Sharon Marie Tate

 Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969)

During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in several movies. She also appeared regularly in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers. She made her film debut in the occult-themed Eye of the Devil (1966), which was produced by Martin Ransohoff. Tate also starred as Jennifer North in the cult classic, Valley of the Dolls (1967), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. On January 20, 1968 while in London, Tate married Roman Polanski, her director and costar in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967). She was eight-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple's son, when she was murdered in her home, along with four others, by a group known as the Manson Family on August 9, 1969. Their bodies were discovered the following morning by Tate's housekeeper, Winifred Chapman. Police arrived at the scene to find the body of a young man, later identified as Steven Parent, shot dead in his car, which was in the driveway. Inside the house, the bodies of Tate and friend Jay Sebring were found in the living room; a long rope tied around each of their necks connected them. On the front lawn lay the bodies of Steve Frykowski and Abigail Folger. All of the victims, except Parent, had been stabbed numerous times. The coroner's report for Tate noted that she had been stabbed sixteen times, and that "five of the wounds were in and of themselves fatal. Tate's last completed film, 12+1 (costarring Orson Welles), was released in 1969 after her death, with the actress receiving top billing. Sharon Tate and her unborn son are buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA.