Nadja Regin

Early life

Regin was born as Nadežda Poderegin on 2 December 1931 in Niš, Serbia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. She was born to Milka Bajić Poderegin (1904–1971), a professor, and Ignjatije Poderegin, Russian white émigré, a professor and agricultural scientist. She also had a younger sister Jelena Poderegin, nicknamed Ljolja.

After the Soviet Red Army arrived in Yugoslavia and participated with the Yugoslav Partisans in forcing out the Germans, a 13-year-old Regin shortly acted as an interpreter in the Kraljevo hospital, as she learned Russian from her father. Soon after the liberation, Poderegin family moved to Belgrade where her mother found a new employment. In Belgrade, Regin attended the 7th Girls Gymnasium, while both sisters went to the ballet school. Her last appearance was in the 1968 episode of Dixon of Dock Green, after which she retired from acting.

She spoke very fondly of Armendariz: "He was a real gentleman. And when we were filming scenes from the From Russia With Love, from the James Bond franchise, he [Armendariz] was severely ill, actually, he was dying. Director Terence Young was aware of what is happening to Armendariz so he decided to film all his scenes, including those with me, in only one day. Armendariz succumbed to the illness later that year, 1963". She also described Sean Connery as a great professional. Movie Memories magazine interviewed her in 2015 about her Bond roles. In 2018, though 87-years old, she participated in some of the happenings regarding the "Year of James Bond" in the United Kingdom, as part of the 55th anniversary of the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale.

Literary career

In the 1970s, her work included reading and selecting film scripts for production by film companies including Rank Films and Hammer Films. In 1980, she and her sister Jelena formed Honeyglen Publishing Ltd, a small publishing company, specializing in philosophy and art history, belles-lettres, biography, and some fiction. She published her mother's only novel, The Dawning (Svitanje in Serbian), in 1978. Regin compiled the last quarter of her mother's book from her notes, as her mother died before finishing it. Regin also personally translated the book in English and published it in 1988. The book was later also translated into French.

Nadja authored several works herself. Her novel, The Victims and the Fools, was published as an e-book under her full name Nadja Poderegin. She also wrote a children's story, The Puppet Planet, and in the years prior to her death, she worked on her memoirs, titled Recollections.

Filmography Films

Year English title Original title Role Director 1949 The Factory Story Priča o fabrici Textile worker Vladimir Pogačić 1950 The Magic Sword Čudotvorni mač - Vojislav Nanović 1952 Frosina Frosina - Vojislav Nanović 1954 The House on the Coast Das Haus an der Küste Marina Boško Kosanović 1954 Gynecologist's Tale Roman eines Frauenarztes Nina Bertens Falk Harnack 1955 Echelon of Dr. M. Ešalon dr M. Hatidža Žika Mitrović 1955 My quiet valley Rita Leonard Steckel 1955 Rooster on the front Der Frontgockel Claudette, the French girl Ferdinand Dörfler 1957 The Man Without a Body - Odette Vernet Charles Saunders and W. Lee Wilder 1957 The Country Wife Die Unschuld vom Lande Lollo Rudolf Schündler 1957 Goodbye, Franziska Franziska Helen Philipps Wolfgang Liebeneiner 1957 Everything will be fine Lucilla Coletti, the artist Géza von Bolváry 1959 Don't Panic Chaps! - Elsa George Pollock 1960 We Will Never Part Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn Livia Harald Reinl 1961 You Must Be Blonde on Capri Blond muß man sein auf Capri Helga Wagner Wolfgang Schleif 1962 Number Six Edgar Wallace Mysteries Nadia Leiven Robert Tronson 1962 Solo for Sparrow Edgar Wallace Mysteries Mrs. Reynnolds Gordon Flemyng 1962 The Fur Collar - Marie Lejeune Lawrence Huntington 1963 Stranglehold - Lilli Lawrence Huntington 1963 From Russia with Love - Kerim's Girl Terence Young 1964 Goldfinger - Bonita Guy Hamilton 1964 Downfall Edgar Wallace Mysteries Suzanne Crossley John Llewellyn Moxey 1964 Runaway - Laura Kossovich John O'Shea

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1958 The Adventures of William Tell Maddelena episode The Bride 1959 The Invisible Man Princess Taima episode Man in Power 1959 Rendezvous Mary Darwin episode Murder in Berkeley Square 1960 ITV Television Playhouse Estelle episode Once a Crook 1961 International Detective Nora Galloway episode The Anthony Case 1961 Danger Man Melina episode Find and Destroy 1961 Maigret Maria episode The Winning Ticket 1962 Parbottle Speaking Zuhra Main cast 1962 Brothers in Law Nina Zoffany episode Special Examiner 1962 Richard the Lionheart Shirin episode The Lord of Kerak 1962 Six More Faces of Jim - episode The Face of Wisdom 1963 The Benny Hill Show Russian Girl episode The Vanishing man 1963 Zero One Didi Druson episode The Creators 1963 Man of the World Maria episode In the Picture 1963 Crane Maria Cortez episode The Golden Attraction 1964 Secret Agent Ira episode The Professionals 1965 The Flying Swan Tanja Sykes episode Company Property 1965 Riviera Police Lisa episode The Lucky One Was the Snake 1965 The Third Man Aldrina episodes Members Only parts 1 & 2 1966 The Liars Madame Moraldi episode 1.1 1966 - episode W. M. und die Diplomatie 1966 The Man in Room 17 Roxana Polynescu episode The Catacombs 1967 The Saint Lucille Legrand episode The Art Collectors 1967 Armchair Theatre Ylena Davos episode Reason for Sale 1967 Death happens to other people Bettina TV movie 1967–1968 Comedy Playhouse Smyrna, the maid / Frederique Duval episodes The Old Campaigner and Stiff Upped Lip 1968 The World of Beachcomber - episodes 1.4 and 1.6 1968 Dixon of Dock Green Mrs. Green episode Ania