Lois Maxwell

Dr. No
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Diamonds are Forever
Live and Let Die
The Man With the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View to a Kill

Biography

Everyone knows (or should know) Lois Maxwell as the one and only 'Miss Moneypenny' - but there's much more to her acting career than that. She started out against her parents will - and without their knowledge in a Canadian childrens radio program - credited as 'Robin Wells'. Before the age of 15 she left for England with The Canadian Army's Entertainment Corps and manged (after her age had been discovered) to get herself enrolled in The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she met and became friends with Roger Moore. Her movie career started with a Warner production Matter of Life and Death, A (1946). After having won The Most Promising Newcomer Golden Globe Award in 1947 she went on and paticipated in 6 Hollywood productions before she decided to try her luck in Italy. She had to leave for England caused by her husbands illness, and since then she has had roles in a number of movies beisde the first 14 Bond movies. In 1989 she retired.

Filmography

Hard To Forget (1998) (TV) .... Helen Applewhite
Behind the Scenes with Thunderball (1995) (V) .... Herself
Lady in the Corner (1989) (TV) .... Mary Smith
Martha, Ruth & Edie (1988) .... Edie Carmichael
Rescue Me (1988) (TV) .... Phyllis
Blue Man, The (1985) (TV) .... Monica Duval
View to a Kill, A (1985) .... Miss Moneypenny
Peep (1984) (TV) .... Mrs. Powell
Octopussy (1983) .... Miss Moneypenny
Invaders from the Deep (1981) (voice) .... Atlanta Shore
For Your Eyes Only (1981) .... Moneypenny
Mr. Patman (1980) .... The director
Lost and Found (1979) .... English Woman
Moonraker (1979) .... Miss Moneypenny
Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977) .... Miss Moneypenny
Age of Innocence (1977) .... Mrs. Hogarth
Bons baisers de Hong Kong (1975) .... Miss Moneypenny
Man with the Golden Gun, The (1974) .... Miss Moneypenny
Live and Let Die (1973) .... Miss Moneypenny
Endless Night (1971) .... Cora
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) .... Miss Moneypenny
Adventurers, The (1970) (uncredited)
"Adventures in Rainbow Country" (1969) TV Series .... Nancy Williams
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) .... Miss Moneypenny
Operation Kid Brother (1967) .... Max
You Only Live Twice (1967) .... Miss Moneypenny
Thunderball (1965) .... Miss Moneypenny
"Stingray" (1964) TV Series (voice) .... Atlanta Shore
Goldfinger (1964) .... Miss Moneypenny
Haunting, The (1963) .... Grace Markway
Come Fly with Me (1963) .... Gwen
From Russia with Love (1963) .... Miss Moneypenny
Dr. No (1962) .... Miss Moneypenny
Lolita (1962) .... Nurse Mary Lore
Unstoppable Man, The (1960) .... Helen Kennedy
Face of Fire (1959) .... Ethel Winter
High Terrace (1957) .... Stephanie Blake
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) .... Jill Brook
Time Without Pity (1956) .... Vicky Harker
Satellite in the Sky (1956) .... Kim Hamilton
Passport to Treason (1955) .... Diane Boyd
Grande speranza, La (1954) .... Lily
Women of Twilight (1953) .... Christine Ralston
Aida (1953) .... Amneris
Mantrap (1953) .... Thelmas Speight/Tasman
Filo d'erba, Il (1952)
Woman's Angle, The (1952) .... Enid Mansell
Scotland Yard Inspector (1952) .... Margaret 'Peggy' Maybrick
Lebbra bianca (1951)
Crime Doctor's Diary, The (1949) .... Jane Darrin
Domani è troppo tardi (1949) .... Signorina Ann
Kazan (1949) .... Louise Maitlin
Big Punch, The (1948) .... Karen Long
Dark Past, The (1948) .... Ruth Collins
Decision of Christopher Blake, The (1948) .... Miss McIntyre
Corridor of Mirrors (1948) .... Imogene
That Hagen Girl (1947) .... Julia Lane
Matter of Life and Death, A (1946) (uncredited)
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