James Bond Actress - Luciana Paluzzi

About

Life: June 10th, 1937 - Current
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Gender: Female

Summary

Luciana Paluzzi is an Italian actress who is perhaps best known for her role as Fiona Volpe in the James Bond movie Thunderball (1965).

Biography

Luciana Paluzzi is an Italian actress who started her career in the mid 1950's. Throughout her acting career, she has starred in nearly 80 movies and TV shows, most of which are Italian. She is most known for her spectacular performance as Fiona Volpe in Thunderball (1965). Luciana enjoyed playing Fiona Volpe, and thought it was fun to play the bad girl for a change. She currently lives with her husband Michael Solomon, in Bel Air, California.

Roles in James Bond Movies

Thunderball (1965) as Fiona Volpe

Trivia

Luciana originally auditioned for the part of "Domino Palazzi", but Claudine Auger was picked for the role. The character was changed to a French woman named Domino Derval to fit Claudine's ethnicity.