People you didn't know dubbed: Lois Maxwell
Throughout the glory years of the Italian film industry, many an English or American actor in Rome found themselves earning a bit of extra cash by doing dubbing work. Even a famous actor like Orson Welles took occasional dubbing jobs in Rome (and elsewhere) to earn some money for his own film projects. Another well-known name that once used to work in the dubbing salas of Rome was Lois Maxwell (1927-2007), the Canadian-born actress renowned for having played the role of Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen James Bond films, starting with Dr. No (1962) and ending with A View to a Kill (1985). The role of Moneypenny was always a small one, but the flirtatious interactions between her and Bond, and their often outrageous sexual double entendres were big favorites with the movie-goers, and has ensured Maxwell her rightful place in movie history. Lois Maxwell in her signature role as Miss Moneypenny. Here with Sean Connery in From Russia with Love (1963). ...