RIP Miss Moneypenny

Lois Maxwell - who played Miss Moneypenny for over 20 years - has died aged 80.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7020553.stm

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  • Lazenby880Lazenby880 LondonPosts: 525MI6 Agent
    Very sad news. In the interviews on the Bond DVDs Lois Maxwell seemed a great, fun character with whom to work and she played the role written very well indeed.

    As Sir Roger has said: "She was always fun and she was wonderful to be with".
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    Oh my god. That was a huge shock for me. :'( Anyway, what can I say? She was simply the greatest Moneypenny of all time. I haven't really seen her in anyting else (I don't remember her in Lolita) so for me, she'll always be one of the greatest cinematic characters of all time. :x RIP. -{
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    :'( Very sad news,

    A part of my childhood is now gone forever.

    Fare thee well, Lois Maxwell, the greatest Moneypenny ever.
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,819Chief of Staff
    Extremely sad news indeed :'(
    YNWA 97
  • JamesbondjrJamesbondjr Posts: 462MI6 Agent
    I can't believe it. Very sad, I will remember her very fondly.
    1- On Her Majesty's Secret Service 2- Casino Royale 3- Licence To Kill 4- Goldeneye 5- From Russia With Love
  • Tee HeeTee Hee CBT Headquarters: Chicago, ILPosts: 917MI6 Agent
    edited September 2007
    When I heard this news, my heart literally sank. Lois Maxwell was such an outstanding lady, on and off the screen. It almost feels like I lost a personal friend, even though we never met. :'(

    My thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and family.

    Lois, you were the best! -{

    Relive some of Lois's greatest moments as Miss Moneypenny here.
    "My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised..."

    -Roger Moore
  • Sweepy the CatSweepy the Cat Halifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent
    My favourite Miss Moneypenny. Very sad news :'(
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  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,889Chief of Staff
    My condolences to Miss Maxwell's family. She was just wonderful as Moneypenny--classy, funny, and darned good-looking to boot. Ian Fleming told her that he envisioned Moneypenny as having the most kissable lips imaginable, and she fit the bill. There's no finer tribute than that!
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • actonsteveactonsteve Posts: 299MI6 Agent
    My favourite Moneypenny...

    I was at a Bond convention in 1990 and she sat behind me for the showing of For Your Eyes Only and she was chuckling away and cracking jokes with a very elderly Geoffrey Keene (Minister of Defence) before the film started and singing its praises when it ended.

    Lovely lady
  • bigzilchobigzilcho Toronto, ONPosts: 245MI6 Agent
    Goodbye, Moneypenny.

    You will be missed.


    "You never take me to dinner looking like this, James...you never take me to dinner."
  • ohmss1969ohmss1969 EuropePosts: 141MI6 Agent
    This news makes me angry...sadly such is life :'(

    Can't believe she's gone , she was always around...I mean 14 freakin Bonds....
  • PredatorPredator Posts: 790Chief of Staff
    Very sad news indeed.

    An absolutely iconic actress in an iconic role.

    My condolences to her family and friends.
  • SolarisSolaris Blackpool, UKPosts: 308MI6 Agent
    A Sad Moment for all Bond Fans

    My Condolences to her friends and family.

    the only good thing is that she will live on forever in the Bond movies. good bye Lois Maxwell you shall be missed.
  • darenhatdarenhat The Old PuebloPosts: 2,029Quartermasters
    Solaris wrote:

    The...good thing is that she will live on forever in the Bond movies. good bye Lois Maxwell you shall be missed.

    So true. She will be indelibly known as the woman who cast the mold of Moneypenny

    ...no else even comes close.
  • Tee HeeTee Hee CBT Headquarters: Chicago, ILPosts: 917MI6 Agent
    edited October 2007
    Roger Moore gave a lovely tribute to Lois on the radio only minutes after learning of her death.

    You can listen to it here.

    Roger and Lois had been close friends for years. He is no doubt distraught by this... :(
    "My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised..."

    -Roger Moore
  • PoorMansJBPoorMansJB USAPosts: 1,200MI6 Agent
    I was at a private dinner with her about ten years ago or so and she told some great stories (Bond-related and not) ... between scotches and chain smoking. Afterward I was marvelling to the host what a great evening it had been and he commented that courtesy his frequent meetings with her, it was clear that with every telling, the stories got a little longer, the secrets a little more revealing, etc. and that it all should be taken with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, it was a night I will never forget and the tales--true or not--are stlll fondly remembered.

