Claudine Auger
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Claudine Auger | |
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 Auger in 1967 | |
| Born | Claudine Oger 26 April 1941 Paris,France |
| Died | 18 December 2019(aged 78) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–1995 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Claudine Auger(bornClaudine Oger;26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as aBond girl,Dominique "Domino" Derval,in theJames BondfilmThunderball(1965). She earned the title ofMiss France Monde1958 (the French representative to theMiss Worldbeauty pageant) and went on to finish as the first runner-up in the1958 Miss Worldcontest.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Jean Cocteaucast Auger in an uncredited role as a tall ballerina inTestament of Orpheus(1960). When she was 18, she married the 43-year-old writer-directorPierre Gaspard-Huit,and he cast her in several films, includingLe Masque de fer(1962) andKali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance(1963).[1]In 1966 she co-starred in theWorld War IIdramaTriple CrosswithYul BrynnerandChristopher Plummer.
The most immediate byproduct of Claudine's stardom was a semi-nudePlayboyspread.
Thunderballlaunched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the United States.[2]She did, however, star in aDanny Thomasspecial calledThe Road to LebanonwithBing Crosby,which was shown on NBC on 20 April 1966.[3]
Auger co-starred with anotherBond girl,Ursula Andress,in the Italian comedyAnyone Can Play(1968). She starred with two futureBond girls,Barbara BouchetandBarbara Bach,inBlack Belly of the Tarantula(1971), agiallomystery. She had some roles in European films such asTriple Cross(1966, reuniting her with her James Bond directorTerence Young), andThe Killing Game(1967).[4]She filmed scenes forThe Eiger Sanction(1975), only to have her entire performance cut from the movie.[2]
Auger appeared in the British television seriesThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes,in "The Three Gables" (1994), as Isadora Klein, in one of the last episodes of the series.
Personal life and death
[edit]In 1959, she married film director and screenwriterPierre Gaspard-Huit.They later divorced.[citation needed]
She married British businessman Peter Brent[5]in the 1980s.[2]
Auger died in Paris on 18 December 2019 following a lengthy illness.[6][7][8][9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1958 | Christine | Uncredited | |
| 1960 | Testament of Orpheus | Minerva | |
| Terrain vague | the salesgirl | ||
| 1961 | Les Moutons de Panurge | Monique | Uncredited |
| 1962 | The Seven Deadly Sins | the new waitress | (segment "Envie, L'" ), Uncredited |
| Le Masque de fer | Isabelle de Saint-Marc | ||
| 1963 | In the French Style | Clio Andropolous | |
| Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance | Amrita | ||
| Il mistero del tempio indiano | Mario Camerini | ||
| 1964 | Games of Desire | Elektra Tzanou | |
| 1965 | Yo Yo | Isolina | |
| The Reckless | Uncredited | ||
| Thunderball | Dominique Derval ( "Domino" ) | ||
| 1966 | That Man George | Lila | |
| Treasure of San Gennaro | Concettina | ||
| Triple Cross | Paulette | ||
| The Devil in Love | Maddalena de' Medici | ||
| 1967 | The Killing Game | Jacqueline Meyrand | |
| The Head of the Family | Adriana | ||
| 1968 | Anyone Can Play | Esmeralda | |
| Escalation | Carla Maria Manini | ||
| Adriatic Sea of Fire | Mirjana | ||
| Listen, Let's Make Love | Ida Bernasconi | ||
| The Cats | Barbara | ||
| 1969 | Love Birds | Marina | |
| Come ti chiami, amore mio? | |||
| 1971 | Equinozio | ||
| Black Belly of the Tarantula | Laura | ||
| A Bay of Blood | Renata Donati | ||
| Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide | Nathalie Silvener | ||
| 1972 | Gli ordini sono ordini | Giorgia's friend | |
| The Summertime Killer | Michèle | ||
| 1974 | Borsalino & Co. | Une passagère sur le paquebot | Uncredited |
| La dynamite est bonne à boire | Consuelo | ||
| 1975 | L'Intrépide | Sophie | |
| Flic Story | Catherine | ||
| 1976 | Il colpaccio | ||
| Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra | Sol | ||
| 1977 | Pane, burro e marmellata | Betty | |
| 1978 | The Bermuda Triangle | Sybill | |
| Butterfly on the Shoulder | The coat's Woman | ||
| 1979 | Lovers and Liars | Elisa Massacesi | |
| Lobster for Breakfast | Carla Spinosi | ||
| The Associate | Agnès Pardot | ||
| 1980 | Fantastica | Johanna MacPherson | |
| Prestami tua moglie | Diana | ||
| 1981 | Black Jack(a.k.a.Asalto al casino) | Jill Stradford | |
| 1984 | Secret Places | Sophie Meister | |
| 1985 | The Repenter | Rosa Ragusa | |
| 1986 | Exploits of a Young Don Juan | the mother | |
| 1988 | Un amore di donna | Gabriella's mother | |
| The Sparrow's Fluttering | Dino's widow | ||
| 1991 | La bocca | Countess Veronica Rospigliosi | |
| 1992 | Salt on Our Skin | Mrs. McEwan | |
| 1994 | L'ombra della sera | La mère d'Eva | Television Film |
| 1995 | Los hombres siempre mienten | Isabelle | |
| 1995 | Un orage immobile | Artémise d'Aubec | Television Film |
| 1997 | Le rouge et le noir | Madame de Fervaques |
References
[edit]- ^Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul,Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973.McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers (2002), p. 46
- ^abcMann, Roderick (29 November 1986)."Bond Was No Boost For Auger".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on 7 December 2010.Retrieved21 July2012.
- ^Pairpoint, Lionel."The Chronological Bing Crosby on Television".BING magazine.Archivedfrom the original on 28 June 2019.Retrieved22 February2016.
- ^Erickson, Hal(2012)."Claudine Auger".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 20 October 2012.
- ^Riedel, Michael (12 November 1995)."Kiss of Death".New York Daily News.Archivedfrom the original on 19 March 2014.Retrieved21 July2012.
- ^"Claudine Auger: French actress known for James Bond role dies aged 78".BBC News.20 December 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 21 December 2019.Retrieved20 December2019.
- ^"Thunderball actress Claudine Auger has died aged 78".RTE. 20 December 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 21 December 2019.Retrieved20 December2019.
- ^Milkelbank, Peter (19 December 2019)."Claudine Auger, First French Actress to Star as a Bond Girl, Dies at 78".People.Archivedfrom the original on 17 January 2020.Retrieved20 December2019.
- ^"Claudine Auger, Bond Girl in 'Thunderball,' Dies at 78 | Hollywood Reporter".www.hollywoodreporter.com.20 December 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 3 January 2020.Retrieved20 December2019.
External links
[edit]- Claudine AugeratIMDb
- Claudine AugeratAllMovie
- Claudine Augerat theTCM Movie Database
- Claudine Augerataenigma
- Claudine Auger(Aveleyman)
- Claudine AugeratFind a Grave
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