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British actress Eunice Gayson. Beauty pageant. She had a successful career
As the first female in Italian and French movies after the Bond
to be seen in Dr movie role.
No together with From Russia With Love also had the
James Bond (Sean characters Gora and Vida played by Martine
Connery), she is Beswick of British origin and the Israeli
officially the very actress Aliza Gur respectively.
first actress to play This movie also had the unglamorous
a Bond girl. She but menacing Rosa Klebb, played by the
appeared as Sylvia Austrian actress Lotte Lenya, who had a
Trench in the next stellar career in films and stage.
Bond film, From Russia with love also. But The next Bond movie was Goldfinger. And
again, the part was short-lived. with it came the evocatively named Pussy
Gayson was to be cast as Miss Moneypenny Galore. The original novel does name the
the secretary to M, but that part went to female protagonist as Pussy Galore. But
Lois Maxwell instead. She appears in 14 of there were some
the Bond films as Miss Moneypenny. This doubts in using this
Canadian born actress had an excellent name for the film.
career in writing and acting, apart from the She was played
Bond films. by the sultry-eyed
The other beauty in Dr No was Miss Taro. blonde Honor
She was played by the dark-haired beauty Blackman of
Zena Marshall who was of French and England.
English/Irish origin. She was already
The movies of James Bond did not follow well known in
the order in which the original Ian Fleming British TV and films. She was a regular
novels were published. So, the next movie to as the female lead in the very popular
come along was From Russia With Love. The Avengers. She held her own against
This introduces us to Tatiana Romanova Sean Connery in their screen chemistry.
who worked for the Soviet Embassy in She is also voted as the best Bond girl by
Istanbul. She gets coerced into a mission to some polls. These polls are of course very
seduce James Bond and subjective.
(unknowingly) lead him The movie also featured the Masterson
to his death. Needless sisters Jill and Tllly.
to say, she helps Bond These roles were
escape his hurdles. The played by the English
role was essayed by the actresses Shirley
Italian beauty Daniela Eaton and Tania
Bianchi. Mallet. The iconic
Daniela Bianchi was scene of the girl getting
an Italian beauty queen killed by the villain
who was the first runner Oddjob by getting
up in a Miss Universe painted in gold paint

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