Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin (born 20 August 1957) is a Swedish actress, model and beauty queen who won
Miss World 1977
Miss World 1977, the 27th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1977 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin from Sweden. She was crowned by Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare of Jama ...
in London.
[ She is the third Swedish woman to win the Miss World crown.
]
Acting career
Among her more prominent acting roles are bit parts in two of Roger Moore's ''James Bond
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'' films. In ''Octopussy
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'' (1983), she played an Octopussy girl, and in ''A View to a Kill
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'' (1985), she played agent Kimberley Jones. She had supporting roles as the character Tanya in the 1986 horror movie ''House
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'', which starred William Katt
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, and the horror film '' Open House'' (1987), starring Joseph Bottoms
Joseph Bottoms is an American actor who won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his role in '' The Dove''. He is also well known for his roles in the television mini-series ''Holocaust'' and Disney's '' The Black Hole''.
Ca ...
. Her other films included '' Alien Terminator'' (1988) with Roger Moore's daughter Deborah
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, '' The Opponent'' (1988), ''Strike Commando 2'' (1988), '' Born to Fight'' (1989) and '' Howling V: The Rebirth'' (1989). She also played the Icelandic businesswoman Heba in ''Twin Peaks
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'' (Season 1, Ep. 6).
In addition to acting, Stävin released the exercise album ''Shape Up and Dance
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'' with George Best
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. and appeared in two music videos for Adam Ant
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. These were "Ant Rap" (1981) and "Strip" (1983).
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Mary Stavin - From Sweden With Love
1957 births
Living people
Miss Sweden winners
Miss World winners
Miss World 1977 delegates
People from Örebro
Swedish film actresses
20th-century Swedish actresses
Swedish emigrants to the United States
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