The actress’s death occurred on October 5, according to her son, without revealing the causes.
Former Bond girl Margaret Nolan passed away at the age of 76.
The British actress and artist’s son, Oscar Deeks, tells Variety that the passing occurred on October 5, and filmmaker Edgar Wright, who cast Nolan for his upcoming film Last Night in Soho, broke the news to fans. via Twitter on Sunday.
Paying tribute to Nolan, Wright wrote: “She was in the middle of the Venn diagram of everything great in the 1960s; after appearing with the Beatles, having been more than iconic in Bond and being part of the cast of ‘Carry On’ as well.
Nolan began her career in the 1960s as a glamor model, using the theatrical nickname Vicky Kennedy, but she stayed true to her real name while continuing to act.
It's my sad duty to report that actress and artist, the magnificent Margaret Nolan has passed away. She was the middle of Venn diagram of everything cool in the 60's; having appeared with the Beatles, been beyond iconic in Bond and been part of the Carry On cast too. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/YaEaWDmLt2
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 11, 2020
In 1964, she rose to fame as the gold-painted model in the famous 007 Goldfinger film title sequence, in which she also played Dink, the James Bond masseur, played by Sean Connery, and appeared in the movie by The Beatles A Hard Day’s. Night.
He then appeared in Ferry Cross the Mersey, the musical film starring rock band Gerry and the Pacemakers, and joined the Carry On comedy franchise with his first of many parts in Carry On Cowboy.
Wright’s Last Night in Soho, one of Nolan’s latest projects, will be released in April.
She was the gold painted model in the iconic Goldfinger title sequence and poster (she also played Dink in the movie), she appeared in the classic A Hard Day's Night, Carry On Girls, No Sex Please We're British & many others, frequently sending up her own glamourpuss image. 2/4 pic.twitter.com/RyUs7fS6P7
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 11, 2020