Actress
Caroline Munro was born in Windsor and lived in Rottingdean near Brighton where she attended a Catholic Convent School. By chance, her mother and a photographer entered her picture in a “Face of the Year” competition for The Evening News and won. This led to modelling jobs, her first job being for Vogue Magazine at the age of 17. She moved to London to pursue top modelling jobs and became a major cover girl for fashion and TV ads whilst there
Caroline then went on to having small parts in Casino Royal (1967) and Where’s Jack(1969).
Whilst modelling she earned herself a screen test and a one-year contract at Paramount where she won the role in the comedy/western A Talent For Loving. (1969).
Also in 1969, she became the face and body for “Lamb’s Navy Rum”, this advertising campaign lasted ten years.
Two years later her acting career took off when Caroline went on to play Vincent Price’s dead wife in The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971) and the sequel Dr Phibes Rises Again (1972).
Caroline then stayed with Horror, when she signed a contract with Hammer Studios and she made Dracula AD 1972 (1972) and Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974).
Caroline starred in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and At The Earth’s Core (1976). Caroline then played Bond Girl – Naomi, who could fly a helicopter with deadly accuracy in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), which also introduced us to the best Bond villain, the steel toothed Jaws played by Richard Kiel.
With her stunning features and gorgeous good looks Caroline went on to star in Star Crash (1978), Maniac (1980), and Slaughter High (1986).
Most recently, Caroline had a cameo role in Eldorado (2011), dubbed as a “Mamma Mia For Horror Fans”, this B Movie is a cross between The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Blues Brothers and starred Misty Moon’s very own MC, Michael Barber as demented serial killer Tommy.
Caroline fund raises for the charity Our Disappearing Planet and she is also a much loved regular on the convention circuit.
Contact
- Website: www.carolinemunro.org/
- Website: www.ourdisappearingplanet.com