Claudine Auger
Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). She earned the title of Miss France Monde (the French representative of Miss World) and was also the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.
Auger was born in Paris, France. She made her film debut when still in school.
When she was 18, she married the 43-year-old writer-director Pierre Gaspard-Huit (the couple later divorced). He cast her in several films, including Le Masque de fer (1962) and Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963).
When she was on holiday in Nassau, writer-producer Kevin McClory saw Auger and recommended that she audition for his film Thunderball (1965). The role of Domino was originally to be an Italian woman, Dominetta Petacchi. Auger impressed the producers so much that they rewrote the part to that of a French woman, to better suit her. Although she took lessons to perfect her English, her voice was eventually dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl. Thunderball launched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the United States.
Auger died on 18 December 2019 in Paris.
Acting
Movie
Thunderball
as Dominique 'Domino' Derval
1965
Movie
A Bay of Blood
as Renata Donati
1971
Movie
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
as La mère
1986
TV
Sherlock Holmes
as Isadora Klein
1984
Movie
The Treasure of San Gennaro
as Concettina
1966
Movie
Testament of Orpheus
as Minerve (non crédité)
1960
Movie
Flic Story
as Catherine
1975
Movie
Borsalino and Co.
as Passenger on the Liner (uncredited)
1974
Movie
The Black Belly of the Tarantula
as Laura
1971
Movie
Triple Cross
as Paulette
1966
Movie
Christine
as Dancer (uncredited)
1958
Movie
The Bermuda Triangle
as Sybil
1978
Movie
Yoyo
as Isolina
1965
Movie
The Iron Mask
as Isabelle de Saint-Mars
1962
Movie
Butterfly on the Shoulder
as La femme à l’imperméable
1978
Movie
Salt on Our Skin
as George's Mother
1992
Movie
The Head of the Family
as Adriana
1967
TV
Great Performances
as Ginette Beauchurch
1971
Movie
Lobster for Breakfast
as Carla Rebaudengo Spinosi
1979
Movie
The Seven Deadly Sins
as La Nouvelle Servante (segment "L'envie'") (uncredited)
1962
Movie
The Red and the Black
as Madame de Fervaques
1997
Movie
The Killing Game
as Jacqueline Meyrand
1967
Movie
Lovers and Liars
as Elisa Massacesi
1979
Movie
The Devil in Love
as Maddalena De Medici
1966