She went on to win beauty pageants and was even crowned Homecoming Queen. As part of a military family, she moved around a lot, and she even attended high school in Italy. Though widely known for her untimely death, here's a look back at how she lived and what happened following her murder. Her story has been retold in Hollywood films and TV series near-countless times, but it’s important to remember the true story of Sharon Tate.

Instead, everyone was shocked to hear that Charles Manson's followers murdered her in her Los Angeles home. In August 1969, budding actress Sharon Tate should have been making headlines for her upcoming films, or perhaps the birth of her first child. In the film, Tate is portrayed by Margot Robbie.