HOLLIWOOD - MADELINE SMITH ACTRESS

Madeline Smith (born 2 August 1949) is an English actress.

 Having been a model in the late 1960s she appeared in many television series and stage productions, plus comedy and horror films, in the 1970s and 1980s

Early life

She was born in Hartfield, Sussex. Her father owned an antiques shop near Kew Gardens and in her late teens she had a temporary job at Biba, the famous boutique located on Kensington High Street, London. It was at the instigation of Barbara Hulanicki, founder of Biba, that she became a model. 

Career

She first worked for Hammer Film Productions in 

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), billed as 'Maddy Smith'  prostitute.

  she played opposite Ava Gardner in  Tam-Lin,

 Peter Cushing in The Vampire Lovers and

 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, 

Diana Dors in The Amazing Mr Blunden,

 Frankie Howerd in Up Pompeii and Up the Front, 

and Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood.

In 1973 she played the Bond girl Miss Caruso in the post-titles sequence of Live and Let Die, the first James Bond film starring Roger Moore.[1] She was recommended for the role by Moore himself, 

Her television credits include Doctor at Large (1971), The Two Ronnies (appearing in the serial 'Hampton Wick', 1971), Clochemerle (1972), His and Hers (1970) with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Casanova '73 (1973) with Leslie Phillips, Steptoe and Son (1974), The Howerd Confessions (1976), Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) and The Steam Video Company (1984). She was a member of the regular cast of the BBC2 series The End of the Pier Show (1974) and In The Looking Glass (1978) alongside satirists John Wells and John Fortune and composer Carl Davis. One of her last film credits, The Passionate Pilgrim (1984), turned out to be the final screen appearance of Eric Morecambe.[2]

Having given birth to a daughter, Emily, she gradually wound down her acting career.

 Her husband, actor David Buck, died from cancer in 1989.

Selected filmography

The Mini-Affair (1967) - Samantha

The Killing of Sister George (1968) - Nun (uncredited)

Some Like It Sexy (1969) - Miss Beaufort-Smith

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) - Gwendolyn (uncredited)

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) - Dolly

The Vampire Lovers (1970) - Emma Morton

Tam-Lin (1970) - Sue

Up Pompeii (1970) - Erotica

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) - Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")

Carry On Matron (1972) - Mrs. Pullitt

Up the Front (1972) - Fanny

The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972) - Bella

The Love Ban (1973) - Miss Partridge

Theatre of Blood (1973) - Rosemary

Live and Let Die (1973) - Miss Caruzo

Take Me High (1973) - Vicki

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) - Sarah

Percy's Progress (1974) - Miss UK

Galileo (1975) - Young Court Lady

Fern, the Red Deer (1976) - Mrs. Gordon

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1975) - Sophia

The Passionate Pilgrim (1984) - Damsel