Claudine Auger

Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as a Bond girl, Dominique "Domino" Derval, in the James Bond film Thunderball. She earned the title of Miss France Monde 1958 (the French representative to the Miss World beauty pageant) and went on to finish as the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.

Career Born in Paris, France, Auger began her career as a model and earned the title of Miss France Monde 1958 (the French representative to the Miss World beauty pageant) and went on to finish as the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest. Jean Cocteau cast Auger in an uncredited role as a tall ballerina in Testament of Orpheus (1960). When she was 18, she married the 43-year-old writer-director Pierre Gaspard-Huit, and he cast her in several films, including Le Masque de fer (1962) and Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963).

In 1965 she was cast in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, directed by Terence Young. Thunderball launched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the United States. Though she performed in the movie, her French accent was considered too strong and her voice was dubbed by another actress.

In 1966 she co-starred in the World War II drama Triple Cross with Yul Brynner and Christopher Plummer, that reunited her with her James Bond director Terence Young. Auger co-starred with another Bond girl, Ursula Andress, in the Italian comedy Anyone Can Play (1967). She starred with two future Bond girls, Barbara Bouchet and Barbara Bach, in Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971), a giallo mystery. She had major roles in films such as The Killing Game in 1967, Flic Story in 1972, in 1984. He died in 2008. They had one child.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1958 Christine Uncredited1960 Testament of Orpheus Minerva Terrain vague the salesgirl 1961 Les Moutons de Panurge Monique Uncredited1962 The Seven Deadly Sins the new waitress (segment "Envie, L'"), Uncredited Le Masque de fer Isabelle de Saint-Marc 1963 In the French Style Clio Andropolous Kali Yug: Goddess of VengeanceAmrita The Mystery of the Indian Temple Mario Camerini 1964 Games of Desire Elektra Tzanou 1965 Yo Yo Isolina The Reckless Uncredited Thunderball Dominique Derval ("Domino") 1966 That Man George Lila Treasure of San Gennaro Concettina Triple Cross Paulette The Devil in Love Maddalena de' Medici 1967 The Killing Game Jacqueline Meyrand The Head of the Family Adriana Anyone Can Play Esmeralda 1968 Escalation Carla Maria Manini Adriatic Sea of Fire Mirjana Listen, Let's Make Love Ida Bernasconi The Cats Barbara 1969 Love Birds Marina Come ti chiami, amore mio? 1971 Equinozio Black Belly of the Tarantula Laura A Bay of Blood Renata Donati Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide Nathalie Silvener 1972 Gli ordini sono ordini Giorgia's friend The Summertime Killer Michèle 1974 Borsalino & Co. Une passagère sur le paquebot Uncredited La dynamite est bonne à boire Consuelo 1975 L'Intrépide Sophie Flic Story Catherine 1976 Big Pot Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra Sol 1977 Pane, burro e marmellata Betty 1978 The Bermuda Triangle Sybill Butterfly on the Shoulder The coat's Woman 1979 Lovers and Liars Elisa Massacesi Lobster for Breakfast Carla Spinosi The Associate Agnès Pardot 1980 Fantastica Johanna MacPherson Prestami tua moglie Diana 1981 Black Jack (a.k.a. Asalto al casino) Jill Stradford 1984 Secret Places Sophie Meister 1985 The Repenter Rosa Ragusa 1986 the mother 1988 Un amore di donna Gabriella's mother The Sparrow's Fluttering Dino's widow 1991 La bocca Countess Veronica Rospigliosi 1992 Salt on Our Skin Mrs. McEwan 1994 L'ombra della sera La mère d'Eva Television Film 1995 Los hombres siempre mienten Isabelle 1995Un orage immobile Artémise d'Aubec Television Film 1997 Le rouge et le noir Madame de Fervaques