Pamela Salem has died. The veteran actress, finest identified for her position as Miss Moneypenny in Sean Connery’s 1983 James Bond flick By no means Say By no means Once more, died on Wednesday, Massive End, a manufacturing firm with whom she usually labored, confirmed on their web site. She was 80.
Born in India, Salem attended faculty in Germany and London, earlier than beginning her profession in theater. She moved on to films subsequent, starring alongside Connery in The First Nice Prepare Theft in 1978 earlier than her breakout position within the Bond movie 5 years later.
On TV, Salem appeared on exhibits together with Physician Who and Magnum, P.I., earlier than a transfer to the U.S. landed her visitor spots on The West Wing, ER and Occasion of 5. Her final onscreen position was within the 2019 movie Down’s Revenge.
Salem additionally produced radio and theater productions together with her husband, Michael O’Hagan, till his demise in 2017. Within the latter a part of her profession, Salem labored with Massive End on a number of audio sequence, even reprising her Physician Who character in Counter-Measures.
“Pamela Salem was lovely, and we all loved her. Whenever there was a Big Finish recording for her, she’d fly in from Miami on her own steam, without fuss or fanfare, and appear at the studio armed with the warmest smiles, the biggest hugs and often presents,” David Richardson, who produced all of Salem’s work at Massive End, stated. “She was a very gentle person — always interested in everyone, from her co-stars to the production team to the guest actors and visitors… We had many happy days together and I feel very lucky to have had her in my life.”
Karen Gledhill, Salem’s Counter-Measures co-star, remembered the late actress as “the kindest, most generous actor,” whereas director Ken Bentley, who wrote a number of scripts for the audio sequence, famous that Salem “had many gifts but her superpower was her ability to single-handedly restore your faith in human nature.”
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