"I got the part I had been signed by Hammer, for one year, for a contract, out of which I did two films, one being Dracula AD 1972, and the second one being Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, which, kind of, would come full-circle, to Sinbad. Naturally, she had to start small. I had dyslexia which, for a long time, really undermined my confidence. Feminism was doing its longterm best, but in the short term it was this or no work. Caroline Munro descends the staircase of the Great Victoria Hotel in Bradford and it is a shame that theres only the receptionist, the cleaner and me to see it, because she looks sensational, with all the style and glamour befitting a Bond Girl and Hammer horror legend. In early 2020, she lost her husband of 30 years, film director George Dugdale, father of her daughters Georgina and Iona. Ive loved every minute of it and Ive been very lucky., The Spy Who Loved me is screened at the Regent Street Cinema, London, on 16 June, followed by a Q&A with Munro, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. I had a friend at the college who was studying photography and he needed somebody to photograph and he asked me. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. It was during the making of Dracula AD 1972 (1972) that she decided from this film onward she was a full-fledged actress. Dec 31, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by Fernando Llera. [4] Early life and education [ edit] In September 2021, Munro started presenting Talking Pictures TVs new, exclusive series The Cellar Club. Over the next decade, Munros parents got used to seeing their daughter writ large and wearing smalls. Learn how your comment data is processed. I never expected to become an actor. Madeleine Smith endures having her dress unzipped by a smirking Roger Moore with his magnetic watch (Live and Let Die 1974) but she confounds my schlocky expectations of Hammers Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973) with her rather fine acting. She was cast in Dracula A.D. 1972 and later starred in The Spy Who Loved Me with Roger Moore and Barbara Bach, springboarding her to a career that has really never stopped. It would be lovely--in an ideal world--if I could do the work and then go home and have my private life and be totally anonymous. I went to art school in Brighton but I was not very good at it. Her long limbed, sultry-eyed lusciousness is still spilling out of a half zipped scuba suit or a weird Navy uniform leotard. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. The terrific central performances in The Look of Love, just out on DVD, are somewhat swamped by endless irony-free photoshoot reconstructions with modern Lads Mag-style lovelies of Paul Raymonds boundary-breaking Men Only magazine. Great Balls O'Comfort - Caroline Munro Advertises Noxzema Shaving Cream April 1, 2017 reprobatepress Article Comments Off In 1977, Caroline Munro was still juggling her career between cult movies like Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, Dracula AD 1972 and The Spy Who Loved Me and advertising work. My parents never went to the Raymond Revue Bar. She was flawless. helicopters seem like promos for a Bond film. In the slasher film Maniac she played a photographer romanced by a New York serial killer who scalps his victims. her roles in Hammer films. The roles are getting better for women. It was his daughter. Caroline Munro poses for the advertising campaign " Lamb's Navy Rum " from 1970s. She is still wedded to 1970s horror, last year appearing in The House of the Gorgon, a crowdfunded Hammer homage movie directed by and starring a 23-year-old Texan, which was shot in six days. She says: The next thing I heard was my portrait had won the contest. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. She is a star! Margaret Atwood. It was so difficult for me and so difficult for my girls. I wanted to do art. My mum was thrilled. A version of this piece first appeared in The Big Issue magazine. [3] In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame. Was feminism somewhere in there in dolls and media images, fighting it out with 70s ad man machismo in those loose-zipped catsuits? She moved to London to pursue modelling work and became a cover girl for fashion and TV advertisements while there. She became the premiere actress for Hammer Horror films and sent navy recruitment numbers skyrocketing as the top model for Lambs Navy Rum. Having opened the Pandoras box of 70s memories there, too, is the Lambs Navy Rum Girl. Im not exactly Aretha Franklin.. time she became a Bond Girl (for the 2nd time) ,in The Spy It was an instinctive thing., Caroline Munro in 'The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad' and with Roger Moore in 'The Spy Who Loved Me.' Other Works. 