My Take
Talisa Soto is one of those figures who made an outsized impression with a relatively small filmography, and honestly that's kind of impressive. Growing up in Brooklyn and breaking into modeling for Mademoiselle, Glamour, and Elle before pivoting to acting, she had a look that Hollywood clearly couldn't ignore. Landing the Bond girl role in Licence to Kill in 1989 was a big deal — that franchise didn't cast just anyone — and she played Lupe Lamora with exactly the right mix of vulnerability and glamour. Then she turned around and became Kitana in Mortal Kombat (1995), which is a completely different vibe and yet she owned that too. Not many people can credibly occupy both a Bond film and a video game adaptation, but Soto pulled it off. She stepped back from the spotlight before overstaying her welcome, which in retrospect feels like a pretty smart move.
Overview
Talisa Soto (born March 27, 1967) is an American retired actress and model. She is known for portraying Bond girl Lupe Lamora in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill and Kitana in the 1995 fantasy action film Mortal Kombat and its 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Prior to her acting career, Soto worked as a model, appearing in magazines such as Mademoiselle, Glamour and Elle.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Talisa Soto
- Name (Japanese)
- タリサ・ソト
- Reading
- たりさ・そと
- Born
- March 27, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.