Eunice Gayson

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Eunice Gayson (born March 17, 1928 in Croydon, Surrey - † June 8, 2018 ) was a British actress .

Career

In her most famous role, she played as Sylvia Trench alongside Sean Connery, the friend of James Bonds in the first two James Bond films Dr. No and greetings from Moscow . She was originally intended for the role of Miss Moneypenny , but she was then played by Lois Maxwell . It was initially planned that she would appear regularly in Bond films. (A running gag should be that Bond is always called to his next assignment before there is any intimacy with her). The role of Sylvia Trench was then dropped. As with almost all actresses who appeared in the first two Bond films, her voice has been replaced by that of an unnamed actress ( Nikki Van der Zyl voiced her). In the original trailer by Dr. No , however, her own voice can be heard. According to a report by the BBC , she was the only "Bond" girl to appear in the same role in two films. Since she is in Dr. No before the leading actress Ursula Andress has her scenes with Bond, she is occasionally seen as the “first Bond girl”.

Overall, Gayson played between 1948 and 1973 in over 60 film and television productions. She was married twice. Gayson's daughter Kate (* 1971) appeared decades later in a casino scene in the 1995 Bond film Goldeneye .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1948: My Brother Jonathan (My Brother Jonathan)
  • 1950: To Have and to Hold
  • 1951: La belle Hélène (TV movie)
  • 1952: Miss Robin Hood
  • 1953: At the street corner (Street Corner)
  • 1954; 1955: The Vise (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1954: Born to dance (Dance Little Lady)
  • 1955: Out of the Clouds
  • 1956: The Last Man to Hang?
  • 1957: Carry on Admiral
  • 1957: Light Fingers
  • 1958: Frankenstein's Revenge (The Revenge of Frankenstein)
  • 1962: James Bond - 007 chases Dr. No (Dr. No)
  • 1963: James Bond 007 - From Russia with Love
  • 1964: John Drake's secret assignment ( Danger Man , TV series, an episode)
  • 1963; 1965: Simon Templar ( The Saint , TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1966: With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler Hat ( The Avengers , TV series, episode Deadly Dance Lesson )
  • 1967: Before the Fringe (TV series)
  • 1972: Gene Bradley on a secret mission ( The Adventurer , TV series, episode Thrust and counter thrust )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ First James Bond girl Eunice Gayson dies at 90th BBC News, June 9, 2018, accessed June 9, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Nikki Van der Zyl. In: IMDb. Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
  3. ↑ tagesschau.de: Mourning the first "Bond girl" Eunice Gayson. Accessed June 10, 2018 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Gayson, Eunice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Croydon, Surrey
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 2018