Maud Adams (Octopussy / Andrea Anders)
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Actress: Maud Adams
Character: Octopussy / Andrea Anders
Movie: Octopussy / The Man With The Golden Gun
Date of Birth: 12th February 1945
Place of Birth: Lulea, Sweden
Trivia: The only actress to play two different major Bond
Girl roles
Octopussy
Pleased To Meet You
James Bond hears rumours
of the lavish Octopussy prior to being ushered onto her
exclusive
island paradise. When 007 is finally granted a rare audience
with Octopussy the encounter is not what he expects. Instead
of a cold, harsh jewel smuggler Bond faces up to a charming
and sophisticated lady and one that remembers Bond from
her past.
"Oh James, we're two of a kind. There are vast rewards for a man of your talents willing to take risks." |
Caught In The Act
Although Octopussy initially puts herself between Bond and his mission it is a surprising alliance against the double crossing Kamal Kahn that bring these two together. Bond is charming as usual and manages to persuade Octopussy to look beyond the riches offered by Kahn and to work in the interests of justice. The alliance soon develops and on the idyllic Mumbai lakes, so does their personal relationship.
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A resourceful and feisty young businesswoman, Octopussy is
caught up with the smuggling game and hoping to make
a fair fortune. As the ringleader of an all-feminine
circus, the illusive Octopussy trains her girls to do
more than perform in the big top. The troupe is nimble
enough to put themselves to use when raiding Kahn's Monsoon
Palace, silent and undetected. The daughter of an ex-military
officer in British pay, Octopussy recalls 007 from a
previous mission that involved her father and a fraud
case. Bond tracked Major Smythe, her father, to his remote
hiding place and gave him a chance to put his affairs
in order before his arrest - for this Octopussy expresses
her gratitude. The resourceful Octopussy has since made
the best of life, seeing herself rise to great fame and
a circus performer and gain fortunes in illicit jewellery
smuggling.
"I hoped fate would bring us together one day." |
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Memorable quotes
Bond: Where did you recruit all these lovelies?
Octopussy: There are many of them all over Southeast Asia, looking
for a guru, spiritual discipline, who knows what. I train them.
Give them a purpose, a sisterhood and a way of life.
Bond: In crime?
Octopussy: In business. I have diversified into shipping, hotels, carnivals and circuses.
Kahn: Octopussy, I would enjoy another opportunity to take care of Mr. Bond personally.
Octopussy: I will take care of Mr. Bond myself.
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Octopussy: Mr. Bond, smuggling is of no concern of the British Secret Service. I have violated no British law. You are free to leave, but I'd much prefer if you stayed as my guest for a dew days.
Kahn: Bond has escaped!
Octopussy: How careless of you.
Kahn: I apologise.
Octopussy: By the way Kamal, I'd like you to meet my new
house guest.
Bond: An old friend of the family you might say.
I don't have to answer to you, a trained
assassin, for what I am. |
Andrea Anders
Pleased To Meet You
James Bond first runs into Andrea
Anders at the Casino in Hong
Kong, where the damsel is running an errand for Scaramanga -
collecting his precious golden bullets. Bond lets himself into
her hotel room whilst she is showering, but it is he who is met
with a surprise. Calmly, Bond rectifies the problem and disarms
Anders, whilst questioning the coy mistress about her employer.
Caught in the Act
When Bond discovers more about Anders, this time in his hotel
room. After a romantic dinner with Mary
Goodnight,
the pair retire to 007's room for a nightcap only to
be rudely
interrupted by Anders. Shoving Goodnight in a wardrobe,
Bond turns his charms to the lovely yet fragile Andrea
Anders. She reveals that Scaramanga was not after Bond
as he was lead to believe and it was she who left the
death threat with MI6.
Bashfully she offers herself as a prize for the assassination
of The Man With The Golden Gun. 007 does not refrain
from trying the merchandise...
"You can have me too, if you like. I'm not unattractive."
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Andrea Anders is the doomed mistress of the hot-shot
marksman Francisco Scaramanga who has a watchful eye over his
prize at all times. If she is not on his remote island in the
Phuket region, she is aboard his Junk or
running errands. Onlookers will get the sense that she was
once a bold and independent woman, only to have fallen under
the
spell and subsequent imprisonment that went hand in hand with
romancing a psychotic assassin. |
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Anders is now a timid and self-deprecating woman
who will give anything to anyone who can free her from her captor.
007 is just the man she needs and in a moment of genius orchestrates
a ruse to convince MI6 that Bond is the target of Scaramanga.
Unfortunately as 007 gets closer to his mark,
Anders' days are numbered, with Scaramanga spending one of his
expensive golden bullets on his mistress.
"I need 007. Who do you think sent that bullet to London with your number on it? I did. And it wasn't easy getting his fingerprint on the note."
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Biography
Born Maud Solveig Chrisitana Wikström to parents Thyra and Gustav who were
both in the tax and finance industry. A clever study, Maud Adams grew up to learn
to speak over five languages fluently and considered becoming a translator before
entering entertainment. When she was 22, she was discovered by a photographer
who
wished
to
submit
her
image to the Miss Sweden competition. Without any inclination
or aspirations to become a model, Maud breezed through the competition and was
picked up by an agency.
Her first shoot was for
the cover of Swedish magazine, "Allers",
before pursuing her newfound career in Paris. From there
she took her work to the States - landing a prestigious
job with the illustrious Ellen Ford. As one of the best
known modeling agencies in the world, Maud was lucky to
be taken on by Ellen, but her charm and delicate looks
stood her in good stead and the model rose to become one
of the agency's highest paid employees. In 1966 and a new
face in NYC, Adams married photographer Roy Adams. However,
the relations were not to last and the pair separated in
1975.
She played a small role in the 1970 film "Boys
in the Band" for where she played an uncredited model.
Adams further went on to appear in more prominent roles
such
as Miriam in "Mahoney's Estate" (1972) and the
co-star Paulua in "U-Turn" (1973) - a steamy
'youth flick'.
It was the mistress of the title character in James Bond film "The Man With The Golden Gun" that sought Adams international recognition. Her role alongside Roger Moore and Christopher Lee as the assassin's doomed mistress saw Maud's career blossom.
Adams ended up in films such as "Rollerball" and
popular TV series such as "Kojak" and "Starsky
and Hutch". A few alternate films later saw her return
to the Bond series - becoming the first and only Bond girl
to date to reappear in the series in major roles - as the
stunning Octopussy. The title role was far 'meatier' than
her previous
encounter
with 007 and Maud demonstrates some of the classic Bond-girl
traits, with her own unique spin on the character.
"I thought, 'Surely they're kidding', but it was a little bit of a spoof, and part of the fun was being coy with the name." - Maud Adams on the 'Octopussy' title.
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Following Bond, Adams' career was slower and her films less memorable. She appeared in 22 episodes of "Emerald Point N.A.S." and variety of one-off TV flicks. Adams even appeared alongside fellow Bond girls Tanya Roberts, Kristina Wayborn and Barbara Carrera in the 2000 episode of "That '70s Show".
Adams currently runs the cosmetics company, "Biocosmetics" and is married to her second husband the ex-judge, Charles Rubin.