Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland is a Swedish actress and singer, best known for her role as Mary Goodnight in the 1974 James Bond film 'The Man with the Golden Gun.' With a career spanning several decades, she became a symbol of the Bond girl archetype, embodying the glamorous yet often underappreciated roles of women in spy narratives, reflecting the changing portrayals of female characters in film.
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Britt Ekland was cast as an innkeeper’s daughter in The Wicker Man.
‘An unkind film’: letters reveal rift between director and writer of The Wicker Man | The Wicker Man
United Kingdom· 2025-10-06
Britt Ekland gave Jane a good run for her money on Rod Stewart’s Tonight’s the Night, a lusty tale which sowed the summer air with desire and was banned by the BBC.
Jukebox memories on Tramore’s boulevard of teenage dreams – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-09-30
Britt Ekland provides a chronological life story in her Sommarprogram, filled with anecdotes and reflections on her experiences in the entertainment industry.
Sommar i P1 2025: Så var Britt Eklands program
Sweden· 2025-08-10
The set list leaned on soft-rock crowd-pleasers such as You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim), a tribute to Swedish actress Ekland.
With his One Last Time concert in Toronto, Rod Stewart proves the infatuation isn’t over
Canada· 2025-07-24
He wrote You're In My Heart for Bond girl Britt Ekland, but they split two years later, due to his persistent unfaithfulness.
'I wish they wouldn't call it the tea time slot'United Kingdom· 2025-06-25
In 1974’s The Man with the Golden Gun, Britt Ekland totters about the villain’s lair in a bikini before accidentally activating an energy beam.
Female spies have come in from the cold. What took Hollywood so long?
Australia· 2025-03-01
