Alison Doody

Alison Doody, born 11 November 1966 in Ireland is a model and actor. After making her feature film debut by playing a minor role in the Bond film A View to a Kill (1985) she went on to portray the an archaeologist who is sympathetic to Nazis, Elsa Schneider, in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Siobhan was in A Prayer for the Dying, Charlotte in Taffin and Rebecca Flannery Major League II. Doody started modeling after being approached by an experienced photographer. It led to a successful modeling career in the commercial world. Doody strove to avoid glamorous and sexy roles, that was a rule she incorporated into her acting. In 1985, following getting noticed by the directors who were casting the James Bond new film, Doody was cast in a minor portion of Jenny Flex as in A View to a Kill. Doody's name appeared within John Willis Screen World Vol. 12 which features the most promising new actors of 1986. 38. Doody was only aged 18 at the time of her debut in the Bond character. Today, she is the youngest Bond girl. Another film from her early days had her in a minor role in the role of IRA Siobhan Doovan, a member of the IRA in A Prayer for the Dying (1987) which was a film starring Mickey Rourke. Doody played Archibald Craven's wife Lilias as he portrayed his fantasy in 1987's television adaptation The Secret Garden. Doody's first leading role came in the 1988 episode of Jim Henson fantasy series The Storyteller in the role of Sapsorrow alongside John Hurt Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Her first appearance was in the film Taffin alongside Pierce Brosnan. Next, she portrayed Dr. Elsa Schneider as an Austrian archaeologist, Nazi-sympathizer, and antagonist to Harrison Ford. The film also starred Sean Connery as Indy's father Doody was a part of three actors that have played James Bond. Doody played the role in the British mini-series Selling Hitler with Jonathan Pryce. The film was based on The Hitler Diaries publication scam. She then moved to Hollywood. She was replaced by Cybill Shepherd as the L'Oreal spokesperson's role. Then she played Flannery Sheen's lover and agent opposite Charlie Sheen, as Major League II became available in 1994. Doody's return to the screen was in 2003. Michael Caine played Doody in a short role. Doody was a co-star with Patrick Swayze in a 2004 film adaptation for television to King Solomon's Mines and also was a part of a short titled Benjamin's Struggle (2005) a pamphlet that discussed the Holocaust and in the British TV series Waking the Dead (in a two-part episode named. Doody recorded a part in Danny Dyer's film The Rapture. The Clinic, a medical drama, aired on RTE. The Asphyx was the remake she made in 2011. Pam Jefferson was her character in the E4 comedy Beaver Falls for two seasons. In 2014, she was a part of We Still Kill the Old Way. In November of 2018, she received the Almeria Tierra de Cine award as well as a star in Almeria Walk of Fame.