When did Lois Maxwell lose her looks?

MustonMuston Huncote, Leicestershire Posts: 228MI6 Agent
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Odd post I know, but I'm 11 films into my Bondathon and trying to work out the film that Maxwell's Moneypenny lost her sex appeal?Seeing that she held the role from 1962 to 1985, it was always going to happen sooner or later, she still looked hot in DAF and I think still very sexy-full (to quote Tiger Tanaka :) ) in LALD, but her make-up was starting to get a bit heavy by TMWTGG in my view.
"Thank you very much. I was just out walking my RAT and seem to have lost my way... "
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  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    edited March 2014
    Never.

    (although the series did touch on the subject in Octopussy, but as Rog said, "There never has been, and there never will be, anyone but you."
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 38,078Chief of Staff
    It's not the sort of question a gentleman answers.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    It's not a very gallant question. I'm with Firemass, She never lost her looks. -{
    Perhaps some lost their ability to appreciate a ladies beauty. ;)
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  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    It's not the sort of question a gentleman answers.


    Yeah, I think you crossed the line here Muston.
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • MustonMuston Huncote, Leicestershire Posts: 228MI6 Agent
    It's a fair question that can also be applied to Roger. Like people have asked the question before, 'When did he get too old to be Bond?' Personally I believe both should have called it a day with MR, leaving two newer actors to take over for FYEO.
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Hope that when the day comes, noone asks that question to you! 8-)
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  • Mr MalloryMr Mallory North by northwestPosts: 632MI6 Agent
    +1. :o
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    This seems like a "jump the shark" type question to me.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    I'd say that it was more pulling a Thunderpissy! :))
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Awkward :#
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  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    It's not a very gallant question. I'm with Firemass, She never lost her looks. -{
    Perhaps some lost their ability to appreciate a ladies beauty. ;)

    ditto Lois will always be beautiful and may she rest in peace :x
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    always shaken wrote:
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    It's not a very gallant question. I'm with Firemass, She never lost her looks. -{
    Perhaps some lost their ability to appreciate a ladies beauty. ;)

    ditto Lois will always be beautiful and may she rest in peace :x

    +1
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    It's not the sort of question a gentleman answers.

    Exactly! I was about to post that reply myself! :))
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  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    It's not the sort of question a gentleman answers.

    Exactly! I was about to post that reply myself! :))

    It took you long enough :v
    1. Ohmss 2. Frwl 3. Op 4. Tswlm 5. Tld 6. Ge 7. Yolt 8. Lald 9. Cr 10. Ltk 11. Dn 12. Gf 13. Qos 14. Mr 15. Tmwtgg 16. Fyeo 17. Twine 18. Sf 19. Tb 20 Tnd 21. Spectre 22 Daf 23. Avtak 24. Dad
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,865MI6 Agent
    Peppermill wrote:
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    It's not the sort of question a gentleman answers.

    Exactly! I was about to post that reply myself! :))

    It took you long enough :v

    You can't put time on a quality line. :D
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  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    I agree that it's not the sort of question a gentleman answers, but if I were to force myself to do so, I would be in agreement with the original post. TMWTGG is the first Bond film where Moneypenny is a bit less attractive.
  • StrangewaysStrangeways London, UKPosts: 1,469MI6 Agent
    Blackleiter wrote:
    This seems like a "jump the shark" type question to me.


    Bond Films will NEVER jump the shark!
    Hmmmmm...invisible car, kite surfing and tsunamis???

    :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    edited August 2015
    http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/46227/gentlemen/
    Barbaric's thread on being a Gentleman. ;)
    and as for jumping the shark ......
    http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/43579/bonds-jump-the-shark-moments/
    :))

    For a Gentleman a lady never loses her looks, the only thing that
    Changes is others ability to appreciate them. :p
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,616MI6 Agent
    I always thought that Lois Maxwell aged quite a lot between Thunderball and You Only Live Twice. I'd blame it on smoking.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    You should stop smoking then ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    Strangeways wrote:
    Blackleiter wrote:
    This seems like a "jump the shark" type question to me.


    Bond Films will NEVER jump the shark!
    Hmmmmm...invisible car, kite surfing and tsunamis???

    :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :))

    You are right, however, Bond did jump a camel! :))
    1. Ohmss 2. Frwl 3. Op 4. Tswlm 5. Tld 6. Ge 7. Yolt 8. Lald 9. Cr 10. Ltk 11. Dn 12. Gf 13. Qos 14. Mr 15. Tmwtgg 16. Fyeo 17. Twine 18. Sf 19. Tb 20 Tnd 21. Spectre 22 Daf 23. Avtak 24. Dad
  • superdaddysuperdaddy englandPosts: 917MI6 Agent
    Who has'nt, when in Morocco and all that :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    " When one is in Egypt, one should delve deeply into its treasures " ;)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,484MI6 Agent
    Well, I guess Rog aged a heck of a lot, something like 10 years, between TMWTGG and TSWLM. Thing is, no one noticed or commented because in the interim he suddenly became a bona fide movie star, as Bond anyway. As Moore and Maxwell, and Connery were contemporaries it's hardly any surprise that around the same time Maxwell aged a bit, quite normal of course. It also corresponded with the Bond babes getting very young looking.

    The OP's question seems unfair cos Maxwell's Moneypenny didn't have sex appeal down as her essential criteria.
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  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady MinnesotaPosts: 36MI6 Agent
    I never thought she did, actually.
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    She didn't.

    I'd still easily take Lois Maxwell in AVTAK over Dalton's Moneypenny, and not just because I like older women.
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  • Enjoying DeathEnjoying Death Toronto, ON CANADAPosts: 1,249MI6 Agent
    This is a question that a gentleman never asks nor answers.
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  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    This is indeed a question a gentleman never answers.

    So I think that Monneypenny lost her looks right around..... :))
    1. Ohmss 2. Frwl 3. Op 4. Tswlm 5. Tld 6. Ge 7. Yolt 8. Lald 9. Cr 10. Ltk 11. Dn 12. Gf 13. Qos 14. Mr 15. Tmwtgg 16. Fyeo 17. Twine 18. Sf 19. Tb 20 Tnd 21. Spectre 22 Daf 23. Avtak 24. Dad
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,818MI6 Agent
    What a sh*t thing to ask!

    Lois Maxwell was a lady from her early days on the stage and in TV, right through to her post Bond years. Elegant, graceful and funny, I have read often how gracious she was to fans, and Sir Roger always has spoken highly of her as a dear friend. The only "loss" is ours and of course her friends and family that she is no longer with us.

    My favourite picture of her, is at a Bond event looking over memorabilia alongside Samantha Bond. She was, and always will be a bright light in the bond universe, alongside Bernard Lee, and bless him, our Uncle Q, Desmond Llewelyn. May they all rest in peace.

    Who the hell asking a question like that? :#
    This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
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