Lois Chiles

Lois Cleveland Chiles (born April 15, 1947) is an American actress and former fashion model known for her role as Holly Goodhead in the James Bond film Moonraker. Her other screen credits include The Way We Were (1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Death on the Nile (1978), Broadcast News (1987), and the television role of Holly Harwood on Dallas (1982–1983).

Early and personal life Chiles was born in Houston, the daughter of Marion Clay Chiles and Barbara Wayne Kirkland Chiles. Her paternal uncle was oil tycoon and Texas Rangers owner Eddie Chiles. . Her brother, Clay Kirkland Chiles, died in 1979 . Her only other brother, William Edmonds Chiles, retired as president and CEO of Bristow Group, Inc. She was raised in Alice, Texas.

Chiles studied at the University of Texas at Austin and the former Finch College in New York City, where she was discovered by a Glamour editor looking for a young woman to feature on the cover of the magazine's annual college issue. In her New York years, she befriended Tennessee Williams, Andy Warhol, Maureen Stapleton, and models Patty Hanson and Grace Jones. They were both honorary co-chairs of Northfield Mount Hermon, a school in Massachusetts. Gilder donated money to the school and they named the Chiles Theater after her. Gilder died in 2020.

Career Chiles enjoyed a successful modeling career in the early 1970s. After her role in the 1972 blaxploitation film Together for Days opposite Clifton Davis, Chiles appeared in supporting roles in some of the biggest films of the 1970s. She played the college girlfriend of Robert Redford in the 1973 studio release The Way We Were. She was then cast as Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby (1974) alongside Mia Farrow and, once again, Redford. She again shared the screen with Farrow in the Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile (1978). She also appeared in a small but key role in the thriller Coma (1978).

In her most famous role as NASA astronaut, scientist, and Bond girl Dr. Holly Goodhead, Chiles appeared opposite Roger Moore in Moonraker (1979). Chiles had initially been approached to star in the previous Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, but she declined the role because she was taking a break from acting at the time. In 1989, she appeared uncredited in a cameo as the estranged mother of Ione Skye's character in Say Anything... (1989).

In 1985, she appeared as "Maggie" in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in Los Angeles opposite Terence Knox and directed by Jose Ferrer. She stated that it was a major personal triumph to play the demanding role for her as she was not stage-trained.

Unlike some "Bond girls", Chiles has said that "being a Bond girl is a fun way to be remembered", although she jokes that being asked to sigh "Oh, James" is annoying because "you can't live up to people's fantasies". On other occasions, she stated "I'm proud I'm a Bond Girl. It's not bad at all."

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1972 Together for Days Shelley 1973 The Way We Were Carol Ann 1974 The Great Gatsby Jordan Baker 1978 Coma Nancy Greenly 1978 Death on the Nile Linnet Ridgeway 1979 Moonraker Dr. Holly Goodhead 1981 Hart to Hart Mary Scott / Scottie TV series, Season 2 (1 episode) 1982 Odyssey Unnamed Music video for Tony Powers song 1982–1983 Dallas Holly Harwood TV series, Season 6 (22 episodes) and Season 7 (2 episodes) 1984 Raw Courage Ruth 1986 Sweet Liberty Leslie 1986 Dark Mansions Jessica Drake TV movie 1987 Creepshow 2 Annie Lansing (segment "The Hitchhiker") 1987 Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's Lita Nathan TV movie 1987 Broadcast News Jennifer Mack 1989 Say Anything... Diane's Mother (uncredited) 1989 Twister Virginia 1990 Burning Bridges Claire Morgan TV movie 1990 In the Eye of the Snake Claire Anzer—Marc's Mother 1990 Murder, She Wrote Millie Bingham Stafford TV series, Season 7 (1 episode) 1991 Veronica Clare TV series, Seasons 1 and 2 (1 episode each) 1991 Until the End of the World Elsa Farber 1991 Diary of a Hitman Sheila 1992 Obsessed Louise TV movie 1993 In the Heat of the Night Muriel Gray TV series, Season 6 (1 episode) 1993 Civil Wars Alexandra Phelps TV series, Season 2 (1 episode) 1993 Crossroads Renee TV series, Season 1 (1 episode) 1993 Lush Life Lucy TV movie 1994 L.A. Law Camilla Greer TV series, Season 8 (1 episode) 1995 The Babysitter Bernice Holsten 1995 Flipper Allison Van Rijn TV series, Season 1 (1 episode) 1996 Curdled Katrina Brandt 1996 Wish Upon a Star Principal Mary Mittermiller TV movie 1997 Bliss Eva 1997 The Nanny Elaine TV series, Season 4 (1 episode) 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Steamrolled Henchman's Wife (uncredited) 1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control Celeste 1998 Black Cat Run Ada Bronnel 2000 Eventual Wife Susan's Mother short 2002 Any Day Now Judge TV series, Season 4 (1 episode) 2002 Warning: Parental Advisory Susan Baker TV movie 2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jillian Stokes TV series, Season 5 (episode: "Grave Danger") 2006 Kettle of Fish Jean