‘James Bond’ and ‘Avengers’ actress Honor Blackman passes away

James Bond actress Honor Blackman has passed away aged 94 at her residence in England and has family have announced the sad news to fans.  Their statement reads “It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Honor Blackman aged 94. ‘She died peacefully of natural causes at home in Lewes, Sussex surrounded by her family. She was much loved and will be greatly missed by her two children Barnaby Kaufmann and Lottie Croft, adopted during her marriage to Maurice Kaufmann and her four grandchildren. As well as being a much-adored mother and grandmother, Honor was an actor of hugely prolific creative talent; with an extraordinary combination of beauty, brains and physical prowess, along with her unique voice and a dedicated work ethic she achieved an unparalleled iconic status in the world of film and entertainment and with absolute commitment to her craft and total professionalism in all her endeavours she contributed to some of the great films and theatre productions of our times.

Honor Blackman acted as Pussy Galore opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’ and as Cathy Gale in ‘The Avengers’ series that was broadcast during the 60s.  She was active till her last breath traveling across the UK on tour has herself entertaining thousands.