Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman ( born August 22, 1925 in London) is a British actress who gained Goldfinger fame with the role of Pussy Galore in the James Bond film.
Life
She began her career in 1948 and played from 1962 to 1964, the role of Dr. Catherine Gale in the British television series The Avengers (Eng. The Avengers and melon) as a partner of John Steed (Patrick Macnee ); she was the direct predecessor of Diana Rigg in her role as Emma Peel. After many years in film and on stage Honor Blackman was for a short time to see again in September 2004 in a television series: She played the role of Rula Romanoff in the British series Coronation Street.
In 1964, she was to play her most famous role. The role in Goldfinger she got on the authority of Albert R. Broccoli because of its reputation in the UK as Dr. Gale. At the time of the filming of Goldfinger she was about 39 years old, so it is so far the oldest Bond girl. She is also one of two Bond girls, who were older than actress as the actor of James Bond ( the other was Diana Rigg, Blackmans successor in The Avengers and melon, in Her Majesty's Secret ).
To get at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London teaching, she had her father only have to convince them that acting lessons would be an appropriate birthday gift. Honor Blackman was married twice: from 1946 to 1956 with Bill Sankey and from 1963 to 1975 with the British actor Maurice Kaufmann, with whom she performed in the film Fright ( 1971), and with whom she adopted two children ( Barnaby and Lottie ).
In 2002, she should be honored as a Commander of the British Empire (CBE ), but they refused.
Synchronization
Honor Blackman in Goldfinger and Diana Rigg in the James Bond 007 - On Her Majesty both were synchronized by Margot Leonard. In the series The Avengers and melon was Blackmans voice actress Sabine Arnhold.