Shirley Eaton
Shirley Eaton (born January 12, 1937 in London ) is a British actress who became famous as Bond girl Jill Masterson in Goldfinger (1964).
life and career
Eaton made his first TV appearance at the age of twelve in the TV premiere of Benjamin Britten's children 's opera The little sweep . She appeared in many British comedies in the 1950s and 1960s . During her career she has worked with many well-known British comedy stars such as Jimmy Edwards , Max Bygraves, Bob Monkhouse and Arthur Askey. Her female film partners included Peggy Mount, Thora Hird and Dora Bryan. She was responsible for sex appeal in several early films in the Carry On ... comedy series .
Early roles she had in 1956 in Three Men in a Boat (Three Men in a Boat) and in the same year alongside Dirk Bogarde in comes the help of the doctor (at Doctor Large). In the next few years, she also worked with Peter Sellers in The Ugly Truth (The Naked Truth) and Mickey Spillane in the thriller The killer is killed (The Girl Hunters) together, played in the Spillane his own literary creation Mike Hammer.
She became famous in 1964 on the side of Sean Connery in the James Bond film Goldfinger . Her appearance as the "gold-plated Bondgirl " Jill Masterson is still one of the most famous scenes in film history. It also graced the cover of Life magazine . In 2008, the scene was quoted in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace , in which the Bond girl Strawberry Fields , played by Gemma Arterton , lay dead on the bed covered in oil , similar to Eaton 44 years earlier.
In 1965 she played leading roles in the Agatha Christie filming Secret in the Blue Castle (Ten Little Indians) and in the science fiction adventure Under Water Around the World (Around the World Under the Sea). You could see them on television. a. as a guest star in three episodes of the series Simon Templar ( The Saint ) alongside Roger Moore . At the end of the 1960s she played the “super villain” Sumuru, created by Sax Rohmer and striving for world domination, in two films , an unusual role for her. Shortly thereafter, Shirley Eaton retired from acting to devote herself to her family (she has two children).
In 2000, Eaton published her autobiography , entitled Golden Girl . She then published two illustrated books: Golden Girl Shirley Eaton: Her Reflections , which contains footage from her film career, and Shirley Eaton, Bond's Golden Girl; her own ART Gallery , in which she presents her own paintings, sculptures and photographs.
Fonts
- 2000: Golden Girl
Filmography
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Web links
- Shirley Eaton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Shirley Eaton's website
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| SURNAME | Eaton, Shirley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |