Caroline Bliss

Infobox actor
name = "Caroline Bliss"

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birthdate = July 1961
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notable role = "Miss Moneypenny" in "The Living Daylights" and "Licence to Kill"

Caroline Bliss (born 1961) is a British actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and a granddaugther of composer Sir Arthur Bliss. She is best known for her appearance as M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in the James Bond films of the Timothy Dalton era. At the age of 26, she replaced the long-standing Lois Maxwell in the film "The Living Daylights" and "Licence to Kill". She was succeeded by Samantha Bond, who would play the role in 1995's, "GoldenEye" alongside Pierce Brosnan.

James Bond franchise

Caroline Bliss was featured in two James Bond movies although her role in "Licence to Kill" was reduced to little more than a cameo. Bliss was also the youngest to play Moneypenny.

*"The Living Daylights" (1987)
*"Licence to Kill" (1989)

Filmography

Her film and television work includes appearances in:
*"Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story" (1982) (TV)
*"Killer Contract" (1984) (TV)
*"Pope John Paul II" (1984) (TV)
*"My Brother Jonathan" (1985) (TV)
*"The Moneymen" (1987) (TV)
*"The Living Daylights" (1987)
*"Licence to Kill" (1989)
*"Braxton" (1989)
*"The Paradise Club" (1990) (TV)
*"Insektors" (1994) (TV)
*"Ruth Rendell - A Case of Coincidence" (1996) (TV)
*"Blitzlicht" (aka "Inside Out" in the U.S.) (1996)

Theatre

Her theatre work includes:
*"Blood Brothers"
*"Blue Remembered Hills"
*"Eve"
*"Fuente Ovejuna"
*"Good"
*"Particular Friendships"
*"Romeo and Juliet"
*"Rough Justice"
*"The Invisible Man"
*"The Night They Raided Minskys"

External links

*imdb name|id=0088504|name=Caroline Bliss
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2008/01/05/wkfront050108.xml An actor's search for the simple life] sequence
prev=Lois Maxwell
1962 - 1985
next=Samantha Bond
1995 - 2002
list=Miss Moneypenny
1987 - 1989