Madeline Smith
Biography
Madeline Smith is an English actress who started as a model in the late 1960s before building a career in television, theater and film. Born in Hartfield, Sussex, she first appeared on screen in Escalation (1968) and The Mini-Affair (1967). She became known for horror and comedy roles, including The Vampire Lovers (1970), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Up Pompeii (1971), Up the Front (1972), The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972), Theatre of Blood (1973) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974). She played Miss Caruso in Live and Let Die (1973), the first Bond girl to appear alongside Roger Moore. Her other screen credits include The Killing of Sister George (1968) and Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980). On stage, she performed in Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus in the West End and spent two years in The Mousetrap. She wound down her career in the mid-1980s and returned to acting in 2011.
77years old
Turns 78 on August 2in 294 days
- Born Hartfield
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 12 years1968 to 1980
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Big break
Madeline Smith played Miss Caruso in Live and Let Die, the first James Bond film with Roger Moore, in 1973. Moore suggested her for the part after they had worked together on The Persuaders!.
First role
Smith made her screen debut with a small part in Escalation (1968), then appeared in The Mini-Affair (1967), even though that film was released first.
Beyond film
Smith appeared as Felicity Rumpers in the original West End run of Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus, acting alongside Alec Guinness. She also spent two years as the female lead in Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at the St Martin's Theatre.
First role
Smith's first job with Hammer Film Productions came in 1970, in Taste the Blood of Dracula. She was billed as Maddy Smith and played an East End prostitute.
A change of course
While working at the Biba boutique on Kensington High Street in her late teens, Smith became a model at the suggestion of Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki.
Madeline Smith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Bob Kellett directed two of these films. Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Bob KellettDirector, 2 films, 1971 to 1972
All films by Bob Kellett
Also two films together6 more actors
- Lance PercivalUp the Front (1972) and Up Pompeii (1971)
- Coral BrowneTheatre of Blood (1973) and The Killing of Sister George (1968)
- Bill FraserUp the Front (1972) and Up Pompeii (1971)
- Frankie HowerdUp the Front (1972) and Up Pompeii (1971)
- Russell HunterUp Pompeii (1971) and Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
- Hugh PaddickUp Pompeii (1971) and The Killing of Sister George (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.