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'''Caroline Bliss''' (born 12 July 1961) is an English actress who trained at the ]. She is best known for her appearance as ] secretary, ], in the ] films of the ] era.


'''Caroline Bliss''' (born 12 July 1961)<ref>{{cite web |title=Caroline Bliss - IMDb |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0088504/ |website=IMDb.com |publisher=IMDb, Inc. |accessdate=5 November 2020}}</ref> is an English former actress who trained at the ].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} She played ]'s secretary, ], in the '']'' films of the ] era. Bliss played ] in the films '']'' and '']''.<ref name="Field and Chowdhury">{{cite book|last1=Field|first1=Matthew|last2=Chowdhury|first2=Ajay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8XZCgAAQBAJ&q=Caroline+Bliss+new+Miss+Moneypenny&pg=PT511|title=Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films|year=2015|publisher=]|via=]|isbn=978-0-750-96421-0|others=Foreword by ]|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> The character had previously been played by ]. Her first role was as ] in ] (1982).<ref name="Field and Chowdhury" />
==Miss Moneypenny==
At the age of 25, Bliss replaced the long-standing ] in the films '']'' and '']''.<ref name="Field and Chowdhury">{{cite book|last1=Field|first1=Matthew|last2=Chowdhury|first2=Ajay|url=https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=p8XZCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT511&lpg=PT511&dq=Caroline+Bliss+new+Miss+Moneypenny&source=bl&ots=6UnpeqFEh5&sig=-IWEz3UhMuK5b9OP7Cnt5vQ4gUo&hl=ja&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Caroline%20Bliss%20new%20Miss%20Moneypenny&f=false|title=Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films|year=2015|publisher=]|via=]|isbn=978-0-750-96421-0|others=Foreword by ]|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> She is the youngest actress to have played the role of Miss Moneypenny as the other actresses Lois Maxwell, ] and ] all began to play their roles at their thirties.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Bliss is the granddaughter of composer ], former ].<ref name="Kay">{{cite news|last=Kay|first=Richard|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2281472/Home-win-Roman-Abramovich-10m-row.html|title=Home win for Abramovich in £10m row|date=20 February 2013|newspaper=]|quote=The role — for The Living Daylights — eventually went to Caroline Bliss, granddaughter of the former master of the Queen's music, Sir Arthur Bliss.|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> She is married to author and actor ] and the couple reside in ]<ref>{{cite news|last=Turner|first=Robin|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/harry-secombes-son-recalls-childhood-1889112|title=Harry Secombe's son recalls childhood of stars and laughter|date=3 October 2010|website=]|publisher=]|quote=Andy Secombe, perhaps best known for providing the voice of insectoid creature Watto in the Star Wars prequels, has fittingly just moved into the Cornish village of Goonbell, with his actress wife Caroline Bliss.|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Truro-Tatooine-Star-Wars-actor-James-gets-ready-publish-fifth-novel/story-11488705-detail/story.html|title=Now in Truro via Tatooine, Star Wars actor James gets ready to publish his fifth novel|date=15 July 2008|newspaper=]|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> with their two children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/ll-grateful-Dad-Goon/story-11731571-detail/story.html|title=Why I'll always be grateful that my Dad was a Goon|date=27 November 2010|newspaper=]|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref> Bliss is the granddaughter of composer Sir ], former ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bliss, Caroline |url=https://spymovienavigator.com/spydata/bliss-caroline/ |website=spymovienavigator.com |publisher=Spy Movie Navigator |accessdate=5 November 2020}}</ref> She is married to author and actor ], son of singer ], and as of 2013, the couple were living in ]<ref>{{cite news|last=Turner|first=Robin|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/harry-secombes-son-recalls-childhood-1889112|title=Harry Secombe's son recalls childhood of stars and laughter|date=3 October 2010|website=]|publisher=]|quote=Andy Secombe, perhaps best known for providing the voice of insectoid creature Watto in the Star Wars prequels, has fittingly just moved into the Cornish village of Goonbell, with his actress wife Caroline Bliss.|accessdate=13 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Truro-Tatooine-Star-Wars-actor-James-gets-ready-publish-fifth-novel/story-11488705-detail/story.html|title=Now in Truro via Tatooine, Star Wars actor James gets ready to publish his fifth novel|date=15 July 2008|newspaper=]|accessdate=13 April 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> with their two children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/ll-grateful-Dad-Goon/story-11731571-detail/story.html|title=Why I'll always be grateful that my Dad was a Goon|date=27 November 2010|newspaper=]|accessdate=13 April 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
Her film and television work includes appearances in: Bliss's film and television work includes appearances in:

