Lois Maxwell

Lois Maxwell
Maxwell in The Dark Past (1948)
Born	Lois Ruth Hooker (1927-02-14)February 14, 1927 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Died	September 29, 2007(2007-09-29) (aged 80) Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Education	Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1946–2001
Known for	Portraying Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond film series (1962–1985)
Spouse	Peter Marriott ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 1973)​
Children	2
Awards	Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress (1947)

Lois Ruth Maxwell (née Hooker; February 14, 1927 – September 29, 2007) was a Canadian actress who portrayed Miss Moneypenny in the first fourteen Eon-produced James Bond films (1962–1985),^[1] from Dr. No in 1962 to A View to a Kill in 1985. She did not appear in the 1967 adaptation of Casino Royale, nor in the 1983 remake of Thunderball, Never Say Never Again, as the production was not Eon's, though she did, as a similar character, appear in the spoof O.K. Connery.

She began her film career in the late 1940s, and won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in That Hagen Girl (1947). Following a number of small film roles, she became dissatisfied and travelled to Italy, where she worked in film from 1951 to 1955. After her marriage, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she appeared in several television productions, and later Canada, and Switzerland.

In 2001, she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and moved to Western Australia, where she lived with her son until her death in 2007, at 80.