Actress Pamela Salem, known for her role in the film about the most famous secret agent James Bond, Never Say Never Again, has died at the age of 80.
In the 1983 film, in which the famous Sean Connery played the secret agent 007 for the last time, for the seventh time, Salem plays his secretary Miss Moneypenny.
During the 1980s, she also starred in the popular British television series Doctor Who, playing Professor Rachel Jensen.
The news about the death of the British actress was announced by the company Big Finish Production (Big Finish Productions), which produced many of the films in which Salem appeared.
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Never say never one of two films about the most famous secret agent that was not produced by Eon Productions, which is mainly behind the James Bond series.
That's why the film is not considered part of the official franchise.
It was produced by Warner Bros., because screenwriter Kevin McGlory retained the copyright to the film after a lengthy legal process.
Pamel Salem was born in India in 1944 and moved to London for her studies.
She entered the Central School of Drama and Acting, and her first job was at the Chesterfield Repertory Theater in York.
She starred with Sean Connery in the crime drama The First Great Train Robbery (The First Great Train Robbery) from 1978.
She also played in a medical drama Emergency (ER), science fiction series Blake's Seven (Blake's 7), Into the labyrinthu (The Labyrinth).
In the American drama The West Wing (The West Wing) was Maureen Gretty, the fictional Prime Minister of Great Britain, in the series Eastendersmobster Joan Francis.
Salem moved to Los Angeles in the 1990s, and then to Miami.
"Pamela Salem was wonderful and we all loved her," said David Richardson, producer of the audio drama Doctor Hu, in which the actress participated.
She would come to the filming alone from Miami, without fanfare, with a smile, warm hugs and gifts.
"She was very kind, interested in all colleagues: from the production team, to the actors who guested in the episodes and the audience".
"Pamela was the kindest and warmest actress I've ever worked with," said Salem's co-star Karen Gledhill in the film. Counter Measures.
"When I got my first role in Remembrance Of The Daleks, back in the 1980s, she took full charge of me and guided me through a wonderful but somewhat terrifying experience.
"We became friends and whenever we met, we were both very happy," Gledhill said.
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