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Barbara Kingsbury Carrera is a Nicaraguan-born American actress, model, and painter. She is a two-time Golden Globe Award nominee, New Star of the Year – Actress for The Master Gunfighter (1975) and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for the film Never Say Never Again (1983).

She is also known for her roles in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), (1981), I, the Jury (1982) and Lone Wolf McQuade (1983). Carrera also played Clay Basket on the miniseries Centennial (1978–79), and Angelica Nero on the ninth season of CBS prime time soap opera Dallas (1985–86).


Early life
Barbara Kingsbury was born in San Carlos, Nicaragua. Her mother, Florencia Cajina Herrera, was Nicaraguan, and her father, Louis Kingsbury, was an American who worked for the US embassy in Nicaragua.

Sometime after the age of ten, Carrera moved to the United States to live with her father. She moved to New York at the age of 15.


Career
Kingsbury began a career as a model at the at the age of 17, at which point she changed her last name to her mother's maiden name, Carrera. Her first film appearance was a cameo as herself in Jerry Schatzberg's Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970). In 1972, she appeared on the screen in a publicity role for . Carrera has appeared on the pages and covers of such magazines as Vogue, , Harper's Bazaar, and twice posed for (July 1977 and March 1982).

In 1976, Carrera earned her first nomination ("New Star of the Year - Actress") for her role in The Master Gunfighter. She later played in such films as The Island of Dr. Moreau, Lone Wolf McQuade, , Point of Impact, Tryst and Embryo. For her portrayal of the villainess in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again, she earned a 1984 nomination for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture". She worked opposite in Wild Geese II the following year.

On television, Carrera played a part in the soap opera Dallas as Angelica Nero, and more prominently, in the historical Centennial in 1978 and Masada (opposite Peter O'Toole and ) in 1981. These roles brought her to the mainstream attention of American audiences. She also starred as Emma Eliza Cole in the miniseries in 1988. Carrera appeared with fellow "Bond Girls" and in That '70s Show episode "The First Time" (s2, e16, 2000) as bridesmaids for another former Bond Girl, , in the role of Midge Pinciotti. Since Paradise (2004), Carrera has not appeared in films or television.

In 1989, Carrera starred with in Wicked Stepmother, Davis's final film role, in which both actresses played mother and daughter witches. When Davis needed to appear younger, she would inhabit Carrera's body to attract young men.

In 1997, Carrera was appointed Ambassador-at-Large for Nicaragua and was given a Diplomatic passport by then-president Arnoldo Alemán.

Carrera is also an acclaimed painter and her work has been showcased in the Makk Galleries, with , in Beverly Hills, California since the 1980s, and the Roy Miles Gallery in London, England. In May 2002, her works were exhibited at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum and have typically been sold for up to $12,000.


Personal life
Carrera has been married and divorced three times, her spouses being:
  • Kurt von Hoffman.
  • Uwe Harden (born 1941), a German fashion model and actor. Married in 1972, they divorced in July 1976.Date of marriage and divorce accessed in the California Divorce Index on ancestry.com on March 14, 2013
  • Nicholas Mark Mavroleon, a Greek shipping magnate, a few years her junior, who is the younger and only surviving son of Manuel Basil Mavroleon (aka "Bluey").

Between marriages, Carrera dated , Robert De Niro, Alexander Godunov, , , , Ryan O'Neal. and her longest-lasting relationship was with journalist Cameron Docherty.

(2014). 9780307716804, Crown. .
After her third marriage, she was involved with Henry Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland, the godson of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duke of Northumberland | Herald Scotland

Carrera has no children.


Filmography

Film
1975The Master GunfighterEulaNominated — Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
1976EmbryoVictoria Spencer
1977The Island of Dr. MoreauMaria
1980When Time Ran OutIolani
1981Natalia Rambova
1982I, the JuryDr. Charlotte Bennett
1983Lone Wolf McQuadeLola Richardson
1983Never Say Never AgainNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1985Wild Geese IIKathy Lukas
1987Love at StakeFaith Stewart
1987The UnderachieversKatherine
1989LoverboyAlex Barnett
1989Wicked StepmotherPriscilla
1993Point of ImpactEva Largo
1994TrystJulia
1994Night of the ArcherVictoria de Fleury
1995Russian Roulette: Moscow 95Caroline White
1996Love Is All There IsMaria Malacici
1998Waking Up HortonIsadora
1999Alec to the RescueMadam Wong
2000Coo Coo CaféLola
2002PanicBernadette
2005TwentyMariaShort film


Television
1978-1979CentennialClay BasketMiniseries
1981MasadaShevaMiniseries
1982Serena GambacciEpisode: "X-22"
1984Sins of the PastTerry HalloranTelevision film
1985-1986DallasAngelica NeroSpecial Guest Star, 25 episodes
1987Mike HammerClaire MorganEpisode: "Lady Killer"
1988Miniseries
1990Murder in ParadiseEmma DantonTelevision film
1992Lakota MoonStill WaterTelevision film
1994Fortune HunterPresident Isabella DuarteEpisode: "Countdown"
1995SawbonesRita BaldwinTelevision film
1996The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows BestElizabetta FamaTelevision film
1998JAGMarcella ParettiEpisode: "Going After Francesca"
1999Lakota MoonStill WaterTelevision film
2000That '70s ShowBarbaraEpisode: "The First Time"
2004Francesca MessinaEpisodes: "Baggage Claim" and "My Little Runaway"


Notes
(2026). 9780060534233, HarperCollins. .

(1997). 9780927534659, Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe.

(2026). 9781580650250, Lone Eagle Publishing.

(2026). 9780292712560, University of Texas Press.

(1998). 9780688160982, Harper Perennial. .
They were married in 1973, and lasted for three years.


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