- Tania Mallet
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name = Tania Mallet
birthname = Tania Mallet
birthdate = Birth date and age|1941|5|19
location =Blackpool ,England
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May 19 1941 inBlackpool ,England , is an English model who is best known for her appearance as Tilly Masterson in theJames Bond movie "Goldfinger" (1964).Mallet attended the
Lucy Clayton's School Of Modelling , and started working as a model at just 16 years old, becoming one of the most recognizable and famous models of the 1960s.According to Mallet, she got the part of Tilly Masterson when someone sent a photo of her in a
bikini to Bond producerCubby Broccoli . In any case, it seems Mallet grabbed Broccoli's attention before "Goldfinger": she was tested for the lead Bond girl role,Tatiana Romanova in "From Russia with Love". Even though her mother is Russian, Mallet did not get the Russian role supposedly because of her provincial British accent. This is ironic however considering that the Italian actressDaniela Bianchi , who eventually played Tatiana, had her voice redubbed anyway.Despite the film's phenomenal success, "Goldfinger" would be Mallet's only major big screen appearance. Mallet cited two reasons for returning to modeling and turning down all further film offers: firstly she did not like the restrictions imposed on her personal freedom when she was under contract during the film, and secondly, she said the money was "dreadful". She was initially offered £50 a week, and managed to increase her fee to £150 a week after tough negotiations, a fee that she was easily earning a day as a model. [ [http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/interview_tania_mallet.php3?t=gf&s=gf James Bond 007 :: MI6 - The Home Of James Bond ] ]
Mallet currently lives in England with her second husband. She still attends autograph signings at Bond events.
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