Sharon Tate 

(January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American actress and model. During
the 1960s, she appeared in advertisements, small television roles and as an extra in films, before
appearing in her first major role as Jennifer North in the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls, which
earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. That year, she also performed in the film The
Fearless Vampire Killers, directed by her future husband Roman Polanski. On August 9,
1969, Tate and four others were murdered by cult members of the Manson Family in the home
she shared with Polanski. She was eight and a half months pregnant at the time of her death.
Her last completed film, 12+1, was released posthumously in 1969. This publicity photograph of
Tate was released by 20th Century Fox for Valley of the Dolls.