Taryn Stephanie Power (September 13, 1953 – June 26, 2020) was an American actress.
Early life, family and education Power was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1953, to actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian. When her parents divorced in 1956, her mother took Taryn and her elder sister Romina to live all around the world, mainly spending their childhoods in Mexico City (her mother's mother's home), Italy, and Spain. Power's father died in 1958 of a heart attack when she was five years old. She was educated during her later youth at boarding schools in England.
Career Taryn Power acted in eight films. Her first two were in Spanish, and the rest were mostly English language films. The first film was the Mexican film Maria (1972); she was the starring role and was cast when she was 18 years old. She played Valentine De Villefort in The Count of Monte Cristo (1975), which starred Richard Chamberlain, Donald Pleasence, and Tony Curtis; her character's father was played by Louis Jourdan. She played Dione in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), starring Patrick Wayne (son of John Wayne) and Jane Seymour. On television, she acted in an episode of Matt Houston.
Personal life and death In 1975, she met photographer Norman Seeff in Los Angeles, and eventually married him shortly before the birth of her first child, Tai. Her relationship with Seeff faded, ending in divorce in 1982.
Power lived with rock musician Tony Sales (son of comedian Soupy Sales) in the 1980s. They had two children together: Anthony Tyrone Sales (born 1982) and Valentina Fox Sales (born 1983).
Power married William Greendeer and with him had a fourth child, Stella Greendeer, on April 21, 1996.
Taryn Power died from leukemia on June 26, 2020, after a -year battle against the disease.
Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1972 María María 1974 Un Viaje de locos Fedora 1975 The Count of Monte Cristo Valentine De Villefort1976 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
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