Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate was an American film & television actress and model from Dallas, Texas. She was born on January 24th, 1943. Her first work in the horror genre was the 1966 thriller Eye of the Devi by director J. Lee Thompson. On January 20th, 1968 she married Polish film director Roman Polanski. Polanski cast Sharon Tate his 1967 horror movie The Fearless Vampire Killers as Sarah Shagal. Sadly, Sharon Tate is more well known for her death than any accomplishments she may have had during her life. On August 9th, 1969, members of the Charles Manson "family" cult broke into Tate's home in Benedict Canyon in Los Angeles, and brutally murdered her as well as several house guests. Manson follower Susan Atkins stabbed Sharon Tate repeatedly, who was eight and 1/2 months pregnant at the time.

Notes & Trivia

 * Sharon Tate was 26-years-old at the time of her death.


 * Her first work in film was playing an unidentified arena patrician in the 1961 biblical film Barabbas.


 * Actress Hilary Duff portrayed Sharon Tate in the 2018 film The Haunting of Sharon Tate.


 * Actress Margot Robbie portrayed Sharon Tate in the 2019 period drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino.