Lois Maxwell
Louis Maxwell actually lobbied very aggressively to get the part when she auditioned for the very first James Bond film “ Dr. No ,” (1962.) Maxwell played the role of Miss Money Penny who was secretary of the famous “M.”
Source: imagemag.co
The reason she needed the role so badly is that she needed to fund her sick husbands’ medical bills. Her career with the trilogy stretched to 14 movies, she would go on to act in many shows, and her last film before passing in 2007 was the 2001 thriller “ The Fourth Angel ” alongside Jeremy Irons.