Actress Lois Maxwell, aka Miss Moneypenny of the famous Bond series passed away at the age of 80, on September 29, at 11:40 p.m. She died in Australia where she was living with her family and son, after a battle with cancer.

The Canadian-born actress played her first part along with the 007 Sean Connery in the 1962 “Dr. No” and was her flirting companion for more than twenty years, until the 1985 role in “A View To A Kill”, played with Roger Moore. She played the role of the secretary of Bond’s boss, M.

Maxwell played in the first 14 James Bond movies and Moore said that, although that she fully deserved it, it was a pity that she hadn’t been promoted to play M’s part, adding that that might be her greatest disappointment related to the Bond series.

In the 1987 The Living Daylights her role was taken by 26-year Caroline Bliss, that went on also in the 1989 License to Kill, until Samantha Bond replaced her till the 2002 Die Another Day.

Her Bond image definitely won’t be replaced though and this is why Electronic Arts fought to win the right to use her likeness for the 2005 From Russia with Love videogame character.

But Maxwell certainly charmed millions with her talent and charisma and both her James Bond partners and fans will feel the emptiness of her disappearance.

She was last seen in a movie in 2001 when she played with Jeremy Irons and Jason Priestley in The Forth Angel.