Check out this oddball entry, in the category of “bare with me” - this is Monica "Nikki" van der Zyl, a “German voice-over actress who dubbed the voices of several ‘Bond girls’ for 15 years. In fact, she owns the distinction of being involved in more Bond films than any other actress, save for Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny.”
I randomly came across this article,l:
The woman with the golden voice of the Bond films
Turns out many of our favorite between ‘62 and ‘79!Bond girls had the vocal cords of a spayed cat, and the accent of Colonel Klink...
To wit:
• In “Dr. No” (1962), she dubbed the voices of Andress, Eunice Gayson and every female actress except Maxwell and a Chinese girl.
• In “From Russia with Love” (1963), van der Zyl dubbed Gayson again.
• In “Goldfinger” (1964), she dubbed Shirley Eaton and also served as the on-set dialogue coach for German actor Gerte Frobe, who played the film’s title character. Frobe’s voice would eventually get dubbed, too.
• In “Thunderball” (1965), van der Zyl dubbed Claudine Auger.
• In “You Only Live Twice” (1967), she dubbed Mie Hama.
• In “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969), she dubbed Virginia North.
• In “Diamonds Are Forever” (1971), she dubbed Denise Perrier, among others.
• In “Live and Let Die” (1973), she partially dubbed Jane Seymour.
• In “Man with the Golden Gun” (1974), she dubbed Francoise Therry.
• And in “Moonraker” (1979), she partially dubbed Corinne Clery.
The article is worth a read to Bond film fans, as it goes into some depth on why van der Zyl never received film credits for her work, her later life, etc.
(And how about that watch she’s wearing?)
