Goldfinger Bond Girl Margaret Nolan dies at 76

Actress Margaret Nolan has passed away at the age of 76, on October 5, it emerged on Tueasday.

 Her son Oscar Deeks, confirmed the death news while talking to news outlet.

Margaret Nolan was  best known for the gold-painted model’s charater in the title sequence for the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964).

Director Edgar Wright also announced the news of Margaret Nolan’s death on Twitter, days later, penning a heartfelt note in a series of Tweets.

 “It’s my sad duty to report that actress and artist, the magnificent Margaret Nolan has passed away. She was the middle of Venn diagram of everything cool in the ’60s; having appeared with the Beatles, been beyond iconic in Bond and been part of the Carry On cast too”, he wrote.

“She was the gold painted model in the iconic Goldfinger title sequence and poster (she also played Dink in the movie), she appeared in the classic A Hard Day’s Night, Carry On Girls, No Sex Please We’re British & many others, frequently sending up her own glamourpuss image. She also appeared in five Spike Milligan Q series, Steptoe & Son, The Likely Lads, Morecambe & Wise and The Sweeney. She became deeply involved in political theatre and more recently created visual art; deconstructed her own glamour modelling in a series of photomontages”, he further added.

Edgar Wright  continued saying, “I worked with her last year as she plays a small role in Last Night In Soho. She was so funny, sharp and, as you might imagine, full of the most amazing stories. I’m so glad I got to know her. My heart goes out to her family and all that loved her. She will be much missed”.

 

Tributes are beign paid to Goldfinger and Carry On star following her death news: