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Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman)
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Datastream
Actress: Honor Blackman
Character: Pussy Galore
Movie: Goldfinger
Date of Birth: 12 December 1927
Place of Birth: London, England
Vital Statistics:
37C-23-35
Trivia: Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest
Stars in film history (#51) in 1995
Pleased To Meet You
Bond wakes from a tranquilliser to find the bold and beautiful
Pussy Galore staring him down. She introduces herself sternly
and quickly, establishing the no-nonsense attitude to
Bond's pithy charm. 007 soon
finds there's more than meets the eye!
Caught In the Act
Pussy Galore is a bold and beautiful lady who resists the
charm of 007 up to the very last second. It takes a lot
of hard work for Bond to persuade the slightly eccentric
and
very dangerous Pussy to see his point of view, but at the
end of the mission, 007 is duly rewarded with a soft parachute
landing.
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"We'll be landing in twenty
minutes. Do you want to play it easy, or the hard way? And this isn't
a tranquillizer gun "
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Hot headed and husky voiced, Pussy Galore is the personal
pilot to the villainous Goldfinger. With a distinct dislike
for the male persuasion it takes her a long time to warm
to 007's masculine allure. She trains the top female
stunt pilots from all over the world to become members
of the exclusive Pussy Galore's Flying Circus. Her task
is to set up her pilots to spray the Delta-9 Nerve
Gas that will wipe out the military presence surrounding
Fort Knox. She is eventually turned to the side of good
by the ever-suave Agent 007 and rigs the gas canisters
with a harmless substitute.
Memorable Quotes
Pussy: My name is Pussy Galore
Bond: I must be dreaming.
Bond: What would it take for you to see things my way?
Pussy: A lot more than you've got
Pussy: You like a close shave, don't you?
"Most of the Bond girls have been bimbos. I have never been a bimbo." |
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Biography
Born in West Ham, London, Honor Blackman is a true icon of British
cinema. Her career began when she was admitted to the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama. While in college she worked in a variety
of part time jobs to keep the fees and bills paid. In the mid
1940s, Blackman won her first roles in English theatre including
the West End with parts in "The Guinea Pig" and "The
Glam". Very shortly thereafter, she expanded into the world
of cinema starring alongside Michael Redgrave in "Fame Is
the Spur".
Other early credits included, "Quartet", "Suspended
Alibi", and a regular role on TV's "The Vise".
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She was soon snapped up
for "The Avengers" opposite legend of the
British screen, Patrick Macnee. Blackman starred in over
forty episodes of
the seven season series TV thriller as the sultry Catherine
Gale. With her role in "The Avengers" under her
diverse acting belt, Blackman confirmed her name in British
TV and cinema. In 1964, the American and worldwide audiences
were wowed by her sexy and forthright character Pussy
Galore. Thanks to the Bond franchise, Honor Blackman
confirmed
herself a true icon of the screen and a name synonymous
with the likes of Greta Gabo.
Blackman has worked on and off in theatre
and the music industry, including a recent role in the
musical "Cabaret" at London's West End as well
as the 1990 #5 hit "Kinky Boots", first recorded
for "The Avengers" episode of the same
name.
Honor Blackman has been married twice,
first to Bill Sankey from 1946 to 1954. Seven years later
Blackman remarried, this time to Maurice Kaufmann in 1961.
Together they raised two children until their separation
in 1975. |
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