LOIS MAXWELL

'Lois Maxwell' (born 14 February, 1927) is a Golden Globe-winning Canadian actress, known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. Starring in fourteen James Bond movies, many fans credit her as the definitive Miss Moneypenny. She was succeeded by Caroline Bliss and later Samantha Bond.
In the late 1940s, Maxwell attempted to make a name for herself as a starlet in Hollywood; She won the Golden Globe Award as "Best Newcomer" for her role in the Shirley Temple comedy ''That Hagen Girl'' and participated in a ''Life Magazine'' photo layout in which she posed with another up-and-coming actress named Marilyn Monroe. She appeared in ''Bedtime for Bonzo'' with Ronald Reagan, whom she declared (in an interview with ''Hello!'' magazine) she had found very handsome and attractive. Maxwell made a guest appearance in the "Something for a rainy day" episode of the ITC series ''The Baron'', playing insurance investigator Charlie. Her character spends most of the episode wearing an olive green PVC raincoat.
Maxwell has also appeared in many other television series and movies both in Britain and Canada, and was the star of ''Adventures in Rainbow Country'' in the late 1960s. Lois lived in Espanola, Ontario for 18 years, near where the series was filmed. She guest starred in episodes of ''The Saint'' and ''The Persuaders!'' which both starred Roger Moore.
She provided the voice of Atlanta for the science fiction children's series ''Stingray'' in 1963. In the 1970s, she wrote a popular newspaper column for the ''Toronto Sun''.
Maxwell was born 'Lois Hooker' in Kitchener, Ontario. She lives in Perth, Western Australia.

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Filmography

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Filmography

#''Dr. No'' (1962)
#''From Russia with Love'' (1963)
#''The Haunting'' (1963)
#''Goldfinger'' (1964)
#''Thunderball'' (1965)
#''You Only Live Twice'' (1967)
#''Operation Kid Brother'' (1967)
#''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969)
#''Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971)
#''Live and Let Die'' (1973)
#''The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974)
#''The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977)
#''Moonraker'' (1979)
#''For Your Eyes Only'' (1981)
#''Octopussy'' (1983)
#''A View to a Kill'' (1985)
In addition to the above, Maxwell portrayed Moneypenny in a 1967 made-for-television special (produced by EON Productions) entitled, ''Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond''. This special is included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of ''You Only Live Twice''.

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★ Miss Moneypenny lives here, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 14 January 2005