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Lois Maxwell

1927 - 2007

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Lois Ruth Maxwell (née Hooker; February 14, 1927 – September 29, 2007) was a Canadian actress. She was best known for portraying Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 Eon-produced James Bond films (1962–1985), from Dr. No in 1962 to A View to a Kill in 1985. Maxwell graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England and began her film career in the late 1940s, winning the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Actress for her performance in That Hagen Girl (1947). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lois Maxwell is the 1,179th most popular actor (down from 708th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Canada (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Canadian Actor.

Lois Maxwell is most famous for playing the role of Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films.

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Among actors, Lois Maxwell ranks 1,179 out of 13,578. Before her are Van Heflin, Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Geraldine McEwan, Shannon Tweed, and John Carradine. After her are Anne Wiazemsky, Uta Hagen, Brenda Fricker, Jerry Stiller, Ralph Macchio, and Katrina Kaif.

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Among people born in 1927, Lois Maxwell ranks 100. Before her are Abdul Halim of Kedah, Claude Gensac, Hans Schäfer, Robert N. Bellah, Franciszek Macharski, and Shirley Fry. After her are Jerry Stiller, Eartha Kitt, Paul Badura-Skoda, Pierre Alechinsky, Thomas Luckmann, and Gabdulkhay Akhatov. Among people deceased in 2007, Lois Maxwell ranks 75. Before her are Marcheline Bertrand, Petar Stambolić, Ousmane Sembène, Lady Bird Johnson, Jean-Marie Lustiger, and Ettore Sottsass. After her are Bob Denard, Khun Sa, Atle Selberg, Vilma Espín, Ashraf Marwan, and Kiichi Miyazawa.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Lois Maxwell ranks 99 out of 1,622. Before her are Grimes (1988), Victor Garber (1949), Jacques Villeneuve (1971), Maurice Richard (1921), Gordie Howe (1928), and Shannon Tweed (1957). After her are James Craig Watson (1838), Mike Myers (1963), Denis Villeneuve (1967), G. A. Cohen (1941), Louis Slotin (1910), and Carrie-Anne Moss (1967).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Lois Maxwell ranks 22. Before her are Ryan Reynolds (1976), Geneviève Bujold (1942), Mack Sennett (1880), Conrad Bain (1923), Victor Garber (1949), and Shannon Tweed (1957). After her are Mike Myers (1963), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), Michael Ironside (1950), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), Graham Greene (1952), and Norma Shearer (1902).

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