Claudine Auger as Dominique Derval, AKA Domino, in "Thunderball".
Claudine Auger (born April 26, 1942 in Paris) was a former Miss France and actress during the 1960s and onwards. Her most famous role was as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval in the James Bond film Thunderball. The role of Domino was originally to be an Italian woman: Dominetta Palazzi. Auger impressed the producers so much that they re-wrote the part to that of a French woman to better suit Auger. Image File history File linksMetadata Claudine_auger. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Claudine_auger. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... , The Eiffel Tower, the tallest structure in Paris, is an international symbol of the city. ... The Miss France pageant is a long-standing competition which awards prizes to young women contestants from France. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Diana Rigg as Tracy di Vicenzo in On Her Majestys Secret Service. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition There is also a game in the UK National Lottery called Thunderball Thunderball is the ninth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ...
Thunderball launched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the United States.
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An alumnus of the Paris Drama Conservatory, well-proportioned brunette actressClaudineAuger made her screen debut in 1960.
The most immediate by-product of Claudine's "overnight" stardom was a Playboy spread and a guest shot on an American TV special starring Danny Thomas and Bob Hope.
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