Claudine Auger

Actor

Claudine Auger

Born April 26, 1941 in Paris, FranceDied December 18, 201964 films

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.

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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 United States.

Auger died on 18 December 2019 in Paris.

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Thunderball posterFirst watchThunderball19656.7as Dominique 'Domino' DervalA leading role in one of their most watched films.A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
A Bay of Blood poster6.6A Bay of Blood1971Exploits of a Young Don Juan poster6.2Exploits of a Young Don Juan1986Yoyo poster7.0Yoyo1965The Black Belly of the Tarantula poster6.2The Black Belly of the Tarantula1971Flic Story poster6.4Flic Story1975Testament of Orpheus poster7.6Testament of Orpheus1960Triple Cross poster6.1Triple Cross1966The Treasure of San Gennaro poster7.4The Treasure of San Gennaro1966

Filmography

64 films as actor
  1. 1997The Red and the BlackMadame de Fervaques
  2. 1995A Still StormArtémise d'Aubec
  3. 1995Los hombres siempre mientenIsabelle
  4. 1994L'ombra della seraEva's mother
  5. 1992Salt on Our SkinGeorge's Mother
  6. 1991Silent LoveCountess Veronica Rospigliosi
  7. 1989A Double VictoryMilena Sormani
  8. 1988Love of a WomanMadre di Gabriella
  9. 1988The Sparrow's FlutteringDino's Widow
  10. 1986Exploits of a Young Don JuanLa mère
  11. 1985The RepenterMoglie di Ragusa
  12. 1984Secret PlacesSophie Meister
  13. 1984The Devil's LieutenantLily Wencel
  14. 1982The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other StoriesGinette
  15. 1982The Secrets of the Princesse de CadignanLa princesse de Cadignan
  16. 1981Black JackJill Stradford
  17. 1981The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other StoriesGinette Beauchurch
  18. 1980Lend Me Your WifeDiana
  19. 1980FantasticaJohanne McPherson
  20. 1979The AssociateAgnès Pardot, épouse de Julien
  21. 1979Lobster for BreakfastCarla Rebaudengo Spinosi
  22. 1979Lovers and LiarsElisa Massacesi
  23. 1978Butterfly on the ShoulderLa femme à l’imperméable
  24. 1978The Bermuda TriangleSybil
  25. 1977Pane, burro e marmellataBetty
  26. 1976Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerraSol
  27. 1976The JackpotMaggie Vanderberg
  28. 1976The Sorrow of ParisMarie Laurent
  29. 1975Flic StoryCatherine
  30. 1975Mad Race to Cote d'AzurSophie Gérard, Journalist at Nice Matin
  31. 1974Borsalino and Co.Passenger on the Liner (uncredited)
  32. 1974Bloody SunConsuelo
  33. 1972Summertime KillerMichèle - Alfredi's Secretary
  34. 1972Orders are OrdersThe Friend
  35. 1971A Little Sun in Cold WaterNathalie Silvener
  36. 1971A Bay of BloodRenata Donati
  37. 1971The Black Belly of the TarantulaLaura
  38. 1971Equinox
  39. 1969Love BirdsMarina
  40. 1968The BastardBarbara
  41. 1968Adriatic Sea of FireMirjana
  42. 1968Listen, Let's Make LoveIda Bernasconi
  43. 1968EscalationCarla Maria Mannini
  44. 1967The Head of the FamilyAdriana
  45. 1967Anyone Can PlayEsmerelda
  46. 1967The Killing GameJacqueline Meyrand
  47. 1966The Devil in LoveMaddalena De Medici
  48. 1966Triple CrossPaulette
  49. 1966The Treasure of San GennaroConcettina
  50. 1966The Man from Marrakech
  51. 1965ThunderballDominique 'Domino' Derval
  52. 1965YoyoIsolina
  53. 1964Games of DesireElektra Tzanou
  54. 1963The Mystery of the Indian TempleAmrita
  55. 1963Kali-Yug, Goddess of VengeanceAmrita
  56. 1963In the French StyleClio Andropolous
  57. 1962The Iron MaskIsabelle de Saint-Mars
  58. 1962L'EnvieNew maid (uncredited)
  59. 1962The Seven Deadly SinsLa Nouvelle Servante (segment "L'envie'") (uncredited)
  60. 1962Monsieur ILMarie-Blanche Balmeyer
  61. 1961Panurge's SheepMonique
  62. 1960WastelandPrisunic
  63. 1960Testament of OrpheusMinerve (non crédité)
  64. 1958ChristineDancer (uncredited)