Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin (born 20 August 1957) is a Swedish actress, model and beauty queen. She won Miss World 1977 and appeared in the James Bond films Octopussy (1983) and A View to a Kill (1985).

Mary Stävin
Stävin in 2023
Born (1957-08-20) 20 August 1957 (age 67)
OccupationActress
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Nicholas Wilcockson
(m. 1995)
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss World Sweden 1977
Miss World 1977
Years active1981–present
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue

Early life

Stävin was born in Örebro County, Sweden, in 1957. A blue-eyed blonde, she won Miss World 1977 in London,[1] becoming the third Swedish woman to win the Miss World crown.

Stävin started her acting career in the early 1980s. She appeared in two music videos for Adam Ant, "Ant Rap" (1981) and "Strip" (1983).

Stävin's first film role was in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983), where she played a non-speaking role as an Octopussy girl. She then appeared in the next Bond film, A View to a Kill (1985),[1] in a larger role as agent Kimberley Jones. Bond actor Roger Moore later wrote in his autobiography that "floating away on board a submarine with Mary Stavin must be many men's dream."[2]

Stävin dated footballer Don Shanks from 1978 to 1982. She then dated footballer George Best from 1982 to 1985, and the couple released the exercise album Shape Up and Dance.[3][4]

Film star

Stävin continued her acting career after the Bond films. She had supporting roles in the horror films House (1985) and Open House (1987). She then had supporting roles in the films The Opponent (1988), Alien Terminator (1988), and Howling V: The Rebirth (1989).

Stävin played the female lead in the action films Strike Commando 2 (1988) and Born to Fight (1989). Both were directed by Bruno Mattei and starred Brent Huff. Stävin also played Heba in the television series Twin Peaks (1990).

During the late 1980s, Stävin was married to and divorced from actor Steve Jamieson, and she then had a five-year relationship with actor William Holdsworth.[3]

Later life

Stävin has acted sporadically since the mid-1990s. She married businessman Nicholas Wilcockson in 1995, and the couple has one daughter who was born in 1996. Stävin lives in California.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Octopussy Octopussy Girl [1]
1985 A View to a Kill Kimberley Jones [1]
1985 House Tanya
1987 Open House Katie Thatcher
1988 The Opponent Gilda Duranti
1988 Caddyshack II Girl in Bar Cameo
1988 Alien Terminator Maureen De Havilland
1988 Strike Commando 2 Rosanna Boom
1989 Howling V: The Rebirth Anna
1989 Born to Fight Maryline Kane
1993 Desire Adrienne
1996 The Devil Takes a Holiday Tina
2005 The Story of Bob Inga Jones
2019 The Christmas Pause Aunt Viv
2021 Barking Mad Katya Philipova

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Arthur the King Princess TV film
1985 Hotel Sandy Tanner Episode: "Distortions"
1986 Still the Beaver Maria Episode: "Miss Honeywell Comes to Town"
1987 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Kirsten Haaken 2 episodes
1989 Night Court Jacqueline Episode: "Life with Buddy"
1990 Twin Peaks Heba 2 episodes
1995 Days of Our Lives Rhonda Episode: #1.7678

References

  1. ^ a b c d "A View To A Kill's Ski Chase". James Bond 007. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Moore, Roger (2012). Bond on Bond.
  3. ^ a b c "Where are they now?" Daily Record. 7 December 2002.
  4. ^ Juroe, Charles (2018). Bond, the Beatles and My Year with Marilyn. p. 199.