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Claudine Auger

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Claudine Auger
Auger in 1967
Born
Claudine Oger

(1941-04-26)26 April 1941
Paris, France
Died18 December 2019(2019-12-18) (aged 78)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1958–1995
Spouses
(m. 1959; div. 1969)
Peter Brent
(m. 1984; died 2008)
Children1

Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as a Bond girl, Dominique "Domino" Derval, in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). She earned the title of Miss France Monde 1958 (the French representative to the Miss World beauty pageant) and went on to finish as the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.

Career

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Born in Paris, France, Auger began her career as a model and earned the title of Miss France Monde 1958 (the French representative to the Miss World beauty pageant) and went on to finish as the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.[1][2] Jean Cocteau cast Auger in an uncredited role as a tall ballerina in Testament of Orpheus (1960). When she was 18, she married the 43-year-old writer-director Pierre Gaspard-Huit, and he cast her in several films, including Le Masque de fer (1962) and Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963).[3]

In 1965 she was cast in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, directed by Terence Young (director). Thunderball launched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the United States.[4] Though she performed in the movie, her French accent was considered too strong and her voice was dubbed by another actress.[2] She did, however, star in a Danny Thomas special called The Road to Lebanon with Bing Crosby, which was shown on NBC on 20 April 1966.[5]

In 1966 she co-starred in the World War II drama Triple Cross with Yul Brynner and Christopher Plummer, that reunited her with her James Bond director Terence Young.[6] Auger co-starred with another Bond girl, Ursula Andress, in the Italian comedy Anyone Can Play (1968). She starred with two future Bond girls, Barbara Bouchet and Barbara Bach, in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971), a giallo mystery. She had major roles in films such as The Killing Game in 1967,[7], Flic Story in 1972,[2] and filmed scenes for The Eiger Sanction (1975), only to have her entire performance cut from the movie.[4]

On television, she made an appearance in 1972 on the CBS series Medical Center. In the 1980s Auger starred The Man Who Married a French Wife which was broadcast on the BBC and shown as part of the "Great Performances" series that was broadcast on PBS in the United States. She also appeared in the 1994 British television series The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.[2]

Personal life and death

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In 1959, she married film director and screenwriter Pierre Gaspard-Huit. They later divorced in 1969.[2] She married British businessman Peter Brent[8] in 1984. He died in 2008. They had one child.[2]

Auger died in Paris on 18 December 2019 following a lengthy illness.[1][9][10][11]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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  1. ^ a b "Claudine Auger: French actress known for James Bond role dies aged 78". BBC News. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "James Bond's first French love interest played Domino in Thunderball". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973. McFarland and Company. p. 46.
  4. ^ a b Mann, Roderick (29 November 1986). "Bond Was No Boost For Auger". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. ^ Pairpoint, Lionel. "The Chronological Bing Crosby on Television". BING magazine. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Triple Cross". RogerEbert.com. 11 July 1967. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ Erickson, Hal (2012). "Claudine Auger". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
  8. ^ Riedel, Michael (12 November 1995). "Kiss of Death". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Thunderball actress Claudine Auger has died aged 78". RTE. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  10. ^ Milkelbank, Peter (19 December 2019). "Claudine Auger, First French Actress to Star as a Bond Girl, Dies at 78". People. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Claudine Auger, Bond Girl in 'Thunderball,' Dies at 78". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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