Lois Ruth Maxwell (née Hooker; February 14, 1927 – September 29, 2007) was a Canadian actress. She was best known for portraying
Miss Moneypenny
Miss Moneypenny, later assigned the first names of Eve or Jane, is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. She is secretary to M (James Bond), M, who is Bond's superior officer and head of the British Secret Intelligence Serv ...
in the first 14
Eon-produced
''James Bond'' films (1962–1985),
from ''
Dr. No'' in 1962 to ''
A View to a Kill
''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film, the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from ...
'' in 1985.
Maxwell graduated from the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central London ...
in England and began her film career in the late 1940s, winning the inaugural
Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Actress for her performance in ''
That Hagen Girl'' (1947). Dissatisfied with the quality and prominence of roles, she moved to
Rome
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in the following decade, working in
Italian cinema
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as both an actress and
dubber.
After her marriage, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she appeared in several television productions and was eventually cast as Moneypenny. She did not appear in the
1967 adaptation of ''
Casino Royale'', and in the 1983 remake of ''
Thunderball'', ''
Never Say Never Again
''Never Say Never Again'' is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel ''Thunderball (novel), Thunderball'' by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Wh ...
'', as neither of the productions was Eon's, though she did, as a similar character, appear in the spoofs ''
O.K. Connery'' and ''
From Hong Kong with Love''.
Early life and education
Maxwell was born in
Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional Administrative centre, seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a ...
, to Ruth Adelaide Wells, a nurse, and William Victor Hooker, a teacher.
[ ] Maxwell was raised in
Toronto
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and attended
Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute is a semestered, public high school institution with over 1,267 students enrolled. The school is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It teaches grades 9 through 12 and is operated and governed by the Toronto D ...
. She gained her first job working as a waitress at Bigwin Inn, a summer resort on
Bigwin Island in
Lake of Bays, Ontario.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
she ran away from home, aged 15,
[ to join the Canadian Women's Army Corps, formed to release men for combat duties. CWAC personnel were secretaries, vehicle drivers, and mechanics, who performed every conceivable noncombat duty. Maxwell quickly became part of the Army Show in Canada. Later, as part of the Canadian Auxiliary Services Entertainment Unit, she was posted to the United Kingdom, where she performed music and dance numbers to entertain the troops, often appearing alongside Canadian comedians Wayne and Shuster.
Maxwell's true age was discovered when the group reached London. To avoid her being repatriated to Canada, she was discharged; she subsequently enrolled at the ]Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central London ...
,[ where she became friends with fellow student Roger Moore. Moore was later her on-screen colleague, in the ''James Bond'' film series, from '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) to '']A View to a Kill
''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film, the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from ...
'' (1985).
Career
Maxwell made her first film appearances in 1946, appearing (uncredited) in the British films ''A Matter of Life and Death'' (directed by Powell and Pressburger
The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell (1905–1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)—together often known as The Archers, the name of their production company—made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s. T ...
) and ''Spring Song''. It was at this time that she changed her surname from Hooker to Maxwell, a name borrowed from a ballet dancer
A ballet dancer is a person who practices the Art (skill), art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. B ...
friend. The rest of her family also took this name.
Moving to Hollywood at the age of 20, Maxwell won the actress Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her role in the Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was na ...
-Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...
drama '' That Hagen Girl'' (1947). In 1949, she participated in a later famous ''Life
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'' magazine photo layout, in which she posed with other up-and-coming actresses, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...
, Cathy Downs, Suzanne Dalbert, Enrica Soma, Laurette Luez and Jane Nigh.
Despite her early acclaim, most of Maxwell's subsequent work consisted of minor roles in B film
A B movie, or B film, is a type of cheap, low-budget commercial motion picture. Originally, during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood, this term specifically referred to films meant to be shown as the lesser-known second ...
s. Tiring of Hollywood, she moved back to Europe in 1950, living in Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
for the next five years. There she made a series of films, and at one point became an amateur race driver. One of her Italian films was an adaptation of the opera '' Aida'' (1953), in which Maxwell played a leading role, lip-synching to another woman's vocals and appearing in several scenes with the then unknown Sophia Loren
Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the ...
. Other notable Italian films were '' Tomorrow Is Too Late'', with Pier Angeli and Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...
