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Nov 5, 2016 · At their first meeting in London in 1961, Lois Maxwell, who was to play Moneypenny, and Sean Connery decided that their characters had in the distant past enjoyed a discreet fling. So it was that Lois Maxwell - described in a gossip column of the day as an actress of some, but not much, repute - became Miss Moneypenny, the redoubtable first of the Secret Service, the Mata Hari of the Tipp-Ex.
Lois Maxwell played herself in the Italian film OK Connery (1967) and played Miss Moneypenny in the 1975 French film Bons baisers de Hong Kong. Samantha Bond took up the role again in an advertisement for London's (ultimately successful) London 2012 Olympic bid .
Lois Maxwell (14. februar 1927 – 29. september 2007) var en canadisk skuespiller, der først og fremmest var kendt for rollen som Miss Moneypenny, som indgår i 14 af de første James Bond-film. Hun var født som Lois Hooker i Kitchener , Ontario , og løb hjemmefra som 14-årig for at lade sig indrullere i den canadiske hær.
Lois Maxwell portrayed Miss Moneypenny more times than any actor portrayed Bond, appearing alongside Sean Connery, George Lazenby, and then Roger Moore. Maxwell appeared in fourteen Bond films between 1962 and 1985. Terence Young, who directed the first Bond film (Dr. No) originally turned her down for the role based on his opinion that she ...
Sep 30, 2007 · Lois Maxwell was born Lois Ruth Hooker on Feb. 14, 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, though she grew up in the more bustling metropolis of Toronto. Following work on the radio and as a waitress, Maxwell successfully joined the Canadian Women's Army Corps by hiding the fact that she was only 15 at the time.
Sep 29, 2007 · Lois Ruth Maxwell (born Hooker; 14 February 1927 – 29 September 2007) was a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in all the first fourteen Eon-produced James Bond films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the part.
