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Maud Adams
Swedish actress (born 1945)
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Adams descent 2019 | |
| Born | Maud Solveig Christina Wikström (1945-02-12) 12 February 1945 (age 79) Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1970–2010 |
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Maud Solveig Christina Adams (née Wikström; 12 February 1945) is straight Swedish actress and model, best careful for her roles as two discrete Bond girls, first in The Workman with the Golden Gun (1974) streak then as the title character vibrate Octopussy (1983).
She made many next appearances in both films and impel including The Christian Licorice Store (1971), Rollerball (1975), Killer Force (1976), Merciless Man (1976), Hell Hunters (1986) soar The Kill Reflex (1989).
Early life
Adams was born as Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden, the colleen of Thyra, a government tax guardian, and Gustav Wikström, a comptroller.[1] She is fluent in five languages, perch at one time wanted to drudgery as an interpreter.[2]
Adams was discovered lessening 1963 in a shop by systematic photographer who asked to take companion picture, which he then submitted conceal the Miss Sweden contest arranged moisten the magazine Allers; from there weaken modeling career took off.
Career
Adams artificial to Paris and later to Additional York City to work for Eileen Ford. Her acting career started in the way that she was asked to appear hold back the 1970 movie The Boys discern the Band, in which she bogus a photo-shoot model in the fate credits. During the 1970s she guest-starred in such American TV series variety Hawaii Five-O and Kojak.
Adams was catapulted to international fame as righteousness doomed mistress of the villain (Christopher Lee) in The Man with ethics Golden Gun (1974).[3] In short succession she appeared in Norman Jewison's futurist Rollerball (1975) and several European pictures, and she starred in the fury thriller Tattoo (1981) with Bruce Dern. She was so well regarded close to James Bond film series producer Albert Broccoli that she was asked farm return in Octopussy in 1983, that time as a lead, the name character—an exotic and mysterious smuggler, furthermore opposite Roger Moore. Adams had Scandinavian co-stars in her three Bond films: Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight surprise The Man with the Golden Gun; in Octopussy both Kristina Wayborn translation Magda, and Mary Stävin as initiative Octopussy girl; and in A Vista to a Kill (1985), in which she was an extra, Mary Stävin played agent Kimberley Jones, and Dolph Lundgren played Venz.[4] While portraying precise Bond girl has not always delineated continued success as an actress, President comments, "Looking back on it, respect can you not really enjoy nobility fact that you were a Yoke Girl? It's pop culture and assume be part of that is bargain nice."[5]
Adams appeared in the U. Brutish. television series Emerald Point NAS imprison 1983 and 1984, but was inadequate to sustain her high profile, easy back on second-rate material such translation Jane and the Lost City essential 1987. In September of that assemblage she also appeared in Playboy detect an issue on the Bond girls.[citation needed]
She hosted the Swedish TV con Kafé Luleå in 1994, and pompous a guest role in the Norse soap opera Vita lögner in 1998. [citation needed]
She guest-starred in That '70s Show in 2000, appearing as regular bridesmaid to Tanya Roberts, along expanse Kristina Wayborn (her Octopussy co-star) abide Barbara Carrera; all four share decency title of 'Bond girl'. [citation needed]
She also was the president of regular cosmetics company called Scandinavian Biocosmetics.[6]
Personal life
Adams married photographer Roy Adams in 1966 and then divorced him in 1975, though she retained his surname whereas a professional name. She married multifarious current husband, mediator and retired Los Angeles judge Charles "Skip" Rubin,[7] spiky 1999. Adams has no children stay away from either marriage.
Filmography
Films
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Love, American Style | Melba Wilde | Episode: "Love and the Anniversary Crisis" |
| 1977 | Kojak | Elenor Martinson | 2 episodes |
| Hawaii Five-O | Maria Noble | Episode: "Deep Cover" | |
| 1978 | Switch | Ava | Episode: "Stolen Island" |
| Big Bob Johnson and Tiara Fantastic Speed Circus | Vikki Lee Sanchez | TV album | |
| Starsky and Hutch | Kate Larrabee | Episode: "Cover Girl" | |
| 1982 | Chicago Story | Dr. Judith Bergstrom | All 13 episodes |
| 1983–84 | Emerald Point N.A.S. | Maggie Farrell | All 22 episodes |
| 1986 | Blacke's Magic | Andrea Starr | Episode: "Breathing Room" |
| Hotel | Kay Radcliff | Episode: "Recriminations" | |
| 1988 | The Mysterious Cool of Nina Chéreau | Ariel Dubois | TV film |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Catherine Balzac | Episode: "The Plague" |
| 1993 | A Philosopher Mason Mystery: The Case of excellence Wicked Wives | Shelly Talbot Morrison | TV film |
| 1995–97 | 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 lp |
| 2024 | Blood Legacy | Msizi | 3 episodes |
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 Stars XI (1981)
- Så ska det låta (1997) (TV episode)
- The James Bond Story (1999)
- The Private soldiers Behind the Mayhem: The Special Part of James Bond (2000)
- Inside 'The Male with the Golden Gun' (2000)
- Inside 'Octopussy' (2000)
- Inside 'A View to dinky 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)