, which won Best Italian Film at the 1950 Venice Film Festival. She also worked as an English-language dubber.
While visiting Paris, she met her future husband, TV executive Peter Marriott. They married in 1957 and moved to London, where their daughter Melinda and son Christian were both born (in 1958 and 1959). Maxwell appeared with Patrick McGoohan
Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor of film, television, and theatre. Born in New York City to Irish parents, he was raised in Ireland and England. He began his career in England during t ...
in the British television series ''Danger Man
''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...
'' as his accomplice in the 1959 episode "Position of Trust".
During the 1960s, Maxwell appeared in many TV series and in films outside the Bond series, in both the UK and Canada. She guest-starred in two episodes of '' The Saint'' and later in one episode of ''The Persuaders!
''The Persuaders!'' is a British action comedy television series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the c ...
''; in both of which she appeared alongside Roger Moore. She provided the voice of Atlanta for the Supermarionation
Supermarionation (a portmanteau of the words "super", " marionette" and "animation")La Rivière 2009, p. 67. is a style of television and film production employed by British company AP Films (later Century 21 Productions) in its puppet T ...
science-fiction children's series ''Stingray
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'' and starred in the CBC CBC may refer to:
Media
* Cadena Baja California or Grupo Cadena, a radio and television broadcaster in Mexico
* Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's radio and television public broadcaster
** CBC Television
** CBC Radio One
** CBC Music
** ...
series '' Adventures in Rainbow Country'' from 1970 to 1971.
Maxwell had a minor role as a nurse in Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Stanley Kubrick filmography, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or sho ...
's ''Lolita
''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The protagonist and narrator is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He details his obsession ...
'' (1962). In 1963 Maxwell played a machine gun-firing nurse in the series ''The Avengers'' (episode "The Little Wonders", which was first aired on 11 January 1964). She had a guest appearance in an episode of the ITC series '' The Baron'' ("Something for a Rainy Day", 1965), as an insurance investigator.
Role as Miss Moneypenny
Maxwell lobbied for a role in the James Bond
The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...
film '' Dr. No'' (1962), after her husband had suffered a heart attack, and they needed the money. Director Terence Young, who had turned her down on the grounds that she "looked like she smelled of soap", offered her either Miss Moneypenny or Bond's girlfriend, Sylvia Trench, but Maxwell was uncomfortable with the idea of a revealing scene outlined in the screenplay. The role as M's secretary guaranteed just two days' work at a rate of £100 per day, and Maxwell supplied her own clothes for the filming.
She played Moneypenny in the first 14 Eon Bond films: '' Dr. No'' (1962), '' From Russia with Love'' (1963), '' Goldfinger'' (1964), '' Thunderball'' (1965), '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967), '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969), '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971), '' Live and Let Die'' (1973), '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977), '' Moonraker'' (1979), '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), ''Octopussy
''Octopussy'' is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth to star Roger Moore as the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 agent James Bond filmography, J ...
'' (1983), and ''A View to a Kill
''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film, the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from ...
'' (1985).
Maxwell appeared in the Italian spy spoof '' O. K. Connery'' in 1967, with Bernard Lee (who played M) and Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to Portrayal of James Bond in film, portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond (literary character), James Bond in motion pic ...
's brother Neil. In the same year, she portrayed Moneypenny in a made-for-TV special, '' Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond'', in which she co-starred with Kate O'Mara and Desmond Llewelyn.
The role of Moneypenny was nearly recast after Maxwell demanded a pay raise for '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971). However, the producers felt it important to incorporate the regular character, and it was ultimately decided during production to add the scene where, disguised as a customs officer
A customs officer is a law enforcement official who enforces customs laws.
Canada
Canadian customs officers are members of the Canada Border Services Agency. It was created in 2003 and preceded by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (1999-20 ...
, she gives Bond his travel documents at the Port of Dover. Maxwell and Sean Connery filmed their lines separately and were not present together for the short scene. Moneypenny's undercover policewoman's cap disguises the hair Maxwell had already dyed in preparation for another part.
Maxwell stayed on as Moneypenny when her former classmate Roger Moore assumed the role of 007 in '' Live and Let Die'' (1973). She reprised her character, weeping for the death of Bond, in a short scene with Bernard Lee in the French comedy ''Bons baisers de Hong Kong
''Bons Baisers de Hong Kong'' (also known as ''From Hong Kong with Love'') is a 1975 French spy film, spy comedy film directed by Yvan Chiffre.
