Maxwell Lois - American actress, unsurpassed secretary of "Bond" for all time

Canadian actress Lois Maxwell was born on February 14, 1927 in Kitchener. The girl had an independent expansive character, and besides she wanted to participate in some sort of events of a global nature. At the age of fifteen, Maxwell Lois fled the house, intending to join the units of the Canadian army, which were sent to Europe to participate in the Second World War. The insistent girl was taken to the combat unit, but due to the weakness of her health, she was soon transferred to the Army Entertainment Corps.

In war, as in war

Maxwell Lois in a group of other artists accompanied military units, performing dance and musical numbers. The rosy girl added to herself for several years, and when the Canadian Army headquarters still found out that she was a minor, a scandal arose that threatened to result in deportation to her homeland. To avoid expulsion, Maxwell immediately resigned from the army and entered the London Academy of Drama. There she met Roger Moore, one of the performers of the role of James Bond, agent 007.

In 1947, Maxwell Lois moved to Los Angeles, closer to Hollywood. Beautiful appearance helped her to become a movie actress, and she successfully debuted in the film "This girl from Hagen" directed by Peter Godfrey. The character of Julia Klein was a success for Lois, for this role she received the "Golden Globe" in the nomination "Best Beginner Actress". Reporters of various publications hunted down behind it. In 1949, Maxwell Lois, together with Marilyn Monroe, held a photo shoot for the prestigious Life magazine.

Rest in Rome

In 1950, the actress felt tired, as a consequence of the crazy rhythm of life in Hollywood. She considered it a blessing to relax from American cinema and went to Rome for five years. There she organically blended into the creative group of actors, led by Sophia Loren, and starred in several low-budget films, including in "Aida", staged at the opera of the same name.

In 1955, Maxwell Lois replaced Rome in Paris, where she soon became acquainted with the television director Peter Marriott, who two years later became her husband. The couple moved to London, and the actress continued her career on the shores of Misty Albion. There was a lot of work, Lois barely had time to act in films, and on television.

The main character of all life

In 1962, the actress was invited to the role of Miss Manipenni in the first film "Bondiana" called "Doctor No." The character of the secretary became the main role of all life Lois Maxwell. She played Miss Manipenni in fourteen scenes about 007. Of course, the role was extremely static, Lois said during her time in the frame no more than two hundred words in total. The actress was oppressed by such a mediocre pastime, but she could not give up the role.

Hijacking of a spaceship

One of the most interesting films about James Bond is the eleventh under the account under the name "Lunar racer". In the center of the plot, the space shuttle Shuttle is stolen directly from the transport aircraft. The aircraft, freed from cargo, falls.

At the same time, James Bond returned from Africa on a scheduled airliner. On board his aircraft are also members of the gang of kidnappers. Among them is a bandit nicknamed Jaw. Bond is cracking down on all the criminals, but Jaw drops him off the plane, and he leaves after himself.

Loss of the husband

The year 1973 was for Lois Maxwell a turning point: her husband died of a heart attack. The actress returned to Canada and settled in the city of Toronto. Now Maxwell engaged in journalism and began to lead a column in one of the central newspapers of Quebec. The pseudonym took "Miss Manipenni" in memory of her main role. Periodically went to Hollywood to shoot another series about James Bond. This continued until 1985, when the last film of the "Bondiana" was filmed.

Filmography

During her career, Lois Maxwell starred in twenty-eight films. Below is the selected list of films with her participation.

• "This girl from Hagen" (1947), Julia Kane;
• "Corridor of mirrors" (1947), the role of Lois;
• "Aida" (1953), Amneris;
• "Great hope" (1954), Lily Donald;
• "Ruthless Time" (1957), the role of Vicky Harker;
• "Lolita" (1962), Mary Lor;
• "The Ghost of a House on a Hill" (1963), the role of Grace Markway;
• "Find and Lose" (1979), the role of the Englishwoman;
• "The Fourth Angel" (2001), Olivia.

A separate list of films of "Bond": "Kind on murder", "Octopussy", "Only for your eyes", "Moon racer", "Spy who loved me", "Charlot in Hong Kong", "Man with a gold pistol" , "Live and Let Die," "Diamonds Forever", "On the Secret Service of Her Majesty", "You Live Only Twice", "Ball Lightning", "Goldfinger", "From Russia with Love", "Doctor No". In the above films, Lois Maxwell played a secretary.

Death

In 1994, the actress again returned to the English county of Somerset, where she began to live in the daughter's family. In 2001, Lois fell seriously ill: she was diagnosed with cancer. The actress was left for Australia, where her son lived in Perth. Medically, Maxwell Lois lived for six more years. On September 29, 2007, Miss Manipenni died.