Daniela Bianchi (born 31 January 1942) is an Italian actress, best known for her role of

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in the 1963 movie '' From Russia with Love''. She played a

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cipher clerk sent to entrap agent 007, James Bond. Bianchi's father was an Italian Army colonel. She studied ballet for eight years, and later worked as a fashion model.

Acting career

Born in

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to parents from

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, Bianchi was the first runner-up in the 1960

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contest, where she was also voted Miss Photogenic by the press. Her film career began in 1958. In ''From Russia with Love'' her voice was dubbed by

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owing to Bianchi's heavy accent. Bianchi starred in a number of French and Italian movies after ''From Russia with Love'', the last being '' Scacco internazionale'' in 1968. One of her later films was ''

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'' (also known as ''OK Connery'' and ''Operation Double 007''), which was a James Bond spoof filmed in English (though Bianchi was again dubbed) and starring Sean Connery's brother,

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. Her only role in an American production was in the ''

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'' three-part story "Rome Will Never Leave You." In 1970, Bianchi retired from acting to marry a

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n shipping magnate, Alberto Cameli, with whom she has one son (Filippo Cameli). Her husband died in 2018. In 2012, Bianchi appeared in a small role in the documentary film ''We're Nothing Like James Bond''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bianchi, Daniela 1942 births Living people 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome Italian beauty pageant winners Italian film actresses Miss Universe 1960 contestants People of Lazian descent