    Some of our UK members are likely to find this offensive and even I will admit that I don't generally care for term, but Lois was one helluva classy broad. She will be sadly missed.
  • Krassno GranitskiKrassno Granitski USAPosts: 896MI6 Agent
    RIP Lois Maxwell. Thanks for the memories.
  • bigzilchobigzilcho Toronto, ONPosts: 245MI6 Agent
    That is a wonderful picture, TeeHee.

    Thanks for sharing it.

    Lois Maxwell's Moneypenny represented the only real home that James Bond ever had.

    Before Bond went to see the Old Man he would share some flirtatious moments with an old friend who, as someone once pointed out, is "the only woman Bond won't sleep with."

    When Bond tossed his hat on the rack it was more than a stylistic touch, it was a mark of turf.

    Lois Maxwell, always warm, ever charming, was the girl next-door, whose destiny was not to become another Bond conquest. No, she became 007's closest female friend and ally.

    There is not a Bond-fan alive who grew up on the series who did not feel a sense of joy whenever Moneypenny appeared. She represented an unbroken continuity throught the years.

    The Bonds would come and go...as did her beloved M...but Lois Maxwell was always on the job (secretly running MI6, as a matter of fact).

    Whenever Bond greeted Moneypenny everything was just right in the Bond universe, for, you see, Moneypenny became a touchstone not just for Bond and the series, but for all of us as well.

    Farewell to a lovely lady.
  • DOUBLE-00DOUBLE-00 ESSEX, ENGLANDPosts: 165MI6 Agent
    ALWAYS SAD WHEN WE LOSE A MEMBER OF THE BOND FAMILY.
    GOODBYE MONEYPENNY, NEVER FORGOTTEN.
  • Stacey SuttonStacey Sutton Posts: 12MI6 Agent
    RIP Lois Maxwell
    You'll Be Sadly Missed.


    Nobody DID It Better.
  • John DrakeJohn Drake On assignmentPosts: 2,564MI6 Agent
    RIP Lois, an important part of the Bond family. By the warmth with which Roger Moore spoke of her it seems she was also a remarkable lady. My condolences.
  • Agent WadeAgent Wade Ann ArborPosts: 321MI6 Agent
    edited October 2007
    If anything can bring me back to the boards after hiatus, it's certainly this bombshell of shocking, saddening and understandable news. I remember her greatly, and far more vividly than anyone else who's played the role. A great absence in the world has appeared. Let's all celebrate the great work of Lois Maxwell this week and forever onward. :'(

    Let us hope that the next film is dedicated in memoriam to her.
  • JADE66JADE66 Posts: 238MI6 Agent
    Lois Maxwell, was, indeed, the best Moneypenny.
    As I stated in the off topic forum, I cannot read a Bond novel without picturing her in the role. I remember her from Lolita and an early episode of the Avengers in which she played the
    villainous nurse opposite Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale and Patrick Macnee's John Steed. Always classy, elegant and intelligent, she made Fleming's creation come to life. She will be missed.
  • Walther PPKWalther PPK Posts: 180MI6 Agent
    Wow she had quite a life, living to be 80.

    She really got around acting wise from radio, to television to films, not many performers can say that about themselves. I would have loved to have meet her, she sounded like quite a person.

    RIP Los Maxwell
  • MailfistMailfist Posts: 243MI6 Agent
    The original and the best.

    She'll be missed.
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,654MI6 Agent
    Naively, you don't really expect these things to happen, RIP Penny. With the original core cast almost gone, it really makes you reflect on how long the series has been around and not to forget the series pioneers from the other side of the camera, Cubby, Harry, Terrence Young, Bob Simmons and Maurice Binder.
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • Mark HazardMark Hazard West Midlands, UKPosts: 495MI6 Agent
    PoorMansJB wrote:

    Some of our UK members are likely to find this offensive and even I will admit that I don't generally care for term, but Lois was one helluva classy broad. She will be sadly missed.

    I concur, and no offencee taken.
  • AxelFoleyAxelFoley Posts: 14MI6 Agent
    I was very sad to hear of her departure :(

    R.I.P.
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