Born in London, England and raised in European cities such as Paris and
Geneva, Maryam d'Abo has rewarded audiences with her beauty and
presence for over twenty years. Maryam first appeared in
Xtro (1982), a gory horror film that is
considered a cult entry in the genre. She appeared consistently
throughout the mid-1980s in a variety of films, including two
mini-series based on novels of author
Sidney Sheldon:
100 Karat (1984)
and
Rache ist ein süßes Wort (1986).
She accepted "Laughter in the Dark" based on the
Vladimir Nabokov novel. Her co-stars
were Maximilian Schell and
Mick Jagger. She thought it would be her big
break, since it was a very challenging role, and she was in every
scene. But financing fell through, and the film was never completed.
The stress made her lose weight, and she appeared more mature. Which
turned out to be just the right look for a classical cellist in her
next film. Thus, her real big break came in the form of the James Bond
film,
Der Hauch des Todes (1987).
Maryam played Bond girl "Kara Milovy", opposite
Timothy Dalton's "James Bond". The film
gave her career a real jolt, and she found herself in leading roles
throughout the early 1990s, in a variety of films. She based herself in
both England and the USA, appearing in
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)
and the European horror movie
Unfaßbare Sünden (1991). She played
her hand in the erotic thriller genre, appearing in
Catman - Mörderischer Instinkt (1993),
Tropical Heat (1993) and an episode
of Foxy Fantasies (1992), featured on the video
[error]. She starred in more films throughout the mid-1990s,
opposite the late Margaux Hemingway in
Mirror Image - Im Spiegel der Angst (1992),
a remake:
Schrei in die Vergangenheit (1994),
a romantic comedy called
Zwei Singles machen noch kein Paar (1995), and
thrillers such as Timelock (2000) and
Macht um jeden Preis (1997).
In 2002, Maryam drew on her experiences as a Bond Girl to write,
produce and host
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002),
examining the culture and connotations of being a Bond girl, and the
subsequent effects on a film career. This interesting documentary shed
new light on the topic of James Bond films, and appeared on British and
American television, whilst gaining a DVD release. Maryam strayed away
from commercial features, opting to appear in a variety of television
dramas, including: a TV mini series of
Doktor Schiwago (2002)
and Helena von Troja (2003).
More recently, she appeared in
San Antonio (2004),
Trespassing (2004), a movie filmed in
France Wie in der Hölle (2005) and a
direct-to-video sequel,
The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding (2006).
Maryam has displayed talent in a variety of genres, she continues to
make guest appearances for her fans, and is likely to appear in more
films. She also works on films with her husband director
Hugh Hudson, whom she married in 2003. This
striking blonde actress, a former Bond girl, holds her own up with the
best of them.
