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Caroline Bliss

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Caroline Bliss
Born (1961-07-12) 12 July 1961 (age 63)
England
Years active1982–1996
Notable credit(s)Miss Moneypenny in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
(m. 1995)
Children2

Caroline Bliss (born 12 July 1961)[1] is an English former actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[citation needed] She played M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in the James Bond films of the Timothy Dalton era. Bliss played Miss Moneypenny in the films The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill.[2] The character had previously been played by Lois Maxwell. Her first role was as Princess Diana in Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982).[2]

Personal life

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Bliss is the granddaughter of composer Sir Arthur Bliss, former Master of the Queen's Music.[3] She is married to author and actor Andy Secombe, son of singer Harry Secombe, and as of 2013, the couple were living in Goonbell[4][5] with their two children.[6]

Filmography

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Bliss's film and television work includes appearances in:

Television

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Year Name Role Reference
1982 Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story Princess Diana [2]
1984 Killer Contract Rosa Kossack
1985 My Brother Jonathan Edie Martyn
1987 The Moneymen Sarah
1990 The Paradise Club DI Sarah Turnbull
1994 Insektors Aelia
1996 Ruth Rendell - A Case of Coincidence Sarah Quin

Film

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Year Name Role
1987 The Living Daylights Miss Moneypenny
1989 Licence to Kill
Braxton Vanessa Rawlings
1996 Blitzlicht

Theatre

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Her theatre work includes:

  • Blood Brothers
  • Blue Remembered Hills
  • Eve
  • Faust (Lyric Hammersmith)[7]
  • Fuente Ovejuna
  • Good
  • Particular Friendships
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Rough Justice
  • The Invisible Man
  • The Night They Raided Minsky's

References

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  1. ^ "Caroline Bliss - IMDb". IMDb.com. IMDb, Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Field, Matthew; Chowdhury, Ajay (2015). Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films. Foreword by George Lazenby. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-750-96421-0. Retrieved 13 April 2016 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Bliss, Caroline". spymovienavigator.com. Spy Movie Navigator. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ Turner, Robin (3 October 2010). "Harry Secombe's son recalls childhood of stars and laughter". Wales Online. Media Wales. Retrieved 13 April 2016. Andy Secombe, perhaps best known for providing the voice of insectoid creature Watto in the Star Wars prequels, has fittingly just moved into the Cornish village of Goonbell, with his actress wife Caroline Bliss.
  5. ^ "Now in Truro via Tatooine, Star Wars actor James gets ready to publish his fifth novel". The West Briton. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Why I'll always be grateful that my Dad was a Goon". Western Morning News. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Wolf, Matthew (12 May 1988). "DEVILISHLY GOOD AN INGENIOUS, ACCESSIBLE 'FAUST' LIGHTS UP LONDON". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via ProQuest.
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Acting roles
Preceded by Miss Moneypenny actress
1987 – '89
Succeeded by