| Maud Wikstrom Adams Rubin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Maud Solveig Christina Wikström |
| Born | February 12 1945 Luleå, Sweden |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Adams (1966-1975) Charles Rubin (1999-present) |
Maud Adams (born February 12 1945) is a Swedish actress known for her roles as two different Bond girls in two James Bond films, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and as the title character in Octopussy (1983). She was also an extra in A View to a Kill (1985).
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Biography
Early life
Adams was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden, the daughter of Thyra, a government tax inspector, and Gustav Wikström, a comptroller.[1] She was discovered in 1963 in a shop by a photographer who asked to take her picture, a picture he submitted to the Miss Sweden contest arranged by the magazine Allers. Adams won this contest and from there her modelling career took off.
Career
Adams moved to Paris and later to New York City to work for Eileen Ford, at this time she was one of the highest paid and most exposed models in the world. Her acting career started when she was asked to star in the 1970 movie The Boys In The Band, in which she played a model. In the 1970s, she guest starred in such American TV series as Hawaii Five-O and Kojak. She hosted the Swedish TV show Kafé Luleå in 1994 and played a guest role in the Swedish soap opera Vita lögner in 1998. Adams had a Swedish co-star on both of her Bond films, Kristina Wayborn as Magda in Octopussy and Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun.
Personal life
Adams was first married to photographer Roy Adams from 1966 to 1975, ending in divorce. Her second husband is Charles Rubin, a judge, and she married him on May 23 1999. She has no children.
Filmography
Movies
- The Seekers (2006) ... Ella Swanson
- Ringer (1996) ... Leslie Polokoff
- Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (1990) .. Fima
- The Favorite (1989) ... Sineperver
- Pasión de hombre (1989) ... Susana
- The Kill Reflex (1989) ... Crystal Tarver
- Deadly Intent (1988) ... Elise Marlowe
- The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau (1988) ... Ariel Dubois
- Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988) ... Nadine
- Jane and the Lost City (1987) ... Lola Pagola
- The Women's Club (1987) ... Angie
- Hell Hunters (1986) ... Amanda
- A View to a Kill (1985) ... Woman in Fisherman's Wharf Crowd (uncredited)
- Octopussy (1983) ... Octopussy
- Jugando con la muerte (1982) ... Carmen
- Tattoo (1981) ... Maddy
- Laura, les ombres de l'été (1979) ... Sarah
- Genova a mano armata (1977) ... Marta Mayer
- Killer Force (1976) ... Clare
- Rollerball (1975) ... Ella
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) ... Andrea Anders
- U-Turn (1973) ... Paula/Tracy
- Mahoney's Estate (1972) ... Miriam
- The Christian Licorice Store (1971) ... Cynthia
- The Boys in the Band (1970) ... Photo Model
Television
- That '70s Show (2000) ... Holly
- Vita lögner (1998) (20 episodes) ... Ellinor Malm
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1996) ... Simone Deschamps
- Radioskugga (1995) ... Sister Katarina
- Kafé Luleå (1994) ... Host
- A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993) ... Shelly Talbot Morrison
- Mission: Impossible (1989) ... Catherine Balzac
- Hotel (1986) ... Kay Radcliff
- Blacke's Magic (1986) ... Andrea Starr
- Blacke's Magic (1986)
- Nairobi Affair (1984) ... Anne Malone
- Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983) ... Maggie Farrell
- Chicago Story (1982) ... Dr. Judith Bergstrom
- Playing for Time (1980) ... Mala
- The Hostage Tower (1980) ... Sabrina Carver
- Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978) ... Vikki Lee Sanchez
- Hawaii Five-O (1977) ... Maria Noble
- Kojak (1977) (2 episodes) ... Elenor Martinson
- Gäst hos Hagge (1975)
- Love, American Style (1971)
As director
- Kafé Luleå (1994) (TV Series)
As herself
- James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV)
- Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (2002) (TV)
- Bond Girls are Forever (2002) (TV)
- Inside 'A View to a Kill' (2000)
- Inside 'Octopussy' (2000)
- Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2000)
- The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (2000)
- The James Bond Story (1999) (TV)
- Så ska det låta (1997) (TV Episode)
- Battle of the Network Stars XI (1981) (TV)
- Women Who Rate a 10 (1981) (TV)
