Claudine Auger
Born April 26, 1941 (Age: 84)
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Paris, France
Biography
Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). She earned the title of Miss France Monde (the French representative of Miss World) and was also the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest. Auger was born in Paris, France. She made her film debut when still in school. When she was 18, she married the 43-year-old writer-director Pierre Gaspard-Huit (the couple later divorced). He cast her in several films, including Le Masque de fer (1962) and Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963). When she was on holiday in Nassau, writer-producer Kevin McClory saw Auger and recommended that she audition for his film Thunderball (1965). The role of Domino was originally to be an Italian woman, Dominetta Petacchi. Auger impressed the producers so much that they rewrote the part to that of a French woman, to better suit her. Although she took lessons to perfect her English, her voice was eventually dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl. Thunderball launched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the United States. Auger died on 18 December 2019 in Paris.
Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). She earned the title of Miss France Monde (the French representative of Miss World) and was also the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.
Auger was born in Paris, France. She made her film debut when still in school.
When she was 18, she married the 43-year-old writer-director Pierre Gaspard-Huit (the couple later divorced). He cast her in several films, including Le Masque de fer (1962) and Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963).
When she was on holiday in Nassau, writer-producer Kevin McClory saw Auger and recommended that she audition for his film Thunderball (1965). The role of Domino was originally to be an Italian woman, Dominetta Petacchi. Auger impressed the producers so much that they rewrote the part to that of a French woman, to better suit her. Although she took lessons to perfect her English, her voice was eventually dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl. Thunderball launched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the United States.
Auger died on 18 December 2019 in Paris.
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Filmography
The Red and the Black
1997
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as Madame de Fervaques
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Age: 56
Salt on Our Skin
1992
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as George's Mother
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Age: 51
La bocca
1991
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as Countess Veronica Rospigliosi
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Age: 49
No Image
A Double Victory
1989
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as Milena Sormani
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Age: 47
Love of a Woman
1988
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as Madre di Gabriella
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Age: 47
The Sparrow's Fluttering
1988
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as Dino's Widow
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Age: 46
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
1986
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as La mère
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Age: 45
The Repenter
1985
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as Moglie di Ragusa
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Age: 44
The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories
1982
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as Ginette
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Age: 41
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
1982
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as La princesse de Cadignan
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Age: 41
Black Jack
1981
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as Jill Stradford
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Age: 40
The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
1981
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as Ginette Beauchurch
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Age: 40
Lend Me Your Wife
1980
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as Diana
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Age: 39
Fantastica
1980
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as Johanne McPherson
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Age: 39
Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
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as La femme à l’imperméable
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Age: 37
The Bermuda Triangle
1978
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as Sybil
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Age: 36
Borsalino and Co.
1974
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as Passenger on the Liner (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Bloody Sun
1974
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as Consuelo
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Age: 33
Summertime Killer
1972
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as Michèle - Alfredi's Secretary
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Age: 31
Orders are Orders
1972
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as The Friend
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Age: 30
Love Birds
1969
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as Marina
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Age: 28
Thunderball
1965
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as Dominique 'Domino' Derval
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Age: 24
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 24
Yoyo
1965
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as Isolina
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Age: 23
Games of Desire
1964
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as Elektra Tzanou
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Age: 23
The Mystery of the Indian Temple
1963
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as Amrita
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Age: 22
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
1963
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as Amrita
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Age: 22
In the French Style
1963
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as Clio Andropolous
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Age: 22
The Iron Mask
1962
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as Isabelle de Saint-Mars
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Age: 21
L'Envie
1962
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as New maid (uncredited)
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Age: 20
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
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as La Nouvelle Servante (segment "L'envie'") (uncredited)
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Age: 20
Monsieur IL
1962
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as Marie-Blanche Balmeyer
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Age: 20
Panurge's Sheep
1961
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as Monique
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Age: 20
Wasteland
1960
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as Prisunic
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Age: 19
Testament of Orpheus
1960
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as Minerve (non crédité)
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Age: 18
Christine
1958
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as Dancer (uncredited)
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Age: 17