Claudine Auger
Acting
Born: Apr 26, 1941 — Died: Dec 18, 2019
From: Paris, France
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress best known for her role as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). She earned the title of Miss France Monde (the French representative of Miss World) and was also the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest. Auger was born in Paris, France. She made her film debut when still in school. When she was 18, she married the 43-year-old writer-director Pierre Gaspard-Huit (the couple later divorced). He cast her in several films, including Le Masque de fer (1962) and Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance (1963). When she was on holiday in Nassau, writer-producer Kevin McClory saw Auger and recommended that she audition for his film Thunderball (1965). The role of Domino was originally to be an Italian woman, Dominetta Petacchi. Auger impressed the producers so much that they rewrote the part to that of a French woman, to better suit her. Although she took lessons to perfect her English, her voice was eventually dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl. Thunderball launched Auger into a successful European movie career, but did little for her otherwise in the …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'ombra della sera | Eva's mother | 1994 | 8.0 |
| A Double Victory | Milena Sormani | 1989 | 7.0 |
| The Sparrow's Fluttering | Dino's Widow | 1988 | 4.167 |
| Exploits of a Young Don Juan | La mère | 1986 | 6.035 |
| The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan | La princesse de Cadignan | 1982 | 9.0 |
| The Associate | Agnès Pardot, épouse de Julien | 1979 | 6.5 |
| Lovers and Liars | Elisa Massacesi | 1979 | 4.25 |
| Lobster for Breakfast | Carla Rebaudengo Spinosi | 1979 | 5.477 |
| Butterfly on the Shoulder | La femme à l’imperméable | 1978 | 5.932 |
| The Bermuda Triangle | Sybil | 1978 | 4.123 |
| Pane, burro e marmellata | Betty | 1977 | 4.167 |
| Flic Story | Catherine | 1975 | 6.406 |
| Summertime Killer | Michèle - Alfredi's Secretary | 1972 | 5.769 |
| A Bay of Blood | Renata Donati | 1971 | 6.574 |
| The Black Belly of the Tarantula | Laura | 1971 | 6.135 |
| The Bastard | Barbara | 1968 | 5.773 |
| Anyone Can Play | Esmerelda | 1967 | 4.563 |
| The Killing Game | Jacqueline Meyrand | 1967 | 5.906 |
| The Head of the Family | Adriana | 1967 | 6.558 |
| Triple Cross | Paulette | 1966 | 6.068 |
| The Devil in Love | Maddalena De Medici | 1966 | 5.8 |
| The Treasure of San Gennaro | Concettina | 1966 | 7.434 |
| Thunderball | Dominique 'Domino' Derval | 1965 | 6.666 |
| Yoyo | Isolina | 1965 | 6.953 |
| The Incredible World of James Bond | Self (archive footage) | 1965 | 7.0 |
| The Mystery of the Indian Temple | Amrita | 1963 | 5.25 |
| L'Envie | New maid (uncredited) | 1962 | 6.0 |
| The Seven Deadly Sins | La Nouvelle Servante (segment "L'envie'") … | 1962 | 5.868 |
| Testament of Orpheus | Minerve (non crédité) | 1960 | 7.631 |
| Wasteland | Prisunic | 1960 | 6.063 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1941 |
| From | Paris, France |