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Her first film for Hammer proved to be a turning point in her career. But like many middleclass couples in the 70s did occasionally go to the Playboy Club in Mayfair for a posh night out with friends or business clients. There was one near-incident, in fact, involving a Hollywood producer who had rented the whole top floor of Claridges hotel in London. She says: In January 2018, I got the breast cancer diagnosis. She was flawless. Well, I didnt fly the helicopter. It was during the making of Dracula AD 1972 (1972)[11] that she decided from this film onward she was a fully-fledged actress. She is a star! Margaret Atwood, My personal website & views. She had bit parts in films such as Casino Royale (1967)[3] and Where's Jack? In 1970, when young Alfred Lamb was promoting his newly developed liquor, Lamb's Navy Rum, sexy Caroline Munro was chosen to be the face of the advertising campaign. [12] Munro acted in Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1974). She had bit parts in films such as Casino Royale (1967) and Wheres Jack? Support us on Patreon so that we can do more! Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Though like my dolls, Action Girl (Action Mans shortlived 70s sister) and Mary Quants black catsuited Havoc, sometimes she was climbing into a helicopter, as if on a mission. went on to a very long career long after her tour of duty at Lambs was over, What do you remember of the shoot? By the My father has to marry me off because of the family curse we love too much. Essentially, the plot demanded that Munros character be cured of her ancestral nymphomania. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Retrieved on 14 February 2018-02-14 from, "Winners of the (Gasp!) Sure, why not? I remember being in the sea in the winter. Hammer Films head man Sir James Carreras spotted Munro on a Lamb's Navy Rum poster/billboard. [3], Munro continued to work in numerous British and European horror and science fiction films throughout the 1970s and 1980s, such as Starcrash (1978) with David Hasselhoff, Christopher Plummer and Marjoe Gortner. [3] In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards ' Monster Kid Hall of Fame. I walked in, and I ran out. Why? This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. 13.46 Le migliori offerte per Oxford (D) FERROVIA Vecchia Pubblicit Poster Citt Universit Foto Vacanze Viaggi sono su Confronta prezzi e caratteristiche di prodotti nuovi e usati Molti articoli con consegna gratis Not a good day., Didnt her religious parents object to their only child getting into the scanty end of modelling? In 1970, when young Alfred Lamb was promoting his But Georgina and Iona have been amazing, they are my pillars, unbelievably strong. She shot her most recent film, the low-budget horror The Haunting of Margam Castle, in 2020. She also turned down roles in Force 10 from Navarone (1978) and The World Is Full of Married Men (1979) as they required nudity as well. your own Pins on Pinterest I get really good days, especially when Im working and my mind is occupied, and then I get really bad days. Caroline Munro, the British actress who was both a Hammer Horror mainstay and a Bond Girl, was a top onscreen seductress of the '70s. But I had my parents here, I had my life here and doing a lot of work in Europe. Just this weekend she flew to Pittsburgh, in the US, for Monster Bash, a horror and sci-fi film convention where she was guest of honour. - IMDb Mini Biography By: I just did not know what to do. His knitwear was really classy & # 39; Film Arcynewsy, Pingback: 70s Bond girl Caroline Munro: 'I loved Roger Moore. 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. Unbeknownst to me, he sent the photographs to a big newspaper in London. She reteamed with Starcrash director Luigi Cozzi for Demons 6: De Profundis (aka Il gatto nero, 1989). The fashion photographer, David Bailey, was conducting a photo contest and my picture won.. Dec 31, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by Chris Lund. For several years from the mid 90s Caroline Munro was a near neighbour. She is remarkably upbeat given what she has been through in the last few years, dealing with cancer and then the loss of her husband. Perhaps she serves to remind us to be wary of sweeping judgments about decades and attitudes. It was a big hit in Italy, she says. [10] He asked his assistant, James Liggett, to find and screen test her. She remembers Baker driving her up the Mall in an open-topped Jaguar to the photoshoot; an image in keeping with the Austin Powers-ish tang of her life at this time. Caroline Munro's career progressed via her long running appearances in the Lambs Navy Rum adverts which is where Hammer first spotted her and this led to her first appearance in a hammer film which was Dracula AD 1972 rule_5 retro Awesome Her mum agreed, and she posed at Preston Manor, just outside of Brighton, for portraits. She is still wedded to 1970s horror, last year appearing in The House of the Gorgon, a crowdfunded Hammer homage movie directed by and starring a 23-year-old Texan, which was shot in six days. And suddenly, I was the Face of 1966.. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. Having not taken the correct route of drama school and the stage, it has been extra hard for me. She turned down the lead female roles in Hammer's Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974), the unmade Vampirella,[13] Force 10 from Navarone (1978) and The World Is Full of Married Men (1979) as they all required nudity.