On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Joanna Lumley

Sep 252009

After bit parts in films such as On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) and The House That Dripped Blood (1970), Joanna Lumley landed a starring role in the Hammer Studios production The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974) as Jessica Van Helsing, appearing with both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. She appeared in both Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) and Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), as well as providing character voices for such films as James and The Giant Peach (1996) and Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride (2006). Since 1992, she has been enjoying renewed popularity as “Patsy Stone”, one of the main characters in the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Joanna Lumley

Birthdate: May 1, 1946
Birthplace: Srinagar, India
Height: ?

Notes:
Still a busy actress, Joanna Lumley is also an ardent campaigner for animal rights.

Playboy Appearances:
Nope.

Official Website: Nope.

Films:

Jenny Hanley

Actresses, Hammer Hotties No Responses »

Sep 252009

Jenny Hanley appeared briefly in the 1969 James Bond flick On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, then got a starring role opposite Christopher Lee a year later in the Hammer Studios production Scars of Dracula (1970). After a handful of other film and television roles throughout the 1970′s, she retired from acting in 1980.

Jenny Hanley

Birthdate: August 15, 1947
Birthplace: Gerrards Cross, England
Height: ?

Notes:
Her best-remembered role is as one of the hosts of the children’s television show Magpie from 1974 until 1980.

Playboy Appearances:
None.

Official Website: Nope.

Julie Ege

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Sep 242009

Julie Ege starred in the Hammer film Creatures The World Forgot in 1971. She was also a Bond Girl, playing a bit part credited as “The Scandinavian Girl” in 1969′s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Other notable performances include The Amorous Milkman and The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (both in 1974). She worked as a registered nurse in a hospital in Oslo, Norway until her death in 2008.

Julie Ege

Birthdate: November 12, 1943
Birthplace: Sandnes, Norway
Height: ?
Deathdate: April 29, 2008
Deathplace: Oslo, Norway
Cause of Death: Breast Cancer
Notes:
Her real name was Julie Dzuli. She was Miss Norway in 1965.