* '']'' (1982) (TV) .... ]<ref name="Field and Chowdhury" />
=== Television ===
* '']'' (1984) .... (TV) Celia Routledge
{| class="wikitable"
* '']'' (1984) (TV) .... Rosa Kossack
!Year
* '']'' (1985) (TV) .... Edie Martyn
!Name
* '']'' (1987) .... ]
!Role
* ''The Moneymen'' (1987) (TV) .... Sarah
!Reference
* '']'' (1989) .... ]
|-
* '']'' (1989) .... Vanessa Rawlings
|1982
* '']'' (1990) (TV) .... DI Sarah turnbull
|'']''
* '']'' (1994) (TV)
|]
* '']'' (1996) (TV) .... Sarah quin
|<ref name="Field and Chowdhury" />
* '']'' (aka ''Inside Out'' in the U.S.) (1996)
|-
|1984
|'']''
|Rosa Kossack
|
|-
|1985
|'']''
|Edie Martyn
|
|-
|1987
|''The Moneymen''
|Sarah
|
|-
|1990
|'']''
|DI Sarah Turnbull
|
|-
|1994
|'']''
|Aelia
|
|-
|1996
|'']''
|Sarah Quin
|
|}

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Role
|-
|1987
|'']''
| rowspan="2" |]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
|'']''
|-
|''Braxton''
|Vanessa Rawlings
|-
|1996
|''Blitzlicht''
|}


==Theatre== ==Theatre==
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*''Blue Remembered Hills'' *''Blue Remembered Hills''
*''Eve'' *''Eve''
*''Faust'' (Lyric Hammersmith)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wolf |first=Matthew |date=12 May 1988 |title=DEVILISHLY GOOD AN INGENIOUS, ACCESSIBLE 'FAUST' LIGHTS UP LONDON |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/282441918/1600111373DF410DPQ/23 |access-date=2024-12-27 |work=Chicago Tribune |via=]}}</ref>
*''Fuente Ovejuna'' *''Fuente Ovejuna''
*''Good'' *''Good''
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==External links== ==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0088504|name=Caroline Bliss}} *{{IMDb name|id=0088504|name=Caroline Bliss}}
*{{official|carolinebliss.co.uk}}
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Caroline Bliss
Born (1961-07-12) 12 July 1961 (age 63)
England
Years active1982–1996
Notable credit(s)Miss Moneypenny in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse Andy Secombe ​(m. 1995)​
Children2

Caroline Bliss (born 12 July 1961) is an English former actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She played M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in the James Bond films of the Timothy Dalton era. Bliss played Miss Moneypenny in the films The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill. The character had previously been played by Lois Maxwell. Her first role was as Princess Diana in Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982).

Personal life

Bliss is the granddaughter of composer Sir Arthur Bliss, former Master of the Queen's Music. She is married to author and actor Andy Secombe, son of singer Harry Secombe, and as of 2013, the couple were living in Goonbell with their two children.

Filmography

Bliss's film and television work includes appearances in:

Television

Year Name Role Reference
1982 Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story Princess Diana
1984 Killer Contract Rosa Kossack
1985 My Brother Jonathan Edie Martyn
1987 The Moneymen Sarah
1990 The Paradise Club DI Sarah Turnbull
1994 Insektors Aelia
1996 Ruth Rendell - A Case of Coincidence Sarah Quin

Film

Year Name Role
1987 The Living Daylights Miss Moneypenny
1989 Licence to Kill
Braxton Vanessa Rawlings
1996 Blitzlicht

Theatre

Her theatre work includes:

  • Blood Brothers
  • Blue Remembered Hills
  • Eve
  • Faust (Lyric Hammersmith)
  • Fuente Ovejuna
  • Good
  • Particular Friendships
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Rough Justice
  • The Invisible Man
  • The Night They Raided Minsky's

References

  1. "Caroline Bliss - IMDb". IMDb.com. IMDb, Inc. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ Field, Matthew; Chowdhury, Ajay (2015). Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films. Foreword by George Lazenby. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-750-96421-0. Retrieved 13 April 2016 – via Google Books.
  3. "Bliss, Caroline". spymovienavigator.com. Spy Movie Navigator. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. Turner, Robin (3 October 2010). "Harry Secombe's son recalls childhood of stars and laughter". Wales Online. Media Wales. Retrieved 13 April 2016. Andy Secombe, perhaps best known for providing the voice of insectoid creature Watto in the Star Wars prequels, has fittingly just moved into the Cornish village of Goonbell, with his actress wife Caroline Bliss.
  5. "Now in Truro via Tatooine, Star Wars actor James gets ready to publish his fifth novel". The West Briton. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. "Why I'll always be grateful that my Dad was a Goon". Western Morning News. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. Wolf, Matthew (12 May 1988). "DEVILISHLY GOOD AN INGENIOUS, ACCESSIBLE 'FAUST' LIGHTS UP LONDON". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via ProQuest.

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Acting roles
Preceded byLois Maxwell Miss Moneypenny actress
1987 – '89 		Succeeded bySamantha Bond
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