By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-07 12:01:29 | Updated at 2024-12-23 10:57:58
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She's best known for her connection to the James Bond franchise.
This actress holds the distinction of being the only woman to play two different bond girls in separate films nearly a decade apart.
The film and television star, who is fluent in five languages, hails from Sweden, but she has worked primarily in the United States after making a name for herself.
She started her film career on a strong note by making a small, uncredited appearance in legendary director William Friedkin's adaptation of the hit play The Boys In The Band.
The Nordic beauty recently made her return to television after more than a decade off screen.
Can you name this international star?
She's best known for her connection to the James Bond franchise. She holds the distinction of being the only woman to play two different bond girls in separate films nearly a decade apart
The film and television star, who is fluent in five languages, hails from Sweden, but she has worked primarily in the United States. She also recently returned to TV. Can you name this international star?
She's 79-year-old actress Maud Adams.
Adams was spotted leaving her home in Los Angeles this week in a cool and casual minimalist ensemble.
She was unrecognizable compared to her '70s and '80s heyday thanks to her minimally made-up look and her shoulder-length blond hair, which contrasted with the more voluminous brunette locks she often wore decades ago.
However, she still looked remarkably youthful for someone on the cusp of being an octogenarian.
Adams was pictured taking her two adorable dogs out for a walk.
She looked comfortable in a black fleece jacket that she wore with simple black pants and black slip-on athletic shoes.
She wore a tasteful quilted black Chanel handbag while also bringing along a large black leather tote bag.
The actress had on a chic pair of glasses with amber-colored frames, and she also donned a logo-free beige baseball cap while out walking her dogs.
She's 79-year-old actress Maud Adams. She was spotted leaving her home in Los Angeles this week in a cool and casual minimalist ensemble
She was unrecognizable compared to her heyday thanks to her minimal makeup and shoulder-length blond hair, which contrasted with the voluminous brunette locks she wore decades ago
However, she still looked remarkably youthful for someone on the cusp of being an octogenarian. Adams was pictured taking her two adorable dogs out for a walk
Although several women have appeared as the same character in multiple Bond films, and a few actress have even played different characters in more than one film, Adams holds the distinction of being the only woman to play different Bond girls in separate films.
Adams — who was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden — made her first appearance in the franchise with 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun.
She played the mistress to Francisco Scaramanga, the eponymous assassin with a golden gun who was played by horror villain icon Christopher Lee.
Despite her apparent allegiances to Scaramanga, she switches sides to help 007 (played by Roger Moore), which puts her in a precarious position with her lover.
The film received some of the worst reviews of the entire Bond series — though Lee's performance was commended — and it also has the distinction of being one of the lowest-grossing films in the series.
Many of the issues critics singled out were related to Moore's atypical performance and the film's lack of compelling plotting and characterization.
Despite that film's underwhelming reception, Adams was brought back into the fold nine years later for 1983's Octopussy.
She played the title character, a half-British Indian woman who is in league with a wealthy Afghan prince.
She looked comfortable in a black fleece jacket that she wore with simple black pants and black slip-on athletic shoes. She wore a tasteful quilted black Chanel handbag while also bringing along a large black leather tote bag
Several women have appeared as the same character in multiple Bond films, and a few actress have played different minor characters in more than one film, but Adams is the only woman to play different Bond girls in separate films
Adams — who was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden — made her first appearance in the franchise with 1974's The Man With The Golden Gun; seen in the film with Roger Moore as Bond
She played the mistress to Francisco Scaramanga, the eponymous assassin with a golden gun who was played by horror villain icon Christopher Lee; pictured with Moore and costar Britt Ekland (R)
Despite that film's underwhelming reception, Adams was brought back into the fold nine years later for 1983's Octopussy, in which she played the title character
Octopussy was again lambasted by critics, but it doubled the previous film's grosses; the film's poster is pictured
Adams also appeared in William Friedkin's The Boys In The Band and 1975's Rollerball. Most of her other films were low-budget thrillers, but she still worked with iconic stars; pictured in 1976
But whens he learns that the prince (played by French actor Louis Jourdan) is working with a Soviet general to explode a nuclear weapon in hopes of devastating Western Europe, she joins forces with Bond (again played by Moore) to stop their plot.
Octopussy was similarly dismissed by critics, many of whom faulted its attempts to make Bond more clownish, but the film earned double The Man With The Golden Gun's box office returns.
Prior to her adventures with Bond, Adams appeared opposite Beau Bridges in 1971's The Christian Licorice Store, and one of her other major films was 1975's James Caan–starring thriller Rollerball.
Most of the Swedish stars other films were low-budget crime and horror films and thrillers.
However, she still managed to work with some of the greatest actors of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Henry and Peter Fonda (1976's Killer Force and 1980's The Hostage Tower, respectively), Vanessa Redgrave (Playing For Time; 1980), Bruce Dern (1981's Tattoo) and even another Bond actor (George Lazenby, in 1987's Hell Hunters).
Her television work included guest roles on episodes of Kojak and Hawaii Five-O (both 1977), an appearance on Starsky And Hutch in 1978, a 1989 episode of the revived Mission: Impossible, a 1996 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger, and an episode of That '70s Show from 2000.
Her last appearance on TV for years was in the 2010 TV film The Rooneys, but she recently returned to the medium with a three-episode arc this year on Blood Legacy, a South African drama that airs on Netflix.
