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Tania Mallet
Tania Mallet (19 May 1941 – 30 March 2019) was a British model and actress who was best known for her appearance as Tilly Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964).
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Early lifeTania Mallet was born in Blackpool, Lancashire to English father Henry Mallet, and Russian mother Olga Mironoff. Tania was a cousin of actress Helen Mirren; her mother and Helen's father were brother and sister. She initially worked as a model before becoming an actress.
CareerMallet reportedly auditioned for the part of Tatiana Romanova in 1963's From Russia With Love but was unsuccessful. According to her, she was given the part of Tilly Masterson when someone sent a photo of her in a bikini to Bond producer Cubby Broccoli. The character was killed off during the film when Oddjob (Harold Sakata) hurled his steel rimmed hat at her.
Despite the film's commercial and critical success, Goldfinger would be Mallet's only major big screen appearance. Her only other significant acting role was an uncredited appearance in the 1976 television series The Ne Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson) Name: Tania Mallet Tilly Masterson is Jill's sister who takes it upon herself to seek revenge for the death of her sister. Following Goldfinger to Switzerland, she attempts to assassinate the nefarious villain with a single rifle shot. However, her accuracy, and her car, let her down when she 'runs into' Bond in his Aston Martin DB5. Most memorable quote: Biography Born of a millionaire father and a Russian mother, Tania Mallet received her schooling in both France and England. She joined the Lucy Clayton school of modelling in London and soon became one of Britain's most famous models, her photograph appearing in Vogue and Harpers on several occasions. Tania Mallet's acting career was as glorious as it was short-lived. If an actress could choose only one film to star in, she could do a lot worse than Mallet, whose fam British actress and model (1941–2019) Tania Mallet Mallet in 1964 on set of Goldfinger Blackpool, Lancashire, England Simon Radcliffe Tania Mallet (19 May 1941 – 30 March 2019)[1] was an English actress and model, best known for playing Tilly Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). Mallet was born on 19 May 1941 in Blackpool, the daughter of Russian noblewoman and former chorus girl Olga Petrovna Mironoff (1920-1983) and English millionaire car salesman Henry Mallet (1909-1983).[2][3][4] Her maternal grandfather, Pyotr Vasilievich Mironov (1884-1957), was a member of an exiled Russian aristocracy and a colonel in the Russian Imperial Army, and owned a large family estate near Gagarin, S
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Character: Tilly Masterson
Movie: Goldfinger
Date of Birth: 19/05/41
Place of Birth: Blackpool, England
Bond: Why were you shooting at me?
Tilly: I wasn't. I was shooting at Goldfinger.
Bond: Then you're an awful shot. •
Tania Mallet
Born (1941-05-19)19 May 1941 Died 30 March 2019(2019-03-30) (aged 77) Occupation(s) Actress, model Years active 1961–1976 Spouse Relatives Helen Mirren (cousin) Early life and ancestry
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