Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin (born 20 August 1957) is a Swedish actress, model and beauty queen. She won
Miss World 1977 and appeared in the
James Bond
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films ''
Octopussy
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'' (1983) and ''
A View to a Kill
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'' (1985).
Early life
Stävin was born in
Örebro County
Örebro County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly northern region of ...
, Sweden, in 1957. A blue-eyed blonde, she won Miss World 1977 in London,
[ becoming the third Swedish woman to win the Miss World crown.
Stävin started her acting career in the early 1980s. She appeared in two music videos for ]Adam Ant
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, " Ant Rap" (1981) and "Strip" (1983).
Stävin's first film role was in the James Bond film ''Octopussy'' (1983), where she played a non-speaking role as an Octopussy girl. She then appeared in the next Bond film, ''A View to a Kill'' (1985),Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the actor to portray Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent James Bond (literary character), James Bond in the Eon Productions/MGM Studios film series, playing the ...
later wrote in his autobiography that "floating away on board a submarine with Mary Stavin must be many men's dream."
Stävin dated footballer Don Shanks from 1978 to 1982. She then dated footballer George Best
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United F.C., Manchester Un ...
from 1982 to 1985, and the couple released the exercise album '' Shape Up and Dance''.["Where are they now?" ''Daily Record''. 7 December 2002.][Juroe, Charles (2018). ''Bond, the Beatles and My Year with Marilyn''. p. 199.]
Film star
Stävin continued her acting career after the Bond films. She had supporting roles in the horror films ''House
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'' (1985) and '' Open House'' (1987). She then had supporting roles in the films '' The Opponent'' (1988), '' Alien Terminator'' (1988), and '' Howling V: The Rebirth'' (1989).
Stävin played the female lead in the action films ''Strike Commando 2'' (1988) and '' Born to Fight'' (1989). Both were directed by Bruno Mattei
Bruno Mattei (30 July 1931 – 21 May 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, editor who directed exploitation films in many genres, including Women in prison film, women in prison, nunsploitation, Zombie films, zombi ...
and starred Brent Huff
Brent Huff (born March 11, 1954 in Springfield, Missouri) is an American actor, writer and film director
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. Stävin also played Heba in the television series ''Twin Peaks
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'' (1990).
During the late 1980s, Stävin was married to and divorced from actor Steve Jamieson, and she then had a five-year relationship with actor William Holdsworth.
Later life
Stävin has acted sporadically since the mid-1990s. She married businessman Nicholas Wilcockson in 1995, and the couple has one daughter who was born in 1996. Stävin lives in California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Mary Stavin – From Sweden With Love
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1957 births
Living people
Miss Sweden winners
Miss World winners
Miss World 1977 delegates
People from Örebro County
Swedish emigrants to the United States
Swedish film actresses
Swedish television actresses
20th-century Swedish actresses