Taryn Power

Taryn Stephanie Power (September 13, 1953 – June 26, 2020) was an American actress.

Taryn Power
Romina and Taryn Power, guests of the Italian TV show Tutto è pop, Turin, 1972
Born
Taryn Stephanie Power

(1953-09-13)September 13, 1953
Los Angeles, California, United States
DiedJune 26, 2020(2020-06-26) (aged 66)
Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States
Other namesTaryn Power-Greendeer
OccupationActress
Years active1972–1990
Spouse(s)
Norman Seeff
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(m. 1978; div. 1982)​

Tony Sales
(m. 198?; div. 19??)
William Greendeer
(m. 1993; div. ??)
Children4
Parent(s)Tyrone Power
Linda Christian
RelativesRomina Power
(sister)
Tyrone Power Jr.
(half-brother)
Tyrone Power Sr.
(grandfather)
Tyrone Power
(great-great-grandfather)

Biography

Early life

Taryn 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 Power and her elder sister Romina to live all around the world, mainly spending their childhoods in Italy and Spain.[2]

Career

She 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

Taryn's father died in 1958 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, Tai. They split and eventually divorced in 1982. Power also had two children, Anthony Tyrone and Valentina Fox, with musician Tony Sales (son of comedian Soupy Sales) in the 1980s.[3] She later married William Greendeer and had a fourth child, Stella Greendeer, on April 21, 1996.[4]

After battling leukemia for a year and a half, Taryn Power's death on June 26, 2020 was announced by sister Romina on Instagram.[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
  1. Deutsch, Linda (Associated Press)(2 January 1975). Taryn Power Has No Recollection Of Her Movie-idol Father, Lewiston Evening Journal
  2. 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.
  3. Evans, Hilary (10 June 1985). Tyrone Power's Daughter Taryn Steps into the Family Business, People (magazine)
  4. Ty's Children, tyrone-power.com, Retrieved September 21, 2011
  5. "https://www.njmmanews.com/farewell-to-taryn-power-romina-powers-younger-sister-and-actress/". njmmanews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020. External link in |title= (help)
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