MY ACTING CAREER

I quite unexpectedly shot into the limelight with my very first film role in 'Goldfinger' in 1964 when I was only 20 years old. Eon films had wanted me to be the body for the iconic titles sequence and I agreed if they gave me a part in the film (Dink). An offer of a two year contract to publicise the film followed but I turned this down on the grounds that I would find it difficult to 'live down' such publicity as I wanted to be taken seriously as an actress. As it transpired I couldn't 'live it down' anyway and to this day get regular fan-mail from Bond fans! I also get lots of mail still from my appearances in six 'Carry On' films and repeats of tv shows.goldfingerchair

The rest of my work, some of which I'm most proud of is listed on my CREDITS page. It includes some 380 television productions; West End plays; innovatory fringe theatre at the Ambiance in the 60's; 'serious' films like "Trois Chambres a Manhattan" directed by Marcel Carne.

I gave up acting in the late 80's to focus on homemaking and caring for my two sons and in the early 90's I moved to the Alpujarras in Andalucia, Spain where I brought to life an old farmhouse, which is completely self-sufficient , and began to draw and paint. In 2006 I held an exhibition of a series of photomontages made from original black & white portraits taken of me during my career as an actress.

These can be viewed and prints purchased on this site.