Zena Marshall

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Zena Moyra Marshall (born January 1, 1925 in Nairobi , Kenya , † July 10, 2009 in London ) was a British actress.

Life

She attended St Mary's School Ascot Catholic boarding school and was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She worked with the Ensa ( Entertainments National Service Association ) during World War II . Zena Marshall's film career dates back to 1945 when she had a small role in Caesar and Cleopatra alongside Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh . Her exotic appearance often led to appearances in ethnic roles, for example as an Italian or Asian. She had her best-known appearance in 1962 at the side of Sean Connery as Miss Taro in the first James Bond film, James Bond chases Dr. No .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1948: Dance into the Abyss (Good Time Girl)
  • 1950: Paris at midnight (So ​​Long at the Fair)
  • 1959: The Invisible Man (TV series, an episode)
  • 1962: Backfire!
  • 1962: Sir Francis Drake - The Queen's Pirate ( Sir Francis Drake , TV series, an episode)
  • 1962: Richard the Lionheart ( Richard the Lionheart , TV series, an episode)
  • 1962: James Bond - 007 chases Dr. No (Dr. No)
  • 1964: Edgar Wallace: First of all, things turn out differently ... ( The Verdict , TV series)
  • 1965: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 Minutes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .