Comparing this sultry-eyed blonde to 'Greta Garbo' and in her one-woman stage show, "Wayward Ladies".
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#51).
23 June 1962: Filmed her first "The Avengers" episode, "The Avengers" {Death Dispatch (#2.13)} .
20 March 1964: Filmed her final "The Avengers" episode, "The Avengers" {Lobster Quadrille (#3.26)} .
Education: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England
Honor is involved with an organization called Fairtrade, which aims to ensure that third world producers get treated fairly and can make a living from their work.
Credits her father for her acting career because on her fifteenth birthday he offered her a choice - a bicycle or elocution classes. She chose the classes.
She allegedly declined a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) honour in 2002.
Extensively studied judo while starring in "The Avengers" . Became so proficient with the martial art, she performed many of her own stunts.
Turned 39 during post-production of Goldfinger , making her the oldest actress to play a love interest of James Bond. The second-oldest is Maud Adams , who was 38 in Octopussy . Upon the death of Linda Christian on July 22, 2011, she became the oldest living Bond Girl actress.
Has 2 adopted children with her 2nd husband Maurice Kaufmann - a daughter named Lottie Kaufmann (b.1967) and a son named Barnaby Kaufmann.
Her brother Ken died at age 35.
Was previously a supporter of the Liberal Party of Great Britain. Since 2007, had been a supporter of the Liberal-Democrat Party of Great Britain.
Is the first English actress to play the main James Bond girl in Goldfinger . Diana Rigg is the second English actress in to play the main Bond girl in On Her Majestys Secret Service . While Jane Seymour and Maryam dAbo were both born in England and were the main Bond girls in Live and Let Die and The Living Daylights respectively, they dont have English ancestry. To date, Blackman and Rigg are the only two true Brits who played the main Bond girls.
Most of the Bond girls have been bimbos. I have never been a bimbo.
Whereas Pussy Galore was quite a character.
She could have been a quite wonderful role model.
