in the cinematic piggy bank of the young actress, where she successfully played the main female role and was able to gain fame, popularity and love among the audience. In 1967, she starred in the film "Don't Drive the Wave" directed by Alexander Mackendrick. According to the plot of this film, a young and rich girl Laura, trying to start an affair with a young and rich Carlo, first makes his car fall off a cliff, and then he sets his car on fire. After that, she offers him to stay with her for several days, since she needs to prepare all the documents about his car and what happened to him so that the young man can get insurance. Carlo remains in Laura’s house, and soon they began an affair.
In 1968, the young and talented actress Tate starred in the comedy film "The Destroyer Team." The plot of this film consists of several fun stories about secret agent Matt Helme. The murder of Sharon Tate occurred in 1969, and in the same year another film was released, where the young actress starred. In the comedy film "One of Thirteen," directed by Nicholas Gessner, the story is about the adventures of Mario Beretti, who is looking for a treasure hidden by his aunt in one of thirteen chairs. He also has to meet Pat, who is successfully and talentedly played by Sharon Tate.
The first main role in the film "Eye of the Devil"
In 1965, a young and talented actress received her first significant role in the film “Eye of the Devil”, directed by Jay Lee Thompson. In the British horror film, Tate played the witch Odile de Kerey. She lives on a French estate with her brother Christian.
Philip, the protagonist of the film, returns to his estate due to the fact that everyone begged him to help save the vineyards, which dry out due to Prohibition. He returns with his wife Catherine, and already on the estate he meets a charming witch. But in order to save the vineyards, it is necessary to perform a ceremony in which sacrifice is absolutely necessary.
Filming in the movie "Vampire Ball"
In 1967, the famous actress Tate starred in the film "Vampire Ball" directed by Roman Polanski. In its genre, this film can be attributed to both comedy and horror. In this picture, the director himself played one of the main male roles. Sharon played Sarah Chagall, who in the story of this film is the daughter of the owner of the inn, which is located in Transilvinia.
To study vampires, a young assistant professor arrives in Transylvania, who stops at this inn. Alfred and Professor Abronzius wish to explore the castle of the vampire Count von Krolok himself. And this same assistant falls in love with Sarah Chagall. When the professor and his assistant began to question people about the vampire, no one wanted to tell anything about him.
But everywhere the garlic was spread. And soon a hunchback arrived at the inn, following which led to the vampire. He surprised the professor, as he not only had a huge library, but also turned out to be very educated. The vampire closes the guests on the balcony, as soon the ball was to begin, where Sarah was invited.
Having found the vampire costumes, the professor and assistant penetrate the ball to save Sarah. But they are quickly exposed, as the professor and assistant began to appear in the mirror. They all manage to escape, but it soon becomes clear that Sarah is now a vampire.
The film "Valley of the Dolls"
It is known that in 1967, Sharon starred in the American drama "Valley of the Dolls" directed by Mark Robson. One of the main female roles was played by the young and talented actress Tate. Her heroine, Jennifer Noort, was a success with both the audience and the directors, who predicted her a brilliant acting career. In the center of the plot are three friends who are young and have a successful career ahead of them. They are very different in nature and have different hobbies.
In their careers and relationships with men, they experience both moments of joy and unhappy moments. But they share a common addiction to alcoholic drinks and "dolls." “Dolls” are drugs that take them away from reality. But soon the girls realize that in their life everything happens not at all as they would like.
Her first friend, Neely, plays beautifully in performances, but when she comes to Hollywood to successfully build her acting career, the “dolls” soon become the basis of her life, and to get rid of this addiction, she goes to a sanatorium. Jennifer, played by Tate, also follows her friend. Having married, she becomes pregnant. But at this time it turns out that the girl has a hereditary disease, so she has to have an abortion. The fate of the third friend is no better.
Personal life
Actress Sharon Tate in 1963 was engaged to Philip Forke. An affair with this French actor arose unexpectedly and proceeded very rapidly. Relations between young people were not calm and even. And as soon as the joint shooting was stopped and the young people went to different film sets, their engagement was immediately terminated.
But the very next year, the young and talented actress Sharon Tate, whose films are now known and loved by everyone, met Jay Sebrig. The Hollywood stylist immediately offered the charming Sharon to marry him, but she refused, thinking that marriage would only interfere with her career.
The love story of Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate
In 1965, the charming and talented actress Sharon Tate was invited to shoot the comedy film “The Vampire Ball”, directed by director Roman Polanski. Their love story began on the set. The shooting took place in Italy, and the director looked after the actress, but as soon as the work process was over and the whole crew returned to London again, the actress immediately moved to the apartment for the director Polanski.
Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate ended in a wedding. Three years later they were married in the UK. Immediately after the marriage, the young couple left for California. Sharon soon became pregnant. In terms of time, she needed to give birth at the end of the summer of 1969. But this did not happen, since at the end of the term she was killed.
Actress killing
The murder of a young and talented actress occurred on the ninth of August 1969. She was barely twenty-six at that time. At this time, her husband was in London, where he was shooting his next film, but the other day was about to return. Realizing that Sharon was pregnant, he asked his friends to look after her so that the pregnant wife would not be left alone.
On that fateful and tragic day, friends, so that Tate would not be left alone at home, invited her to a restaurant. The young actress returned home at eleven in the morning. It is known that during the day her sisters called and offered to come to her so that she would not be bored at night. But Tate refuses the help of the sisters and saves them this life.
Already in the late night, unexpectedly people burst into the house in Los Angeles, where the pregnant actress lived. As it turned out later, it was the Family sect, which was led by Charles Manson. These people kill everyone who was in this house. Despite the fact that Sharon begged to spare her unborn child, she was still killed. She was stabbed 16 times. The friends who were with her in the house also perished. It is known that sectarians wrote the word “Pig” in blood on the front door.
Four days later, the funeral of the young actress took place. Her child was buried in the same grave with her. For a long time, the police could not understand why the sectarians attacked Tate’s house. The circumstances of Sharon's death were strange and incomprehensible. The husband of the actress also could not find an explanation of why this happened. It came to the point that they even began to suspect friends.
After such a terrible murder of a young and talented actress, many Hollywood stars tried to take their families away from Los Angeles, and also tried to install either a security system in their homes or hire security. When the killers of the famous actress were detained, people calmed down a bit.
In order for the killers of actress Tate to receive the longest term, the mother of the young girl tried to do everything in her power. They received a life sentence. Everyone knew what happened in the house where Sharon Tate lived. The crime scene in 1990 was destroyed, since no one lived in the house and no one wanted to buy it. The house was demolished, and in its place a new building was built over time, but with a different address. In 2004, a film was made about a talented and young actress.