Bond actress Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore, dead at 94
- The 1960s star shot to fame for role in Goldfinger, alongside Sean Connery’s James Bond, but first gained fame in the UK spy show The Avengers.
- Her successful career also included theatre roles in productions such as The Sound Of Music, My Fair Lady and Cabaret
Honor Blackman, one of most memorable co-stars of the early James Bond films, has died at the age of 94, her family said on Monday.
The actress shot to fame in her late 30s after playing legendary Bond girl Pussy Galore in the 1964 movie Goldfinger, starring alongside Sean Connery.
It was only the third instalment in the storied spy franchise, and received critical acclaim and box office success.
“It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Honor Blackman aged 94,” the family said in a statement. “She died peacefully of natural causes at home in Lewes, Sussex, surrounded by her family.”
“As well as being a much adored mother and grandmother, Honor was an actor of hugely prolific creative talent,” the statement continued.
Her family added she possessed “an extraordinary combination of beauty, brains and physical prowess, along with her unique voice and a dedicated work ethic”.
