Jacqueline Voltaire is a Mexican actress and model of British descent, whose role was brought to fame by the role of Nancy Williams in the series "Just Maria". The actress also starred in the science fiction films Dune and Arrival. The telenovelas and films of Jacqueline Voltaire knew how to succeed not only in Mexico, but throughout the world.
Biography
Jacqueline was born in 1948 in Workshire (Britain). She moved a lot, lived for some time in France, Germany and the USA, before settling in Mexico, where she lived most of her life. The actress was fluent in French, German, Italian and Spanish, which she learned through her love of travel.
Before her film debut, Jacqueline worked as a singer, dancer, and model.
Filmography
The debut of Jacqueline Voltaire on the big screen took place in 1971 - she played with Mario Moreno in the comedy Un Quijote sin mancha.
In 1973, the actress got a role in the surrealistic film Alejandro Jodorowski "Holy Mountain", which has long been banned from showing because of scandalous themes. The picture was released in wide rental only in 2006. The tape did not gain popularity, having collected at the box office only 95 thousand dollars.
For the next 10 years, Jacqueline Voltaire did not work in cinema or on television, since she received almost no invitations.
In 1984, the actress returned to the big screen, playing with Kyle McLachlan and Patrick Stewart in the fantastic action movie "Dune". Neither the star cast, nor the eminent director (David Lynch) could save the picture from a rolling failure: with a budget of 42 million dollars, the picture collected only 27 million at the box office and received mostly negative reviews from critics.
In 1986, Voltaire received perhaps the most important role in her life - the role of Nancy Williams in the TV series “Just Maria”. Then no one could have imagined how enormous popularity this project would gain throughout the world.
Upon its completion, the actress worked mainly on television projects, playing in more than twenty Mexican telenovelas.
In 1996, Jacqueline played in the fantastic thriller "Arrival" by David Thuy, although she got a very small role. The picture was well received by critics, but this did not help her pay back at the box office her 25 millionth budget.
The last feature film in the career of Jacqueline Voltaire - the drama "Under the Moon," which was released in 2007.
Personal life
In 2006, the actress underwent an unsuccessful breast augmentation operation. Shortly after surgery, she revealed melanoma. Voltaire was not able to overcome breast cancer - on April 8, 2008, she died.
Jacqueline Voltaire was never married and had no children.