Moonraker girl Alexandra Middendorf dies aged 52

Alexandra Lewis Middendorf has died aged 52. She had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) and died at her home on June 29th 2004.

"Alex" Middendorf was born in East Orange, NJ, and moved to Washington in 1970 to attend George Washington University and the Corcoran College of Art.

She had bit parts in films, including the 1979 James Bond film "Moonraker". She played one of the gorgeous girls in gold lame dresses who helped direct the moon launch.

"I gave the countdown for the Moonraker blastoff," she told The Washington Post in 1983.

She also served as the stand-in for Jessica Harper in Woody Allen's "Stardust Memories" (1980).

Thanks to `Moore` for the alert.

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