Yvonne Shima | |
Birth Date: | 1935 |
Birth Place: | British Columbia, Canada |
Death Date: | 1 September 2023 (age 88) |
Death Place: | British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation: | Actress, Singer |
Yearsactive: | 1958–65 |
Spouse: | Barry Ransom |
Yvonne Shima (1935 – 1 September 2023)[1] was a Canadian-born British actress.
Shima was born in British Columbia into a Japanese Canadian family and later settled in Toronto. Soon after arriving in the UK in 1958[2] she began playing the role of Lotus Blossom in the play The Teahouse of the August Moon on stage. To the general public, she was probably best known for playing receptionist Sister Lily in the very first James Bond film Dr. No in 1962.[3] In the late 1960s, Yvonne decided to stop acting after suffering a car accident.[1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ref |
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1960 | The Savage Innocents | Lulik | ||
The World of Suzie Wong | Minnie Ho | |||
Passport to China | Liong Ti | Uncredited | ||
1961 | The Sinister Man | Tamaya | ||
1962 | The Road to Hong Kong | Poon Soon | ||
Dr. No | Sister Lily | |||
1963 | The Cool Mikado | Peep-Bo | ||
1965 | Genghis Khan | Concubine | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ref |
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1958 | Television Playwright | Episode: "The Commentator" | ||
Armchair Theatre | Fujiko Maki | Episode: "The Deaf Heart" | ||
1963 | The Avengers | Anna | Episode: "A Chorus of Frogs" | |