Madeline Smith

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For the 19th century Glasgow socialite see Madeleine Smith

Madeline Smith (b. 2 August 1949, Hartfield, Sussex) is a diminutive but shapely English actress-comedienne, she was a model in the 1960s, and appeared in many comedy films (e.g. Carry On Matron), television series, and Hammer horror films during the 1960s and the 1970s.

She was frequently the subject of cartoons by J Edward Oliver.

Her television acting credits included The Two Ronnies, Clochemerle, Doctor in the House, The Steam Video Company, and His and Hers with Tim Brooke-Taylor. She was a member of the regular cast for the BBC2 series The End of the Pier Show (1974) and In The Looking Glass (1978), along with John Wells, John Fortune, and Carl Davis.

Though credited as 'Maddy Smith', Madeline Smith first worked for Hammer films in TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1969), as an East End prostitute, a non-speaking role, just much child-like pouting. Her Hammer Heroine cult status derives primarily from THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970) and FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL (1974).

Her notable films include:

• The Vampire Lovers
• Up Pompeii
• The Amazing Mister Blunden
• Live and Let Die, Roger Moore's first James Bond film.
• Theatre of Blood

Her portrayal of Bond girl Miss Caruso in the opening of Live and Let Die differs significantly from other renditions of Bond girls - while most actresses tend to portray Bond girls as cynical, world weary and knowing, Smith portrayed Miss Caruso, an Italian agent, as sweet, vulnerable and innocent, qualities generally not associated with Bond girls.