How did Laura Montalbn, Ricardo Montalbn's daughter die?

Publish date: 2024-05-22

Who is Laura Montalbán?

Laura Montalbán was a Designer and is also widely known to be the daughter of Ricardo Montalbán. Laura Montalbán’s father gained massive attention as a Mexican-American film and television actor. In his seven decades of career, he starred in a variety of genres, from crime and drama to musicals and comedy. He portrayed Armando in the Planet of the Apes film series from the early 1970s.

Laura Montalbán: Bio Summary

Full Name	Laura Montalbán
famous as	daughter of Ricardo Montalbán
Age	72 years old at the time of death
Date of Birth	August 12, 1945
Place of Birth	United States of America
Date of death	November 17, 2017
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Mexican-American
Ethnicity	Mixed
Siblings	Victor Montalbán, Anita Montalbán, Mark Montalbán
Parents	Ricardo Montalbán, Georgiana Young

Laura Montalbán was born on August 12, 1945, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. She was the daughter of Ricardo Montalbán and his wife actress and model Georgiana Young. Laura was 72 years old at the time of his death. Aside from Laura, Ricardo Montalbán and his wife Georgiana Young also had three other children – They are Victor Montalbán, Anita Montalbán, and Mark Montalbán. Laura’s aunts were actresses Loretta Young, Sally Blane, and Polly Ann Young. Her uncle was Carlos Montalban.

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The life of Laura Montalbán

Ricardo Montalbán’s daughter attended Beverley Hill Catholic School, UCLA, and The New School. Laura also spent 32 years at Bill Blass, starting as a model and working her way up to run the Blass Sport division. She worked for a year for Oscar de la Renta. In her late fifties, Laura changed careers to become an interior designer following in the footsteps of her grandmother, Gladys Royal Belzer, who was also an interior designer for numerous Hollywood stars.

As a Designer, Laura worked for Dorothy Draper before moving on to start her own design company which she called LMID. Her work has left lots of memories in the minds of her customers. According to the Newyorktimes, Laura loved New York and lived at her apartment on 57th Street for over 40 years. She was a devout Catholic and attended St. John the Evangelist Church. while talking to newyorksocialdiary, Laura said-“I go to St. John’s. It’s interesting, for years it used to be just old ladies but now you go and there are a lot more people there, all different ages.“

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Laura Montalbán was married

According to Findagrave, the interior designer was married to French jewelry designer Joseph Antoine Mardirossian in New York City in 1969 at St. John’s the Evangelist R.C. Church at 55th St & 2nd ave. Her husband was of Armenian extract. Antoine is not mentioned in her obituary however, they also have a daughter whose name is Georgiana Mardirossian. She was born in NYC in 1972. Laura’s daughter Georgiana married Nicholas Dusan Viest in NYC in December 2000.

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What happened to Laura Montalbán?

Ricardo Montalbán’s daughter died at the age of 72. Laura passed away on the morning of November 17, 2017, in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA and the cause of her death was revealed to be cancer. Laura’s mother passed away 10 years before her death on November 13, 2007, at the age of 83, her cause of death was not disclosed.

On January 14, 2009, Laura Montalbán’s father also died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 88. According to his son-in-law, Gilbert Smith, he died of “complications from advancing age”. The precise cause of death was revealed to be congestive heart failure. Her parents were still married before her mother passed away in 2007.