Honor Blackman (1925)
Honor Blackman was an English actress and singer, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–1964), “Bond girl” Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964), Julia Daggett in Shalako (1968), and…
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