Actress Honor Blackman died at the age of 94. This was confirmed by her family in the British newspaper "The Guardian". It was said that she died naturally in her family in her home in the southern English county of Sussex, with her family. There was therefore no connection to the corona virus. Blackman became world famous for her role as Pussy Galore in the James Bond flick "Goldfinger".
Her family honored Blackman in a statement as a "beloved mother and grandmother" who "had an exceptional combination of beauty, reason and physical ability". She will be "painfully missed" by her two grown children Barnaby and Lottie and their grandchildren Daisy, Oscar, Olive and Toby.
Known before Bond
In "Goldfinger" (1964) Blackman played the pilot Pussy Galore, who wants to rob Fort Knox together with the villain Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe) and thereby knows James Bond (Sean Connery) at first in his place, before then as in the end overflows to his side. At that time, her name caused a scandal. "Goldfinger" is not only considered one of the best films in the series, but was also quite successful ($ 918 million).
Before James Bond, Blackman had worked as an actress for many years. She became known to a wider audience through the British TV series "With umbrella, charm and bowler hat". Later she was seen in "Columbo", "Shalako" and "Bridget Jones – chocolate for breakfast". In addition, she played in numerous theater productions.