Julie Ege

Julie Ege was a Norwegian actress and model who worked largely in British films during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Sandnes, she began modeling at 15, placed second in Miss Norway in 1962 and competed in Miss Universe the same year, before moving to England in 1967. Her film debut came in the Norwegian movie Stompa til sjøs, and being a Penthouse Pet of May led to the part of Helen in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). She went on to star in the Hammer productions Creatures the World Forgot and, later, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, and was best remembered for playing Voluptua, a Roman ruler, in the comedy Up Pompeii (1971) opposite Frankie Howerd. She also appeared in Every Home Should Have One, returned to Norway, qualified as a registered nurse in 1998 and published an autobiography, Naken, in 2002. She died in 2008.