Nadja Regin
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Nadja Regin is a Yugoslavia
n actress from Niš
, erbia]. She graduated from The Academy of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade and also read philology at the faculty of Philosophy of Belgrade University as an extra-mural student. Her acting career began during her student years and expanded through Yugoslav-German co-productions to Germany, and later, to England, Austria and New Zealand. She is best known for her roles in several British
films and TV programmes in the 1960s.
She acted in two James Bond
films; From Russia with Love
, as the mistress of Kerim Bey, and a smaller but still notable appearance in the pre-credit sequence of Goldfinger
. Her TV roles included The Avengers
, Danger Man
, The Saint
and Dixon of Dock Green
.
In the 1970s, her work included reading and selecting film scripts for production by film companies including Rank Films and Hammer Films. In 1982, she and her sister Jelena formed Honeyglen Publishing Ltd, a very small but reputable publishing company, specialising in philosophy of history, belles lettres, biography and some fiction.
She now devotes her time to writing and has written a novel, The Victims and the Fools, a children's story, The Puppet Planet, and is now working on her Memoirs.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
n actress from Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
, erbia]. She graduated from The Academy of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade and also read philology at the faculty of Philosophy of Belgrade University as an extra-mural student. Her acting career began during her student years and expanded through Yugoslav-German co-productions to Germany, and later, to England, Austria and New Zealand. She is best known for her roles in several British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
films and TV programmes in the 1960s.
She acted in two James Bond
James 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; From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (film)
From Russia with Love is the second in the James Bond spy film series, and the second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1963, the film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young. It is based on the 1957 novel of the...
, as the mistress of Kerim Bey, and a smaller but still notable appearance in the pre-credit sequence of Goldfinger
Goldfinger (film)
Goldfinger is the third spy film in the James Bond series and the third to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Released in 1964, it is based on the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. The film also stars Honor Blackman as Bond girl Pussy Galore and Gert Fröbe as the title...
. Her TV roles included The Avengers
The Avengers (TV series)
The Avengers is a spy-fi British television series set in the 1960s Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed . Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants...
, Danger Man
Danger Man
Danger Man is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the program and wrote many of the scripts...
, The Saint
The Saint (TV series)
The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...
and Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series that ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. Despite being a drama series, it was initially produced by the BBC's light entertainment department.-Overview:...
.
In the 1970s, her work included reading and selecting film scripts for production by film companies including Rank Films and Hammer Films. In 1982, she and her sister Jelena formed Honeyglen Publishing Ltd, a very small but reputable publishing company, specialising in philosophy of history, belles lettres, biography and some fiction.
She now devotes her time to writing and has written a novel, The Victims and the Fools, a children's story, The Puppet Planet, and is now working on her Memoirs.