[3]. That same year, Munro began what would eventually become a decade-long stint as the model for Lamb's Navy Rum, which made her one of the most recognized faces in England. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I imagine there was a bit of office banter about that.. Good condition. During her lengthy career, she only experienced one uncomfortable scenario that she rather not discuss. In 1977, Munro turned down the opportunity to play villainess Ursa in Superman in favor of Bond girl Naomi in The Spy Who Loved Me. My love interest in the film was Derek Nimmo. You mean Just a Minutes Derek Nimmo? Her backing band was Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, better known as Cream, alongside the future Yes guitarist Steve Howe. [20] In the series, Caroline introduces celebrated and obscure horror films from her Cellar Club and gives her personal, insider perspective. He had a way of putting the cast and the crew at ease. The two even shared a background in modeling knitwear, I knew there was something about him I liked. Modelling gigs came quickly, including a shoot for American Vogue in which, she says, she had to sit in the sea off Malta modelling knitwear. Never miss a moment by signing up to our newsletter here. (1969). She was promptly signed to a one-year contract. His knitwear was very classic, really., Even though she had to be on the wrong end of a Bond missile, Monro loved being a part of the iconic series. We all wore chain mail dresses and gladiator boots. I just did not know what to do. your own Pins on Pinterest For some people, the world just falls into place. 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). Join the Lamb's Navy | Submarine #70s #retro placemat featuring Caroline Munroe. Munros career continued to thrive well in the 1980s, and she appeared in many slasher and Eurotrash productions. is poster girl for Lamb's Navy Rum : 67: does advertisements for Noxzema: 23 March 70 Munro at the Glasgow Film and Comic Con (2018). (Caroline Jane Munro) 16 January 49: is born in Windsor, Berkshire, England: c. 66: is elected "Face of the Year" and signs a contract for Vogue at the age of 17? Something I didnt care for. All written contents Reprobate Press and individual authors 2022. Women made the best of the roles there were, I sensed. She followed that with Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, and a slew of fantasy, horror and sci-fi movies, including At The Earths Core, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and The Abominable Dr. Phibes. His knitwear was really classy & # 39; Film Arcynewsy, 70s Bond girl Caroline Munro: 'I loved Roger Moore. Hammer Films Chairman, Sir James Carreras, spotted Munro on a Lamb's Navy Rum poster/billboard. Munro has the distinction of being the only actor ever signed to a long-term contract by Hammer Films. My earliest registered nightmare (circa 1971): Coming downstairs in the dark to find the TV taken over by a ghost station, broadcasting horrors for the denizens of the night. 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). And she also found time to sing with Cream and Gary Numan. They saw and heard something rather more akin to Slade Oasis at the Viper Room December 1995, Art of Persia: Episode 3: Genghis Khan to 1979, Behind the scenes of Art of Persia episode 2. Lamb's Navy Rum Adverts Vintage Vibes Vintage Ads Air Festival Vintage Airplanes Vintage Aircraft Air Show World War I Join the Lamb's Navy | Helicopter #vintage placemat featuring Caroline Monroe. Ive loved every minute of it and Ive been very lucky., What a handsome craft such lovely lines.. [4], Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Munro was the youngest child of a lawyer and a housewife. ", This led to modelling work for Vogue magazine at the age of 17. I walked in, and I ran out. I think its terrible what these women have had to deal with. Dad knew I was going to be the Lambs Navy Rum girl, but not that I would be on a billboard, says Caroline Munro. She says: Rottingdean was an idyllic place to grow up, and I would go across the fields each morning to get to school. Unbeknownst to me, he sent the photographs to a big newspaper in London. 6.5 Tourbillons Jumeaux - SDSH-FR032 - Commune - Franais 1st sono su Confronta prezzi e caratteristiche di prodotti nuovi e usati Molti articoli con consegna gratis Le migliori offerte per Yu-Gi-Oh She is following her own advice. His knitwear was classic - Entertainment Now, People had come expecting The Beatles. [9], The chairman of Hammer Films, Sir James Carreras, spotted Munro on a Lamb's Navy Rum poster/billboard. The musicians who played on the recording included Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker. [8], Munro's film roles were confined to performing cameos as herself in Night Owl (1993),[3] as Mrs. Pignon in To Die For (1994),[3] as the counselor in her friend Jeffrey Arsenault's film Domestic Strangers (1996), and as Carla the Gypsy in Flesh for the Beast (2003). 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