Emily Bolton
(Manuela)
Name: Emily Bolton
Character: Manuela
Movie: Moonraker
Date of Birth: ?
Place of Birth: ?
Bond's contact when his assignment takes him to Brazil, Manuela
is a smart, but not particularly tough, secret agent. In Moonraker,
she almost comes to a sticky end when she runs into Jaws during
the middle of the carnival season.
Most memorable quote:
Bond: So how do you kill two hours in Rio if you don't Samba?
Biography
Emily Bolton had a small career as a bit part actress, starting
with several appearances as Operative June in the TV show Space
1999 in 1975 (in one episode, she appeared alongside another Bond
actress, Eva Rueber-Staier). She won her first big screen role
as Bond's Brazilian contact Manuela in 1979's Moonraker. Her next
big role came in the TV Show Tenko in 1981 (and the subsequent
Tenko Reunion in 1984). She also appeared in 1987's Empire State
and the TV series Capital City in 1989.