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Caroline Munro

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Leggy, brunette-maned pin-up actress Caroline Munro was born in 1949 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, and lived in Rottingdean near Brighton where she attended a Roman Catholic convent school. By chance, her mother and a photographer entered her picture in a "Face of the Year" competition for the British newspaper The Evening News and won. This led to modeling chores, her first job being for Vogue Magazine at age 17. She moved to London to pursue top modeling jobs and became a major cover girl for fashion and television commercials while there.

Decorative bit parts came her way in such films as Casino Royale (1967) and Where's Jack? (1969). One of her many gorgeous photo ads earned her a screen test and a one-year contract at Paramount where she won the role of Richard Widmark's daughter in the comedy/western A Talent for Loving (1973). She first met husband/actor Judd Hamilton filming this movie but they later divorced. Also in 1969, she became the commercial poster girl for "Lamb's Navy Rum", a gig that lasted ten years. She had no lines as Vincent Price's dead wife in The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) and Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) which, in turn, led to a Hammer Studios contract and such low-budget spine-tinglers as Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974). More noticeable roles came outside the studio as the slave girl/love interest in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), the princess in At the Earth's Core (1976), and a lethal Bond girl in the top-notch The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Her voluptuous looks sustained her for a bit longer but the quality of her roles did not improve with higher visibility. Later 70's and 80's roles included the lowergrade Starcrash (1978), Maniac (1980) and Slaughter High (1986), the last-mentioned written and directed by second husband George Dugdale, whom she married in 1990. He died in 2020.

Following her marriage, she was less seen. The septuagenarian continued to perform sporadically on camera, primarily in England and often in the horror genre. Subsequent lead and supporting movie roles have included Heaven's a Drag (1994), Domestic Strangers (1996), Flesh for the Beast (2003), Vampyres (2015), Cute Little Buggers (2017) and House of the Gorgon (2019) which also featured her daughter, actress Georgina Dugdale.
BornJanuary 16, 1949
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Before They Were Famous: Actors' Early Roles

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Caroline Munro in Starcrash (1978)
John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, and Douglas Wilmer in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Kurt Christian, John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, and Douglas Wilmer in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Caroline Munro in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Caroline Munro in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Caroline Munro in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Caroline Munro in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Kurt Christian, John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Aldo Sambrell, Martin Shaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Caroline Munro in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, and Caroline Munro in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, and Aldo Sambrell in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Caroline Munro in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

Known for

Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
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  • Naomi
  • 1977
Maniac (1980)
Maniac
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  • Anna D'Antoni
  • 1980
Slaughter High (1986)
Slaughter High
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  • Carol
  • 1986
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
6.8
  • Margiana
  • 1973

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  • Sally Knyvette, Andrew Spooner, Amelia Tyler, Julie-Ann Dean, Misha Crosby, and Natalie Winter in Venna's Planet (2021)
    Venna's Planet
  • The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020)
    The Haunting of Margam Castle
  • Alone on Christmas: The Creation of Curtis Stein
  • Martine Beswick, Veronica Carlson, Caroline Munro, Christopher Neame, Joshua Kennedy, and Georgina Dugdale in House of the Gorgon (2019)
    House of the Gorgon
  • End User (2018)
    End User
  • David Barry and Caroline Munro in Frankula (2017)
    Frankula
  • Cute Little Buggers (2017)
    Cute Little Buggers
  • Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia (2016)
    Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia
  • Sinbad and the Pirate Princess (2016)
    Sinbad and the Pirate Princess
    • (voice)
  • Crying Wolf 3D (2015)
    Crying Wolf 3D
  • Almudena León and Marta Flich in Vampyres (2015)
    Vampyres
  • The Landlady (2013)
    The Landlady
  • Neil Dudgeon and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
  • Eldorado (2012)
    Eldorado
  • Emily Hall, Richard Jack, and Les Hemstock in Turpin (2009)
    Turpin

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  • Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)
    Don't Open Till Christmas
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
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Maniac
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Maniac
Crying Wolf
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Crying Wolf
The Absence of Light
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The Absence of Light
Maniac (1980)
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Maniac (1980)

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    • January 16, 1949
    • Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
    • George Dugdale1990 - January 14, 2020 (his death, 2 children)
    • Georgina Dugdale
  • Other works
    A photograph of her was featured in The Seance Spectre (1977).
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 7 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 9 Pictorials
    • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Turned down the role of Ursa in Superman (1978), which went to Sarah Douglas, in order to play Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
  • Quotes
    [1988 interview] As I get older I'm becoming more experienced and more secure about myself and my work. Having not taken the correct route of drama school and the stage, it has been extra hard for me. I felt I didn't have the experience and therefore, I was very insecure. Now however, I feel I have--in a way--paid my dues by going back to the beginning and starting again. That's why I have been jumping at so many different projects. I feel I've earned the chance. I feel I can be up there with the other actors. I'm still not completely secure, but I'm much more secure than I used to be.
    • Shoulder-length brown hair

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