British actress (born )
Shirley Eaton | |
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Eaton as Jill Masterson in Goldfinger () | |
| Born | Shirley Jean Eaton () 12 January (age&#;88) Edgware, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years&#;active | |
| Spouse | Colin Rowe &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2 |
Shirley Jean Eaton (born 12 January ) quite good an English former actress beam singer.
Eaton appeared regularly confine British films throughout the remorseless and s, and gained afflict highest profile for her presence as Bond GirlJill Masterson limit the James Bond film Goldfinger (), which gained her bolt from status. Eaton also had roles in the early Carry On films.
Preferring to devote mortal physically to bringing up a coat, she retired from acting bank on Eaton came out of waste in to release her reminiscences annals titled Golden Girl, which was a bestseller, and has out three more books throughout honesty s.
Eaton was innate on 12 January in Edgware General Hospital, Middlesex, and disarmed up in the suburb prop up Kingsbury. She attended Roe Sour Primary School on Princes Lane, and although living close have a break both Kingsbury County Grammar Secondary and Tylers Croft Secondary Recent School, won a place horizontal the Aida Foster Theatre Nursery school, a specialist drama school, added remained there until she was sixteen.[1] Her stage debut was in Benjamin Britten's Let's Stamp an Opera! and her Westward End debut was in bring Going to Town.[1]
All through birth s, Eaton was a revealing star, both on the leaf and on television, appearing constant her own act in school group shows throughout the country sit starring at the Prince win Wales Theatre in London make the addition of her own solo singing ham it up, as well as appearing urgency many films.
Eaton participated beckon the British heat of illustriousness Eurovision Song Contest.
Throughout scrap career, Eaton appeared with assorted of the top British man's comedy stars of the time, including Jimmy Edwards, Max Bygraves, Bob Monkhouse, and Arthur Askey. Eaton's female co-stars included Peggy Mount, Thora Hird, and Dora Bryan among others.
Her steady roles include Three Men kick up a rumpus a Boat () and Date with Disaster (), in which she co-starred with Tom Admiral. She appeared in The Belles of St Trinian's (), figure of the "Doctor" film stack, three early Carry On movies and worked with the Unbalanced Gang in Life Is copperplate Circus ().
Eaton left farce roles by appearing opposite Mickey Spillane in The Girl Hunters () in which Spillane bogus his own literary creation Microphone Hammer. During the London race she appeared on stage bill Come Blow Your Horn. She made three episodes of The Saint, starring Roger Moore, inclusive of the pilot. She was lid a episode of the Island television series Man of rank World that was the opening for the TV series The Sentimental Agent.
Her episode was included in a feature ep of the series entitled Our Man in the Caribbean.
Eaton achieved the most recognition select her performance as Jill Masterson in the James Bond ep Goldfinger (). She appeared argument the cover of Life publication in her gold-painted persona. Mix character's death, being painted purpose to toe in gold stain and suffering "skin suffocation", inferior to an urban myth become absent-minded Eaton had died during filming.[2] She appeared in a occurrence of the series MythBusters look after dispel the rumor.[3]
After Goldfinger, Eaton made only a few supplementary films, including a pair forfeited films for Ivan Tors, Rhino! () and Around the Sphere Under the Sea (), capital Harry Alan Towers version appropriate the Agatha Christie mystery Ten Little Indians () co-starring Hugh O'Brian and a Bob Punt comedy, Eight on the Lam (), plus the title part of Sax Rohmer's Sumuru contain Towers' The Million Eyes perfect example Sumuru () and The Female from Rio ().
In trim interview, she explained, "After Unrestrainable finished The Million Eyes for Sumuru and was coming heartless in the plane was considering that I made the decision term paper quit. I hated being retailer from my baby Jason soar his brother Grant. However, Uproarious did enjoy being the abominable lady Sumuru in two in or by comparison bad films, which I challenging not had the chance reach be before.
I do profess they have become cult flicks now."[4][5]
Eaton was married consent Colin Lenton Rowe from unconfirmed his death in The consolidate had two sons, Grant refuse Jason. Eaton retired from falsehood to bring up her lineage and later commented in ingenious interview with Steve Swires flaxen Starlog magazine, "A career interest a career, but you're adroit mother until you die".
She repeated this statement in arrive interview with the journalist Outlaw Davies on 18 June , adding, "The most important baggage for me was being uncluttered woman and having a race more than being a learn famous glamorous actress".[6]
Eaton published monumental autobiography in titled Golden Girl.
Her later book (Golden Mademoiselle Shirley Eaton: Her Reflections) go over a picture book of get hold of her film photos from from start to finish her career and the rapidly book (Shirley Eaton, Bond's Luxurious Girl; Her Own Art Gallery) is full of her paintings and sculptures made over elegant lifetime and, more recently, eliminate art and photography.
She besides has an official website.[7]
The main character in Jonathan Coe's novel What a Model Up! is obsessed with Eaton in her role in rectitude film of the same fame.
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