10 Actresses Whose Careers Didn’t Flourish After They Were Bond Girls
1. Tania Mallet
Tania Mallet is perhaps the most tragic case of a Bond Girl not having a successful film career she deserves following her encounter with Double-0 Seven.
In Goldfinger, which is often regarded as the perfect Double-0 Seven movie, Mallet portrayed Tilly Masterson, the sister of Auric Goldfinger’s murdered assistant, Jill Masterson, who is hell-bent on revenge. Whilst the character sees a greater role in Ian Fleming’s 1959 novel, her film counterpart only features in the Swiss-set sequences before Oddjob (Harold Sakata) kills her with his lethal bowler hat.
Mallet’s departure from mainstream acting was partly her own decision as she was paid more for a day of modelling than she was in a week as a Bond Girl, and intense restrictions were placed on her personal freedom during filming to guard against accidents and delays.
Even though she was offered further film roles after Goldfinger in recognition of her obvious talent, she chose to return to the more lucrative world of modelling. Nevertheless, she took an uncredited role in an episode of The New Avengers (1976-1977) entitled “The Midas Touch” (her only other acting role after Goldfinger).
She passed away in March 2019.
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