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Tania Mallet, 1963 |
Tania Mallet
Born this day in 1941
Tilly Masterson in Goldfinger
English girl Tania Mallet was born in Blackpool as the
country was plunged head long into the Second World War. Mallet attended the
Lucy Clayton’s School of Modelling and began working as a model when she was
just 16 years old.
At the age of 22, she was considered for the role of Tatiana
in From Russia With Love that ultimately
went to Daniela Bianchi. The following year, she was cast as Tilly Masterson in
Goldfinger. Apparently, the role
was an experiment for her. However, she earned a fraction of what she was
earning as a model. IMDB states that she played in a couple of small roles in
other films (they are not listed), but she stayed working as a model where she
could make more money. She quoted as having said, “If you’re only going to make
one movie in life, then why not Goldfinger? Why not indeed?
I met Ms. Mallet at one of the Hollywood Collector’s Shows
when they hosted a Bond Reunion and it was lovely to meet her. She was still
just as beautiful, a little bit reserved, but in a completely charming way, and
quite the proper English lady.
Grace Jones
Born this day in 1948
May Day in A View to a Kill
She was born Beverly Grace Jones in Spanish Town, St.
Catherine, Jamaica, but she and her family moved to New York in 1961. Jones got
her start as a model working with leading designers, appearing on a number of
fashion magazine covers as well as posing for well-known photographers, such as
Helmut Newton.
At the beginning of the 1980s, Jones’ musical career took
off. She had hits occupying the Top 40 charts. In addition, she juggled a foray
into acting with Conan the Destroyer
(1984) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and the following year, with Roger Moore
in A View to a Kill. Thanks to
her unique style of dress, she has influenced Annie Lennox, Lady Gaga, Rihanna,
and others.
Jones was instrumental in getting her then boyfriend Dolph
Lundgren a part in A View to a Kill
where she played May Day, the main henchwoman to Christopher Walken’s Max
Zorin. For her performance in the film, she was nominated for the Best
Supporting Actress category for Saturn Awards.
Berenice Lim Marlohe
Born this day in 1979
Severin in Skyfall
Berenice Lim Marlohe was born in Paris to her Parisian
mother who is a teacher and her father, a doctor, of Chinese and Cambodian
ancestry. She originally wanted to become a pianist and artist. She studied at
the Conservatoire de Paris for ten years, but her path led her towards acting
at some point.
Miss Marlohe got her start in French cinema in 2007, and
made guest appearances on French television. Her break out role was in Skyfall (2012) when she played the mysterious Severin, which
she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination in 2013 from the National
Film Society Awards.
Fortunately, if you enjoyed seeing Miss Marlohe, albeit
briefly in Skyfall, she stars in 5
to 7 (2014) alongside Anton Yelchin, Glen
Close, and Frank Langella. And, she is set to star in Weightless (Terrence Malick) with a who’s who cast that
includes Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, Cate
Blanchett, Val Kilmer, Michael Fassbender, Benicio del Toro (a Bond alum), and
Clifton Collins Jr.
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