It is a parody and Spin-off (media), spin-off of the Production of the James Bond films, ''James Bond' ...
'' (1975).
During the filming of ''A View to a Kill
''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film, the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from ...
'' (1985), her final appearance as Moneypenny, producer Albert R. Broccoli pointed out to her that they were the only cast or crew members from '' Dr. No'' who had not yet left the series. Maxwell asked that Moneypenny be killed off, but Broccoli recast the role instead.
According to author Tom Lisanti, Maxwell's Moneypenny was seen as an "anchor", and her flirtatious relationship with Bond provided the films with dramatic realism and humanism
Humanism is a philosophy, philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential, and Agency (philosophy), agency of human beings, whom it considers the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.
The me ...
; for Moneypenny, Bond was "unobtainable", freeing the characters to make outrageous sexual double entendre
A double entendre (plural double entendres) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to have a double meaning, one of which is typically obvious, and the other often conveys a message that would be too socially unacc ...
s.
Later life
Maxwell's husband died in 1973, having never fully recovered from his heart attack in the 1960s. Maxwell subsequently returned to Canada, settling in Fort Erie, Ontario, where she lived on Oakes Drive. She spent her summers at a cottage outside Espanola, Ontario, where she wrote a weekly column for the ''Toronto Sun
The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid format, tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices are located at Pos ...
'' under the pseudonym
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"Miss Moneypenny" from 1979 until 1994, and became a businesswoman working in the textile industry.
In 1994, she returned to the UK once again to be nearer to her daughter Melinda, retiring to a cottage in Frome, Somerset
Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...
. A plaque has been placed on her home there by the Frome Society of Local Study.
Death
Following surgery for colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the Colon (anatomy), colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include Lower gastrointestinal ...
in 2001, Maxwell moved to Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia, to live with her son Christian's family. She remained there, working on her autobiography, until her death at Fremantle Hospital on 29 September 2007.
Of his friend's death, Sir Roger Moore said to BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts mainly news, sport, Talk show, discussion, interviews and phone-ins, and is on air 24 hours a day. It is the principal BBC radio station Broadca ...
, "It's rather a shock. She was always fun and she was wonderful to be with and was absolutely perfect casting ..It was a great pity that, after I moved out of Bond, they didn't take her on to continue in the Timothy Dalton
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in '' The Living Dayli ...
films. I think it was a great disappointment to her that she had not been promoted to play M. She would have been a wonderful M."
Partial filmography
* '' A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946) as Actress (uncredited)
* '' Spring Song'' (1946) as Penelope Cobb (uncredited)
* '' That Hagen Girl'' (1947) as Julia Kane
* '' Corridor of Mirrors'' (1948) as Lois
* '' The Big Punch'' (1948) as Karen Long
* '' The Dark Past'' (1948) as Ruth Collins
* '' The Decision of Christopher Blake'' (1948) as Miss McIntyre (uncredited)
* '' Crime Doctor's Diary'' (1949) as Jane Darrin
* ''Kazan
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
'' (1949) as Louise Maitlin
* '' Tomorrow Is Too Late'' (1950) as Signorina Anna
* '' Love and Poison'' (1950) as Queen Christina
* '' Brief Rapture'' (1951) as Erika
* '' The Woman's Angle'' (1952) as Enid Mansell
* ''Viva il cinema!'' (1952)
* '' Ha da venì... don Calogero'' (1952) as Maestrina
* '' Lady in the Fog'' (1952) as Margaret 'Peggy' Maybrick
* '' Women of Twilight'' (1952) as Chris Ralston, the New Mother
* '' Mantrap'' (1953) as Thelma Speight / Tasman
* '' Aida'' (1953) as Amneris
* '' La Grande Speranza'' (1955) as Lt. Lily Donald
* '' Passport to Treason'' (1956) as Diane Boyd
* '' Satellite in the Sky'' (1956) as Kim
* '' High Terrace'' (1956) as Stephanie Blake
* '' Time Without Pity'' (1957) as Vickie Harker
* '' Kill Me Tomorrow'' (1957) as Jill Brook
* '' Face of Fire'' (1959) as Ethel Winter
* '' The Unstoppable Man'' (1961) as Helen Kennedy
* ''Lolita
''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The protagonist and narrator is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He details his obsession ...
