Lois Maxwell
Canadian actress (1927–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lois Ruth Maxwell (born Lois Ruth Hooker; February 14, 1927 – September 29, 2007) was a Canadian actress who portrayed Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen Eon-produced James Bond films (1962–1985),[1] from Dr. No in 1962 to A View to a Kill in 1985. She did not appear in the 1967 adaptation of Casino Royale, nor in the 1983 remake of Thunderball, Never Say Never Again, as the production was not Eon's, though she did, as a similar character, appear in the spoof O.K. Connery.
Lois Maxwell | |
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Born | Lois Ruth Hooker (1927-02-14)February 14, 1927 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
Died | September 29, 2007(2007-09-29) (aged 80) Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
Education | Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1946–2001 |
Known for | Portraying Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond film series (1962–1985) |
Spouse |
Peter Marriott
(m. 1957; died 1973) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (1947) |
She began her film career in the late 1940s, and won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in That Hagen Girl (1947). Following a number of small film roles, she became dissatisfied and travelled to Italy, where she worked in film from 1951 to 1955. After her marriage, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she appeared in several television productions, and later Canada, and Switzerland.
In 2001, she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and moved to Western Australia, where she lived with her son until her death in 2007, at 80.