Maud Adams

This article is about the Swedish actress and model. For the American stage actress, seeMaude Adams.

Maud Adams
Adams in 2019
Born	Maud Solveig Christina Wikström (1945-02-12)12 February 1945 Luleå,Norrbotten,Sweden
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	1970–2010
Spouses	Roy Adams ​ ​ (m.1966;div.1975)​ Charles Rubin ​ (m.1999)​

Maud Adams(bornMaud Solveig Christina Wikström;12 February 1945) is a Swedish actress and model, known for her roles as two differentBond girls,first inThe Man with the Golden Gun(1974) and then as the title character inOctopussy(1983), as well as making many other appearances in both films and television includingThe Christian Licorice Store(1971),Rollerball(1975),Killer Force(1976),Merciless Man(1976),Hell Hunters(1986) andThe Kill Reflex(1989).

Early life

Adams was born as Maud Solveig Christina Wikström inLuleå,Sweden, the daughter of Thyra, a government tax inspector, and Gustav Wikström, acomptroller.She is fluent in five languages, and at one time wanted to work as an interpreter.She was discovered in 1963 in a shop by a photographer who asked to take her picture, which he then submitted to theMiss Swedencontest arranged by the magazineAllers;from there her modeling career took off.

Career

Adams moved to Paris and later to New York City to work forEileen Ford.Her acting career started when she was asked to appear in the 1970 movieThe Boys in the Band,in which she played a photo-shoot model in the opening credits. During the 1970s she guest-starred in such American TV series asHawaii Five-OandKojak.

Adams was catapulted to international fame as the doomed mistress of the villain (Christopher Lee) inThe Man with the Golden Gun(1974).In short order she appeared inNorman Jewison's futuristicRollerball(1975) and several European films, and she starred in the obsession thrillerTattoo(1981) withBruce Dern.She was so well regarded byJames Bond film seriesproducerAlbert Broccolithat she was asked to return inOctopussyin 1983, this time as a lead, the title character—an exotic and mysterious smuggler, again oppositeRoger Moore.Adams had Swedish co-stars in her three Bond films:Britt EklandasMary GoodnightinThe Man with the Golden Gun;inOctopussybothKristina WaybornasMagda,andMary Stävinas an Octopussy girl; and inA View to a Kill(1985), in which she was anextra,Mary Stävin played agent Kimberley Jones, andDolph Lundgrenplayed Venz.While portraying aBond girlhas not always indicated continued success as an actress, Adams comments, "Looking back on it, how can you not really enjoy the fact that you were a Bond Girl? It's pop culture and to be part of that is very nice."

Adams appeared in the U. S. television seriesEmerald Point NASin 1983 and 1984, but was unable to sustain her high profile, falling back on second-rate material such asJane and the Lost Cityin 1987. In September of that year she also appeared inPlayboyin an issue on the Bond girls.

She hosted the Swedish TV showKafé Luleåin 1994, and played a guest role in the Swedish soap operaVita lögnerin 1998.

She guest-starred inThat '70s Showin 2000, appearing as a bridesmaid toTanya Roberts,along withKristina Wayborn(herOctopussyco-star) andBarbara Carrera;all four share the title of 'Bond girl'.

She also was the president of a cosmetics company called Scandinavian Biocosmetics.

Personal life

Adams married photographer Roy Adams in 1966 and then divorced him in 1975. She married her current husband, private mediator and retired judge Charles Rubin,in 1999. Adams has no children from either marriage.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	The Boys in the Band	Photo Model	Uncredited
1971	The Christian Licorice Store	Cynthia
1972	Mahoney's Last Stand	Miriam
1973	U-Turn	Paula/Tracy
1974	The Man with the Golden Gun	Andrea Anders
1975	Rollerball	Ella
1976	Killer Force	Clare Chambers
1976	Merciless Man	Marta Mayer
1979	Laura	Sarah
1980	The Hostage Tower	Sabrina Carver
1980	Playing for Time	Mala
1981	Tattoo	Maddy
1982	Hit Man	Carmen
1983	Octopussy	Octopussy
1984	Nairobi Affair	Anne Malone
1985	A View to a Kill	Woman in Wharf Crowd	Cameo
1987	The Women's Club	Angie
1987	Jane and the Lost City	Lola Pagola
1987	Hell Hunters	Amanda
1988	Angel III: The Final Chapter	Nadine
1988	Deadly Intent	Elise Marlowe
1989	A Man of Passion	Susana
1989	The Favorite	Sineperver
1989	The Kill Reflex	Crystal Tarver
1990	Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4	Fima
1996	Ringer	Leslie Polokoff
2008	The Seekers	Ella Swanson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Love, American Style	Melba Wilde	Episode: "Love and the Anniversary Crisis"
1977	Kojak	Elenor Martinson	2 episodes
1977	Hawaii Five-O	Maria Noble	Episode: "Deep Cover"
1978	Switch	Ava	Episode: "Stolen Island"
1978	Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus	Vikki Lee Sanchez	TV film
1978	Starsky and Hutch	Kate Larrabee	Episode: "Cover Girl"
1982	Chicago Story	Dr. Judith Bergstrom	All 13 episodes
1983–1984	Emerald Point N.A.S.	Maggie Farrell	All 22 episodes
1986	Blacke's Magic	Andrea Starr	Episode: "Breathing Room"
1986	Hotel	Kay Radcliff	Episode: "Recriminations"
1988	The Mysterious Death of Nina Chéreau	Ariel Dubois	TV film
1989	Mission: Impossible	Catherine Balzac	Episode: "The Plague"
1993	A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives	Shelly Talbot Morrison	TV film
1995–1997	Radio Shadow	Sister Katarina	6 episodes
1996	Walker, Texas Ranger	Simone Deschamps	Episode: "The Deadliest Man Alive"
1998	White Lies	Ellinor Malm	20 episodes
2000	That '70s Show	Holly	Episode: "The First Time"
2010	The Rooneys	Unknown	TV film

As director

• Kafé Luleå(1994) (TV series)

As herself

• Food, Wine & Friends(1979)
• Miss USA Pageant(1979) (judge)
• Women Who Rate a 10(1981)
• Battle of the Network StarsXI(1981)
• Så ska det låta(1997) (TV episode)
• The James Bond Story(1999)
• The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond(2000)
• Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'(2000)
• Inside 'Octopussy'(2000)
• Inside 'A View to a Kill'(2000)
• Bond Girls are Forever(2002) (TV)
• Premiere Bond: Die Another Day(2002)
• James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute(2002)
• Stjärnorna på slottet(2006) (5 TV episodes)
• Ann-Margret: Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood(2014)
• From Rollerball to Rome(2020)
• For Our Eyes Only: John Glenn(2021)

External links

• Maud AdamsatIMDb
• Maud Adamsat theSwedish Film Database
• Maud Adamson Bond Stars
• Maud Adamsat From Sweden with Love
• "Interview with Maud Adams"(ram [RealPlayer]).Film and TV Features.Wiltshire: BBC. 24 September 2004.