Eunice Gayson

Eunice Gayson
Born (1931-03-17) 17 March 1931[1]
Croydon, London, England, UK
Years active 1948-present
Notable credit(s) Sylvia Trench in Dr. No and From Russia with Love
Spouse(s) Leigh Vance 19?? - 1994) (divorced)
Brian Jackson (???? - ????) (divorced)

Eunice Gayson (born 17 March 1931[2]) is an English actress[1] best known for playing Sylvia Trench, James Bond's girlfriend in the first two Bond films (Dr. No and From Russia with Love). Originally, Gayson was to be cast as Miss Moneypenny, but that part went to Lois Maxwell instead. She is the first official Bond girl.[3][4]

Early life

Gayson was born in Croydon, South London.

Career

For a number of years she played the part of Frau Schrader (The Baroness) in the London production of The Sound Of Music at the Palace Theatre, singing two songs which were cut from the film version.

Gayson was originally to have been a regular in the Bond film series, but her character was dropped. Gayson's voice in Dr. No and From Russia with Love was overdubbed by voice actress Nikki van der Zyl,[5] as were the voices of nearly all the actresses appearing in the first two Bond films, though Gayson's real voice can still be heard in original trailers for Dr. No.

As the first female to be seen in Dr. No together with James Bond (Sean Connery), she is officially the very first actress to play a Bond girl.[6]

Gayson also played a major role in the Hammer horror film The Revenge of Frankenstein and was seen on TV in series such as The Saint and The Avengers.

Personal life

Decades later, Gayson's daughter appeared in a casino scene in the 1995 Bond film GoldenEye.

Film and television appearances

References

  1. 1 2 Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
  2. "Biography". Official website of Eunice Grayson. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. Masters, Tim (1 October 2012). "James Bond: How Dr No's Eunice Gayson made film history". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. Hendry, Steve (16 September 2012). "First Bond girl Eunice Gayson reveals how she helped Sean Connery overcome nerves with stiff drink". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. Wright, Stephen; Ellicott, Claire (21 September 2012). "The secret Bond girl: Unknown artist dubbed the voices of 007's best-known beauties - but now she's banned from the movies spy's 50th birthday party!". DailyMail.com.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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