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Shirley Eaton

(1936-), Actress

Sitter in 9 portraits
After studying at drama school, Eaton made her West End debut in Going to Town in 1954. She appeared in a number of the Carry On films and and in Life is a Circus (1958) and The Girl Hunters (1963). Her most famous role was as Jill Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964) which led to her appearance on the cover of LIFE Magazine covered in gold paint. She continued to act until the late 1960s when she retired to concentrate on her family. In 1957 she married Colin Lenton-Rowe with whom she had two children.

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Shirley Eaton, by Vivienne - NPG x87926

Shirley Eaton

by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, circa 1955
NPG x87926

Shirley Eaton, by Vivienne - NPG x87927

Shirley Eaton

by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, circa 1955
NPG x87927

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe, by Bob Collins - NPG x136443

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe

by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136443

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe, by Bob Collins - NPG x136444

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe

by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136444

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe, by Bob Collins - NPG x136445

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe

by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136445

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe, by Bob Collins - NPG x136446

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe

by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136446

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe, by Bob Collins - NPG x136447

Shirley Eaton; Colin Lenton-Rowe

by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, circa 1958
NPG x136447

Shirley Eaton, by Bob Collins - NPG x35149

Shirley Eaton

by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1958
NPG x35149

Shirley Eaton, by Tom Hustler - NPG x194081

Shirley Eaton

by Tom Hustler
bromide print, 1960s
NPG x194081

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