Shirley Eaton
Biography
Shirley Eaton is an English former actress and singer who appeared regularly in British films of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in London in 1937 and raised in Kingsbury, she trained at the Aida Foster Theatre School and made her West End debut in 1954. Through the 1950s she sang on stage and television and appeared in film comedies, among them three early Carry On films and The Naked Truth (1957). She left comedy behind opposite Mickey Spillane in The Girl Hunters (1963), then gained her highest profile as Jill Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964), a role that gave her bombshell status and a Life magazine cover. Later credits included Ten Little Indians (1965), Around the World Under the Sea (1966), The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967) and The Girl from Rio (1969). She retired from acting in 1969 and returned in 1999 with a bestselling autobiography, Golden Girl, followed by three more books.
89years old
Turns 90 on January 12in 63 days
- Born London
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Shirley Jean Eaton (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 12 years1957 to 1969
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Early training
Eaton earned a spot at the Aida Foster Theatre School, which was a specialist drama school, and she stayed there until she was sixteen.
First role
Eaton first appeared on stage in Benjamin Britten's Let's Make an Opera! Her West End debut came in 1954, in Going to Town.
Shirley Eaton movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Gerald Thomas directed three of these films, Jesús Franco two. Kenneth Connor appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Kenneth Connor's page
Wilfrid Hyde-White's page
Charles Hawtrey's page
Kenneth Williams's page
Cyril Chamberlain's page
Hattie Jacques's page
Gerald ThomasDirector, 3 films, 1958 to 1960
All films by Gerald Thomas
All films by Jesús Franco
Also three films together2 more actors
- Maria RohmThe Girl from Rio (1969), The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) and The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)
- Terence LongdonCarry on Constable (1960), Carry on Nurse (1959) and Carry On Sergeant (1958)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.