'' (1962) as Nurse Mary Lore
* '' Dr. No'' (1962) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' Come Fly with Me'' (1963) as Gwen Sandley
* '' The Haunting'' (1963) as Grace Markway
* '' From Russia with Love'' (1963) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' Goldfinger'' (1964) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' Thunderball'' (1965) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' Operation Kid Brother'' (1967) as Max
* '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' The Adventurers'' (1970) as Woman at Fashion Show (uncredited)
* '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' Endless Night'' (1972) as Cora Walker Brown
* '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' From Hong Kong with Love'' (1975) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' Age of Innocence'' (1977) as Mrs. Hogarth
* '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' Moonraker'' (1979) as Miss Moneypenny
* ''Lost and Found
A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property, lost articles th ...
'' (1979) as English Woman
* '' Mr. Patman'' (1980) as Director
* '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981) as Miss Moneypenny
* ''Octopussy
''Octopussy'' is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth to star Roger Moore as the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 agent James Bond filmography, J ...
'' (1983) as Miss Moneypenny
* ''A View to a Kill
''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film, the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from ...
'' (1985) as Miss Moneypenny
* '' The Blue Man'' (1985) as Monica Duval
* '' Martha, Ruth and Edie'' (1988) as Edie Carmichael
* '' The Fourth Angel'' (2001) as Olivia (final film role)
Television
* ''Danger Man
''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...
'' (1960) as Sandi Lewis
* ''One Step Beyond One Step Beyond may refer to:
Music
* ''One Step Beyond'' (Dungeon album) or the title song, 2004
* ''One Step Beyond'' (Jackie McLean album), 1963
* '' One Step Beyond...'', an album by Madness, or the title song (see below), 1979
* ''One Ste ...
'': "The Room Upstairs" (1961) as Esther Hollis
* ''Zero One'' (1962) as Miss. Smith
* '' The Avengers'' - episode - The Little Wonders (1964) as Sister Johnson
* '' Ghost Squad'' (1964) as Elizabeth Creasey
* ''Stingray
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'' (1964) as Lieutenant Atlanta Shore / Milly Carson / Marinville Tracking Station (voice)
* '' The Baron'' (1965) as Charlotte Russell
* '' Gideon's Way'' episode ''The Millionaire's Daughter'' (1965) as Felisa Henderson
* '' The Saint'': "Interlude in Venice" (1966-1967) as Helen Allardyce
* '' The Saint'': "Simon and Delilah" (1967) as Beth Parish
* ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
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'' (1969) as Kim Wentworth
* '' Adventures in Rainbow Country'' (1969-1970) as Nancy Williams
* '' Department S'' (1970) as Mary Burnham
* ''Omnibus'' - episode - Ian Fleming Creator of the James Bond Myth (1970) as Herself
* '' UFO'': " The Cat with Ten Lives" (1970) & " The Man Who Came Back" (1971) as Miss Holland
* ''The Persuaders!
''The Persuaders!'' is a British action comedy television series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the c ...
'' (1972) as Louise Cornell
* ''Front Page Challenge'' (Episode - Meet Miss Moneypenny) (1981) as Herself
* ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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'' (1987) as Ms. Golden
* '' E! True Hollywood Story'' (2002) ''Documentary'' (Episode - The Bond Girls)
Miscellaneous
* ''James Bond: Licence to Thrill'' - TV Movie documentary (1987) as Herself
* ''In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross'' - TV Movie documentary (1995) as Miss Moneypenny
* ''Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball - Video documentary (1995) as Herself / Miss Moneypenny
* ''Inside 'Octopussy - Video documentary short (2000) as Herself
* ''Terence Young: Bond Vivant'' - documentary video short (2000) as Herself
* ''Inside 'Dr. No - Video documentary short (2000) as Herself
* ''James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute'' - TV Movie documentary (2000) as Herself
References
External links
*
*
Obituary
in ''The Times
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'', 1 October 2007
"Miss Moneypenny Lives Here"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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, 14 January 2005
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