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        1. How did tania mallet die
        2. Tania Mallet was an English actress and model, best known for playing Tilly Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger.
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        4. Born of a millionaire father and a Russian mother on 19th May in Blackpool, England, Tania Mallet received her schooling in both France.
        5. Tania Mallet was born in the seaside resort of Blackpool, and following a course at Lucy Clayton's School Of Modelling, started work at 16 as a model - and.

          6. Tania Mallet: Goldfinger actress dies aged 77

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          Actress Tania Mallet, who played Bond girl Tilly Masterson in Goldfinger, has died aged 77.

          Mallet, a cousin of Dame Helen Mirren, starred alongside Sean Connery in the 1964 spy film.

          The Blackpool-born actress had been working as a model when she was cast by producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli - a world she ultimately returned to and prioritised over film.

          Her death was announced via the official 007 Twitter account.

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          The role ultimately saw her slain on screen by the steel-rimmed hat of Goldfinger's henchman Oddjob, despite Bond's best efforts to save her.

          Her appearance reportedly followed a failed audition to land the role of lead Bond girl Tatiana Romanova in 1963's From Russia with Lo