Mary Stavin
Encyclopedia
Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin is a Swedish actress, model, and a former Miss World
. She was born in Örebro
, Sweden. She returned to judge the Miss World contest in 1980 and 2010.
films. In Octopussy
she plays an Octopussy girl and in A View to a Kill
she plays agent Kimberley Jones. In addition to acting, Stävin released the exercise album Shape Up and Dance
with George Best
. She had a minor role as the character Tanya in the 1986 movie House which starred William Katt. She also appeared in two music videos for Adam Ant
. These were Ant Rap (1981) and Strip (1983).
with husband, Nicholas Wilcockson, a British businessman. She has a daughter Liliana and eight nieces and nephews: Nathalie, Dominic, Emily, Alexander, Benjamin, George, Misha, and Luka.
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
. She was born in Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
, Sweden. She returned to judge the Miss World contest in 1980 and 2010.
Acting career
Amongst her most prominent acting roles are bit parts in two James BondJames Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
films. In Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
she plays an Octopussy girl and in A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill is the fourteenth spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from Ian Fleming's short story "From a View to a Kill", the film is the fourth Bond film after The Spy Who Loved...
she plays agent Kimberley Jones. In addition to acting, Stävin released the exercise album Shape Up and Dance
Shape Up and Dance
Shape Up and Dance was the umbrella name for a popular series of exercise instruction albums released in the United Kingdom between 1982 and 1984, during the 1980s aerobics craze. The albums were choreographed by Christina Brooke and each one was presented by a different well known personality from...
with George Best
George Best
George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
. She had a minor role as the character Tanya in the 1986 movie House which starred William Katt. She also appeared in two music videos for Adam Ant
Adam Ant
Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
. These were Ant Rap (1981) and Strip (1983).
Personal life
Stävin resides in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
with husband, Nicholas Wilcockson, a British businessman. She has a daughter Liliana and eight nieces and nephews: Nathalie, Dominic, Emily, Alexander, Benjamin, George, Misha, and Luka.