Shirley `Jill Masterson` Eaton to attend 40th anniversary `Goldfinger` screening in Edinburgh, March 25th
11-Feb-2004 • Event
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Shirley Eaton, who gained worldwide fame by lying naked on a bed covered in gold paint in Goldfinger, will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the film in the home city of its star, Sean Connery.
And Tanya Roberts, who played Bondâs love interest in A View To A Kill, has been approached to attend a similar special screening.
Eaton will be interviewed live on stage at the Dominion Cinema by Brian Smith before a showing of the secret agentâs 1964 outing.
The actress, now 67, played the character of Jill Masterson who was killed by bowler-hatted henchman Odd Job using a suffocating layer of glistening gold paint.
The event will take place on March 25th 2004.
In December last year, Bond fans had the chance to meet actor Richard Kiel, who played steel-toothed giant Jaws, when he appeared at the Filmhouse before a showing of The Spy Who Loved Me.
Mr Smith, 34, of Port Seton, East Lothian, said: "We had Richard Kiel over for a sell-out appearance and I know a lot of people were disappointed they didnât get to see him.
"The Filmhouse can only hold 280 people, but the Dominion can take 430. I hope this one will be sold out too.
"Shirley was a very big name in British cinema before Goldfinger, which gave her international status.
"She even appeared on the cover of Life magazine. But she more or less retired in 1968 to devote herself to her husband and children."
Eatonâs other film roles include Ten Little Indians, Doctor In The House, Three Men In A Boat and Carry On Nurse.
She also starred in three episodes of The Saint television series with future Bond actor Roger Moore.
Mr Smith is currently in talks to persuade American actress Roberts, 48, to fly over and visit the Capital. She played Stacy Sutton in 1985âs A View To A Kill and was a former member of TV crimefighting trio Charlieâs Angels.
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