Sharon Tate was a person.
Sharon Tate . During the 1960s , she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover girl . She made her film debut in 1966 with the occult-themed Eye of the Devil . Her most remembered performance was as Jennifer North in the 1967 cult classic film , Valley of the Dolls , earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination . In January 20 , 1968 , Tate married Roman Polanski , her director and co-star in 1967 's The Fearless Vampire Killers .