The Resume

(March 15, 1942-May 30, 2017)
Born in Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Birth name was Vivien Mollie Rudderham
Portrayed Pat Fearing in ‘Thunderball’ (1965)
Also appeared in the films ‘Target for Killing’ (1966), ‘The Naked World of Harrison Marks (1967), and ‘Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River’ (1968)

Why she might be annoying:

She had a daughter out of wedlock who she gave up for adoption.
Her career failed to take off after ‘Thunderball’ due to a contract dispute with her agent.
Her death was overshadowed by that of Roger Moore a week earlier.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was the first Bond girl to take off her clothes on screen.
The British Board of Film Classification ordered several of her scenes with Sean Connery removed after declaring them ‘too racy’ for audiences.
She posed for a Playboy pictorial essay, ‘James Bond’s Girls.’ (November, 1965)

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actresses Appearing in James Bond Movies
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 79]
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 75)
• I Gave Children up for Adoption
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Mothered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Outlived My Child
• Look at Me, I'm with Sean Connery
• Posed For Playboy
• Profiles 47501-47750 (Ranked: 47567)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 42.67% Annoying