Luciana Paluzzi
Luciana Paluzzi is one of the many brunettes groomed to become international stars in the wake Gina Lollobrigida. After working on both coasts of the Atlantic during the 1950s, in films like Three Coins in the Fountain, (1954), and Sea Fury, (1958), Luciana Paluzzi had a shot at American TV fame in the character of Simone Genet in the spy weekly Five Fingers in 1959. In 1965 she was approached by the Bond producers about a role as Domino Derval, who was the principal woman in Thunderball. The role was eventually given to former Miss France, Claudine Auger Director Terence Young offered her the villainess role of Fiona Volpe - one of the few women on the world who can resist the enticement of Mr. Fiona and, in a retribution she is killed to the ground of the club by Bond's associates. James, who then puts her body to rest on an adjacent table for dining then asks "Does it bother you that I take this role out?" That's not the fault of Fiona. Luciana Paluzzi's fame as a European star was extended by the box office smash. The actress was part of films such as Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Klansman and The Greek Tycoon.



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